Wild

Wild (2012) by Cheryl Strayed. At the age of 26, having suffered a series of life losses, Strayed decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Mohave in southern California to Oregon. In case there's any doubt, this is a long hike. It's also a pretty lonely hike, although she did meet and befriend several other people along the trail. In this book, Strayed does a beautiful job of storytelling, shifting back and forth from her "normal" life off the trail to her intense suffering on the trail. (In the course of the hike, she lost 6 of her 10 toenails.) She is now living what sounds like a pretty happy life, married with children and living in Portland, Oregon. This book is a very involving and satisfying read. I recommend it highly. Grade: A-