The Aspen Institute

On a quest to restore balance to her life, Cheryl Strayed set off into the wilderness with minimal backcountry experience and braved an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. Cheryl will discuss her journey, chronicled in the hugely popular book, Wild, and will share with us her search to overcome heartache and find healing. She will also give us a little advice about life, love, and the latest from her newest endeavor as the famed “Dear Sugar,” columnist on TheRumpus.Net.