It's the real-life story so good Oprah created a new book club just so she could share it with the world! While hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Wild author Cheryl Strayed faced obstacles she never could have imagined and emerged with an entirely new understanding about her inner strength. During her Oprah's Book Club 2.0 interview with Oprah, Cheryl shared many stories from her life-changing trip. Watch four of them below!

On her 1,100-mile journey, Cheryl had one constant hiking companion—her backpack, Monster!




While reading about Cheryl's many encounters on the trail, Oprah says she could have handled a rattlesnake, unsavory hikers and even a bear. Still, there was one that truly gave her the shivers. Find out what it was:




See why this bestselling author says she was forced to become a book burner during her hike:




Though she had lost her mother to cancer three years before, Cheryl says she felt her presence throughout the journey. Watch as Cheryl recalls one instance where she felt like she was looking into her mother's eyes:

Embrace the serenity that exists in the stillness of the Pacific Crest Trail—where your footsteps, breath and beating heart are your constant companions. As you take in the mountains, trees, and wide open skies, let these moments of solitude remind you of how strong you are when you stand on your own.

In the memoir, Wild, Cheryl Strayed's life-changing journey along the Pacific Crest Trail was both treacherous, and breathtakingly beautiful. Learn unique facts about the terrain Cheryl encountered on her 1100-mile-hike in a slideshow.

Then, watch Oprah and Cheryl's special two-hour interview on OWN, Oprah.com, Facebook.com/OWNTV and Facebook.com/SuperSoulSunday this Sunday at 11 a.m. ET/PT.

12 must-see stops on the trail

It's a story of adventure, loss and personal growth, and one of those books that readers can't get enough of—literally. So we sat down with Cheryl Strayed to talk about all the juicy bits that aren't in the book, Wild, from the joyful and the surprising to the bittersweet.

Then, tune in or log on to watch Cheryl's entire interview with Oprah on OWN, Oprah.com, Facebook.com/OWNTV and Facebook.com/SuperSoulSunday this Sunday at 11 a.m. ET/PT.

1. The Scene from the Book That She Hated to Cut but Had To

One of my favorite scenes was about my ex-husband and I living in Brooklyn. It was New Year's Day, and we heard this strange yowling coming from the ceiling of our bedroom closet. So we took a hammer and clawed away until we'd removed all the plaster and Sheetrock. Sitting inside the walls were these two emaciated kittens completely covered in soot and grease. They'd obviously been lost in the innards of the building for weeks.

We saved them, but just finding them was symbolic in a lot of ways, about who we were and what was happening in our marriage at the time. The two of us were like those kittens, lost in the innards of the building. We couldn't find our way out. But I couldn't get the scene to work within the trajectory of the story. So I took it out, which was so, so, so painful.

6 more "deleted scenes"