A group of three young men named Rick, Josh, and Richie who are hiking the entire length of the PCT together. Cheryl loves their youthful energy and harbors tiny crushes on each of them—and is admiring and jealous of how they plow through the wilderness like “hiking machines,” averaging twenty miles a day.
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The Three Young Bucks Character Timeline in Wild
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Chapter 17: Into a Primal Gear
...says she doesn’t have one. They tell her their trail name is “the Three Young Bucks.” They’ve been hiking from the Mexican border and have gone straight through without bypassing the...
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Being around the Bucks lightens Cheryl’s mood—but the next morning, when she goes with them to collect her care...
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...onward through the Oregonian mountains, and a couple days after parting from the Three Young Bucks, she takes a small detour to the Elk Lake Resort for some food. After ordering...
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Chapter 18: Queen of the PCT
...pump, and as she heads to dinner that evening, she runs into the Three Young Bucks. She is jubilant at the sight of them, and after a delicious family-style meal with...
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Cheryl catches up with the Three Young Bucks and shares with them a piece of cake she pilfered from the meal. They all...
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The next morning, Three Young Bucks and Cheryl head to the store for some coffee. The Bucks tell Cheryl they’ve come...
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Cheryl and the Bucks move their things into a rustic cabin. Cheryl heads back to the store for some...
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...back from the springs, Cheryl lies on a futon in the truck bed with the Bucks. She feels a deep attraction to Rick, but at the same time, she doesn’t feel...
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