After losing her husband, a transformational 2650-mile hike helps the author find wholeness After losing her husband, a transformational 2650-mile hike helps the author find wholeness. Body and Grace follows this author's journey over a period of 10 years to completion of the Pacific Crest Trail. The reader will travel through snowfields, deserts, and fires, as well as nights alone in the woods, getting lost, and finding beauty that transcends. The inner journey of becoming whole after the loss of her life partner is woven through these trail stories.