Book Review: Alone in Wonderland by Christine Reed

Christine���s thru-hiking journey was spurred by trauma and tragedy (I won���t spoil it for you). Her path was different from how I stumbled across thru-hiking, but I related to her plight: the desire to break away from conditioning, grow into something new, and find a lasting source of love in this world.

Anyone who has tried to do such things knows they are no easy tasks. The search can usher in many dark-night-of-the-soul moments as we grasp for reliable stories. One myth that modern-day ...