This was a great companion book to "A Walk in the Woods" since it's about the author's trek on the Pacific Crest Trail in roughly the same time period. I liked it much better, maybe because I could relate to the author and her goals a little better. While Bryson's book was funny, I never lost fact that he was probably trekking the AT in order to get a book out of it. Strayed's journey was much more personal. I will say that it probably wasn't a great idea for a woman to hike 1000 miles by herself and wouldn't recommend anyone else hike like this, but she was lucky and it worked out. A great book...