Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

When life turns black and white, when there’s nothing to lose—no purpose, no future, no desire to live—people sometimes make desperate choices. After losing her mother, destroying her marriage, and getting involved with a drug addict, Cheryl reached the line beyond which there is an abyss. She needed a solid reason to begin a new life, to stop self-destruction, and to try to save herself. And she set off on a solo 1770-kilometer trek on foot. Cheryl’s hike was not only difficult, but also dangerous. She had to walk 27 kilometers through a scorching desert with only a small supply of water, make several day-long stretches of 30 kilometers each, traverse a narrow trail located above 2,000 meters above sea level, and climb a snow-covered mountain with a backpack weighing 36 kilograms. But what was harder—enduring the harsh conditions or finding answers to her questions? An honest, emotional account of a woman overcoming herself, it inspires readers to bring order into their own lives. To find yourself, you don’t necessarily have to go on a journey—sometimes it’s enough to look from the outside at how someone else already did it. A full adventure packed with dangers allowed Cheryl to radically change her life, find inner peace, and regain harmony.