Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
I’ve been trying to read more female authors as I get more
in touch with this whole Feminist thing. I’m not talking about Feminist books per se,
just books by chicks (that isn’t Chick-lit). I stumbled across Wild through
some lady websites and I thought it looked mighty interesting. I went ahead and
bought in on Amazon (along with 2 other books because hey, you just can’t buy
ONE book).
Well, over my vacation I was able to start and finish Cheryl
Strayed’s book Wild, which is about a 26 year old woman’s lone journey on the
Pacific Crest Trail, which starts in the Mojave Desert and ends in Canada California
all the way to Oregon
I’m not gonna lie, I actually am looking at doing something
like this, maybe not hardcore like Cheryl, but hiking some place and setting up
camp. As I’ve been running more and more outside, I’ve come to appreciate the
peace and tranquility nature brings. Wild does a great job at exploring that,
and also appreciating the beauty of solitude. With so many of us being
constantly connected via Facebook, twitter, tumblr, instagram, etc the idea of
completely void of ALL of that chatter sounds incredibly refreshing. Loneliness
has become synonymous with so many negative connotations that we forget that to
be still with ourselves can really allow us to explore those thoughts we often
push aside, deal with our own nagging voices, and maybe find some deep
realization about ourselves.
If you want to feel like you’re on the PCT (Pacific Crest
Trail) or you want to read about someone’s journey of self-discovery read Wild.
I cant express how much I enjoyed it.
http://www.cherylstrayed.com/wild_108676.htm
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