Wild (2014)
Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
Grieving her mother and her own wrecked life, Cheryl Strayed sets out alone from the Mojave Desert to hike the Pacific Crest Trail north through California and Oregon to the Columbia River.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Motel and trailhead≈ 00:03:00Mojave, CaliforniaStated on screen
Cheryl struggles to lift her overstuffed pack in a motel room and takes her first steps onto the trail in the desert.
- 2Frank's farmhouse≈ 00:20:00Mojave, CaliforniaInferred
A farmer, Frank, gives her a lift and a hot meal and shower at his home with his wife.
- 3Kennedy Meadows, California≈ 00:35:00Stated on screen
At the resupply stop, a friendly trail angel helps her strip her pack down to what she needs.
- 4Reno, Nevada≈ 00:48:00Inferred
She takes a bus around the snowbound High Sierra rather than hike through it.
- 5Ashland, Oregon≈ 01:10:00Stated on screen
- 6Crater Lake, Oregon≈ 01:20:00Stated on screen
- 7Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon≈ 01:30:00Inferred
- 8Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks≈ 01:47:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,313 km
- Places
- 7
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 8
- On foot: 892 km
- Bus: 421 km
- Car: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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