Part Four, Wild, Chapters 11-12, The Lou out of Lou, This Far Summary and Analysis

While hitchhiking to get back to the trail in chapter 11, Cheryl meets Jimmy Carter, a reporter for the Hobo Times. Although Cheryl explains that she is hiking the PCT, Jimmy continues to insist that she lives like a hobo and says he will write a story about her in the next issue of Hobo Times. Before leaving, Jimmy gives Cheryl a care package and warns her that she is heading into Bigfoot country. After enjoying the contents of the care package, Cheryl returns to hitchhiking and is picked up by a woman named Lou, her fiancé, Dave, Dave's brother, Spider, and their dog, Stevie Ray.

They share spirited conversation and music together, and Cheryl notices a picture of a...