Summary: "Respect for Woods” is an extract from Bill Bryson’s book A Walk in the Woods. In this passage, Bryson and his friend Stephen Katz finish a difficult hiking journey through the wilderness near Mount Katahdin in Maine. They ride dangerously in the back of a pickup truck on a rough dirt road and finally arrive at the small town of Milo. At first, Katz surprisingly refuses a Coke even though he usually loves junk food. Bryson explains that leaving the wilderness and returning to comfort made them emotional because their hiking adventure had ended. Since there was no motel in Milo, they stayed at Bishop’s Boarding-house run by Joan Bishop, a warm and cheerful old woman. She welcomed the tired hikers kindly, offered them food and drinks, and made them feel at home. After resting and walking around town, Bryson and Katz discussed their mixed feelings about ending the Appalachian Trail journey. Although they had not completed the entire trail, Katz insisted proudly that they ha...
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