This is another in the genre - chronicle of a walking trip. In this one, Cheryl Strayed (new name she chose herself) walks about 1000 miles on the Pacific Coast Trail. The book outlines the events that led her to this, mostly the death of her mother, and the relatively unprepared way she went about the hike. The book was interesting throughout and not overly weighed down by introspection. The stories about the actual hike were an interesting look at her perseverance.
Actually, this review from Goodreads says it all!
Actually, this review from Goodreads says it all!
A self-absorbed, ill-prepared woman, 26 years old, leaves her husband (a decent guy) for no good reason, mucks her life up even further with drugs and reckless sex, then engages in some vacuous navel-gazing on the Pacific Crest Trail. As a woman hiking alone she gets all kinds of special treatment and help from fellow hikers. She loses a few pounds, gets some muscles and some sun-bleached hair and calls her work done.
