she had met along the way. She then felt the need to travel alone so she made of an excuse to
stay back and separate herself from the others. Later that night, she caught back up with them.
The next day she started to walk the trail alone. Cheryl came across her first large obstacle of
snow but she managed to make it through using her ice ax. She hadn’t thought about how
dangerous the snow would actually be and that made her consider how dangerous the Sierra
might be to travel alone. The snow made walking on incline extremely difficult and could result
in her go off trail. Cheryl came to the decision to bypass like another fellow Greg decided to …show more content…
Eventually she made it past the snow and began to wonder if she had lost the trail.
The people around her was of no help, anytime she asked where she was they all responded
California. Cheryl continued her hike unaware of her surroundings. It felt as if she was going in
circles. Later into her hike she was offered a ride to Packer Lake Lodge which was only a day’s
walk from Cheryl’s destination. That made her realize that she had not made it as far as she
hoped when walking in the snow. She happily agreed to the ride.
When Cheryl reached the lodge, Greg was nowhere in sight. She had also realized …show more content…
She met a woman who stayed in a cabin
nearby with her family. The kind lady invited Cheryl over so that she could shower and they
even offered Cheryl food. Soon after, Cheryl ended up at a campground a few miles from the
trail. It was already dark so Cheryl decided to stay the night on the outskirts of the campground
due to her money issue. Still the owners of the campground found her and made her evacuate.
With no choice she began walking to the trail.
When Cheryl reached the trail she was finally able to get some rest. After waking up she
decided to hike along the highway to avoid anymore snow. While walking she was approached
by a group of guys who convinced her to met up with them later. When she met up with them
she drank and shared a joint with them.
The next morning Cheryl finally received her resupply box at Belden Town. There is
where she met the two women who were the first women she had seen yet. There was also a guy
there named Brent who agreed that her shoes were too small as well. Cheryl had been offered a
drink on the house by a bartender who had been hitting on her all night, but she declined his