Transformation by Candace Nola

Garrison Russo was an angry, overweight slob until he found himself quite suddenly alone in a cruel world without a mother that doted on his every need. 

Soon after her death, he makes a vow to change, to do better, and to start off, he was going to hike the full Pacific Northwest trail as penance for all the wrong he had done. After that, he would start over with a clear mind and a clean slate. 

Life on the trail is not all that Garrison expected it to be, with danger around every tree and lurking in every shadow. Before he finishes his penance, Garrison will find himself transformed in ways he never dreamed possible.