This is the kind of book that makes you want to get up and go as it makes you believe that you can really do something.

I watched the movie adaption of Wild this time last year as I was just about to do a week of the Camino de Santiago. My experience was certainly not half as hard as Cheryl's on the PCT but so much of this book made sense to me. How all your thoughts just focus on walking and how much you need to walk, the constant ache in your feet and your joints, the camaraderie you instantly have with other people on the path because everyone is feeling the same pains and aches and even though you're on your own, you're still in it together. After reading this book, I'm already planning my next Camino trip in my head because I feel like I can do it.

I really enjoyed Cheryl's stories about the trail and her descriptions of the places, the people and the feelings. I really felt her grief, pain, joy and relief throughout the book and it just sounds like such an amazing experience and part of me would really really love to do it. It might take a few (100) years to build up the courage.

A powerful story about a woman living her broken self behind and rebuilding on the trail of the PCT. Amazing.