April 2015 Host: Nancy
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Summary
After the devastating loss of her mother at a
young age, a failed marriage, drug abuse, and no real direction in life, Cheryl
Strayed makes the unusual decision to hike solo - approximately 1100 miles on
the Pacific Coast Trail – from the Mojave Desert to the Washington border. Cheryl’s story goes back and forth from
relating her daily hiking adventures to recounting the previous 22 years of her
life. Even though at first she can
barely lift her backpack and she soon finds that her boots are too small, she
perseveres through pain, lack of food, extreme exhaustion, and fear. She almost steps on rattlesnakes on the trail
and runs into a few hikers who are worse than the snakes. Once she has spent a few days in the
wilderness, Cheryl realizes that this is a huge life changing experience, one
that allows her to commune with nature and her personal problems drift away as
she deals with more immediate problems such as hunger, the mutilation of her
feet, and fresh drinking water. Cheryl
is brutally honest about things in her past that she is not proud of and we are
privy to her unique account of her healing journey. This
book is highly recommended.
Menu
Drinks
Appetizers
Bacon & Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
Garlic Bread
Roast Chicken
Scalloped Potatoes and Edamame