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\"I<\/p>\n

Life is an exercise in trusting your gut.<\/h2>\n

No one knows this better than Cheryl Strayed. After the loss of her mother and failed marriage she decided to set out on a road that changed her life.<\/p>\n

In her autobiographical book Wild<\/a>, Cheryl recounts that deeply personal journey of physical endurance and self-discovery as she hiked more than thousand miles of the Pacific Crest Trail solo.<\/p>\n

This weeks wallpaper is inspired by her and that epic adventure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe wanting was a wilderness and I had to find my own way out of the woods. It took me four years, seven months, and three days to do it. I didn’t know where I was going until I got there. It was a place called the Bridge of the Gods.\u201d
\n\u2015 Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Enjoy this week’s free device wallpaper downloads!<\/p>\n

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