A review by namsmommy09
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed

adventurous challenging slow-paced

3.5

I have been putting off reading this book for so long until I finally saw that it was available on audiobook from my library! So, I listened to it. Not sure I would have finished it otherwise. I cannot believe how woefully unprepared she was for this trek. Strayed is beyond lucky that she wasn't badly injured or lost on the trail. I'm glad that she has her amazing story to tell, but I hope that others don't take her story as "advice" and take on their own trek in her style. This kind of journey needs to be taken with preparation. Had she been lost or injured, others would have had to go out and find her and/or rescue her due to her lack of preparation. In my neck of the woods, we hear stories all the time of ill-prepared campers and/or hikers who get lost and/or injured. I feel a preface on the book saying that you should always take precautions before taking such a journey would be prudent. Overall, this is an interesting story of her trek. I did enjoy most parts, though it was kind of all over the place with her memories woven within the hike of the trail...