Currently Reading: Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Wild by Cheryl Strayed 

One day a woman came into my work with a book.  I discreetly looked at the cover while she was holding it in her hand and saw a lone, old hiking boot with a red shoe lace.  Intrigued, I asked her what the book was about and she said she didn't really know yet and that she had just purchased it.  She let me read the back cover while she shopped around and as I read it a light in my brain switched on.  This book was very similar to what I was going to be doing, which was going on a solo adventure from Southern California up to Oregon and Washington.  Unlike me, the author actually did her adventure on foot!  I thanked the woman for letting me look at it and as soon as she left I immediately grabbed my wallet and headed to the Barnes and Noble, in the mall where I work at, to buy it.  Unfortunately, I completely procrastinated on reading it until a few weeks ago and I have no idea why I did, I am hooked.

Here is a brief description from the author's website:

"At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life. With no experience or training, driven only by blind will, she would hike more than a thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State—and she would do it alone. Told with suspense and style, sparkling with warmth and humor, Wild powerfully captures the terrors and pleasures of one young woman forging ahead against all odds on a journey that maddened, strengthened, and ultimately healed her."

http://www.cherylstrayed.com/wild_108676.htm

This book is very inspiring and I highly recommend it if you want something to elevate your spirits and outlook on life.  I personally believe that this story would make a great movie and I hope that one day it is adapted into one.  Cheryl Strayed has two other books published and I plan on reading them soon.  I love her vulnerable honesty and how candid she is.

This is the trail she hiked on!  Could you imagine?  She is one tough woman.  As outdoorsy as I am, I don't believe I would be able to accomplish this.  

Thanks for reading!