After the death of Cheryl's mother, Cheryl is destroyed by grief. Her family is broken, her marriage failing, and she's doing heroine. On an impulse she decides to hike the Pacific Crest Trail through California and Oregon, with no training. She hopes to find herself in the wild. "How wild it was, to let it be."
My Feelings:
This was the second book I have read about hiking this summer and it was a very different book than Grandma Gatewood's Walk. The book is autobiographical and about the author's life after her mother's death. She realizes she must do something before grief totally destroys her. She hopes by walking the PCT that she will be able to find the answer. I believe that the author did find what she was looking for on the PCT in addition to having the experience of a life time.
I enjoyed the book, but there were some things I did not like. The author was somewhat annoying at times. I thought that she was very self centered. I know I haven't experience the grief that she has felt, but it was a lot about why her family wasn't together with her. She also made such good friends during the hike but never found a way to contact them after the hike.
I know there are some people who don't like Cheryl Strayed and the popularity she has given to the PCT. Everyone has their own hike to hike and I don't see why there is some controversy. I wouldn't put the book on my top reads, but I'm not upset by Cheryl's story.
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