I don't know why the reviews on this page are for Walden...my Goodreads shows this as Ktaadn, the first half of The Maine Woods, which is what I read. Being a Mainer who has camped many times in the Katahdin region I enjoyed this account of the first expedition to attempt a summit of the mile high peak. As he explains, Native Americans had the belief that their God Pamola forbade them to climb the mountain, so Thoreau got further than anyone at that time. This mountain marks the very end of the Appalachian Trail and is beloved by Mainers and visitors. I thought Ktaadn was interesting.