Frustrated, Cheryl thinks about a prediction an astrologer once made about her needing to fight a battle in order to heal a wound left by her father. When she learns it will be five days before she can have the boots, she asks them to be sent to her next stop, resigning herself to hiking the next stretch in her ill-fitting boots. The next day, Cheryl hikes the rest of the way to Mc-Arthur Burney Falls Memorial State Park, where she picks up her resupply box and phones to arrange to have new boots sent to her.Ĭheryl is initially happy with her plan, but she becomes concerned as she waits for the boots to arrive since the delay risks affecting her progress on the trail. He tells her that if her boots are too small, she can ask the company to send her new ones.
She detours off the trail to a general store in a town called Cassel, where she chats with a fellow hiker named Rex. She sets off the next day in a weakened condition and doesn't make much progress. Cheryl purifies the water from the reservoir and drinks it, waking up to tiny frogs crawling all over her. Desperate, she heads towards a reservoir known to have water of questionable quality. However, she is dismayed to realize that the water tank is empty. The heat leads her to quickly deplete her water supply, so she is relieved when she encounters the water tank where she is scheduled to refill. The next morning, Cheryl resumes her hike, facing intense heat as she hikes over Hat Creek rim.
Cheryl thinks about the idea of becoming a writer and impulsively phones Paul, telling him about her adventures on the trail. Trina and Stacy set off, but Cheryl stays an extra day, feeling more confident now that her pace has improved. Cheryl is pleased to hear that a new water tanker has recently been installed about fifteen miles away, which should alleviate the need for her to carry large amounts of water on the trail. They drive Cheryl to Old Station, where she reunites with Stacy and Trina. Lou is going to be married to Dave soon, and she tells Cheryl that, five years ago, she lost her young son in a car accident.
Cheryl ends up being picked up by a woman named Lou and two men named Spider and Dave, who are brothers. Despite being annoyed, Cheryl is pleased when he gives her a can of beer and some food. As Cheryl tries to catch a ride, she meets a man named Jimmy Carter who tells her that he writes about the "hobo life" and asks her questions about her journey.
Cheryl continues on with Stacy and Trina, covering the fifty miles to Stover Camp, where they part ways to hitchhike.
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