![]() Strayed started writing the weekly “ Dear Sugar” advice column on the literary site The Rumpus in 2010, quietly taking over for writer Steve Almond as the glowing, all-knowing oracle who would answer reader queries with empathy and depth. In fact, it was before anyone did: She only went by Sugar. Strayed’s words are powerful, strong tools, both spoken and on the page, and her ability to say exactly the right thing at the right time may be most apparent in her pre- Wild writing, before the country knew her name. ![]() Wild - both iterations - is about many things (nature, infidelity, forgiveness, grief, heroin, finding properly fitting hiking boots), but among them, it is a love letter to words: the words Strayed’s mother said to her before she died, the words in the books Strayed carried with her on her 1,000-mile trek across the Pacific Crest Trail, and the words she finally allowed herself to believe in order to move on with her life and find peace. ![]() Located at the western entrance to the park is a crown and scepter sculpture created by a local artist, that looks just like the crown and scepter Max wore on his imaginary island.The last words that Reese Witherspoon utters in Wild come directly from Cheryl Strayed’s memoir (no spoilers, but trust us: You may tear up when you hear them) and will certainly send many people rushing out of the theater to buy a copy of the book. Stamped concrete “Monster Footprints” also appear in areas. Several aspects of the park reference back to images from the book, including a few boardwalk crossings over natural drainage channels that resemble the leaves illustrated in the book. This 16-acre park follows recent trends toward unstructured play and offers a variety of nature-based park experiences, over a mile of trails, and a pond. What better way to do that than to celebrate Maurice Sendak’s classic tale. We wanted to celebrate the natural terrain and beauty of the site, creating a place that encourages imaginative play and gives children a unique setting to create their own adventures. The wonder of imagination and the classic children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are, were the inspiration for our newest amenity - Wild Rumpus Park - NOW OPEN. ![]()
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