She learns much about hiking and backpacking from them, and their encouragement in her provides her with a renewed energy to continue hiking the PCT.Ĭheryl continues to hike the PCT in part three. Throughout the chapters in part two, Cheryl meets several trail companions along the way. She remembers when hiking the PCT was just an idea and she shares with the reader more reasons that led her to follow through with this idea: a brief period of heroin addiction, an unplanned pregnancy and an abortion. In part two Cheryl begins her hike of the PCT, quickly realizes that she is highly unprepared and immediately contemplates quitting. At the end of part one, Cheryl is barely able to carry her backpack but determined to begin hiking the PCT. Cheryl discusses her inability to process her emotions after her mother's death and her search for intimacy that led to multiple affairs and, ultimately, the end of her marriage. Cheryl shares her family history, including stories of her abusive father and her relationship with her step-father and siblings. In the first part, Cheryl discusses the main reasons she feels led her to hike the PCT, most notably her mother's shocking cancer diagnosis and death. The book is divided into five parts and, in each of these parts, Cheryl shares with the reader not only her current experiences on the PCT but memories from the past that she remembers while hiking and that have influenced her decision to hike the PCT. Throughout her journey, Cheryl learns what it means to confront her fears and emotions, to appreciate the simple things in life, to take life day by day and to trust that enjoying the present moment of life is enough. "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" is a book by Cheryl Strayed that tells the story about Cheryl's journey of self-discovery as she completes a three-month solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).
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