I first read it when I was in my mid-twenties and running away from my impending wedding, finding solace in Strayed’s words as the lost woman on the page mirrored my own uncertainty. Wild has become a permanent fixture on my bookshelf since its publication in 2012. I don’t have a different opinion of myself.” “One of the most common questions I get is, ‘How have you changed?’ I swear to God, the only way I have changed is that I can pay my bills on time and can maybe buy nicer boots than I used to,” she laughs. And it’s not just people hiking the PCT it’s people hiking other trails throughout the world or simply daring to walk alone.” “It feels like a wonderful legacy, and I’m so grateful for it. “I love that so many people have explored the Pacific Crest Trail because they read Wild,” Strayed tells me one afternoon via Zoom. Her journey has inspired countless others and legions of soul-searching hikers, creating what has since been dubbed the “Wild Effect.” EWY Media/Shutterstock During her 1,000-plus-mile hike, Strayed grappled with the sudden death of her mother and her ensuing grief, turning towards the wilderness as she literally and metaphorically searched for a way out of the woods.
Wild tells the story of Strayed’s life-transforming hike along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)-the second longest trail in the United States, stretching from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon, and Washington.
In 2014, Wild was adapted into a major motion picture starring actresses Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, who both earned nominations at the 87th Annual Academy Awards.
She is the author of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, a New York Times best-seller and international phenomenon that has sold over 4 million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages. ‘Wild’ Author Cheryl Strayed on life, travel, and her new Hulu show, ‘Tiny Beautiful Things.'Ĭhances are you’ve heard of Cheryl Strayed.
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