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The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko
312 reviews for:
The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
Kevin Fedarko
If you were just interested in the speed run itself, this book might be a bit frustrating -- it takes quite a bit to get to the run itself, even to get to the predecessor runs, and in the mean time you have a lot of information about the early environmental movement and John Wesley Powell and the Bureau of Reclamation and Litton and his dories. Then once you get to the speed run itself it felt like it was just a bit glossed over; the whole drama at Glen Canyon Dam and its teetering on the brink of disaster felt like it was paid just as much, if not more attention. Which again, if that interests you (and it actually does interest me to an extent) that might be great but if all you wanted out of this book was a rip-roaring river ride, you might not enjoy this.
adventurous
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
some really memorable parts in this book
weaves the bureaucracy of reclimations and the parks service and the wildness of the environmental lobby and river runners together much more seamlessly than i was expecting
NIXON ROCK CAUSE ITS HARD TO GET TO THE RIGHT OF IT!!!!
wow a HUNDRED AND THREE days running the canyon
snowpack restarting to pony express for tax purposes (lol)
hiking the entire length of the canyon Without Extra socks!! except for once every like 7-10DAYS WILD
“even the beavers are portaging”
500$ fine downgraded to community service
a long ass nap During a SPEEDRUN
aortic dissection is bad luck damn
three guys who ran the river with powell either killed by Shivwit native americans bc they attacked a woman or by mormon fanatics who thought they were federal interlopers
weaves the bureaucracy of reclimations and the parks service and the wildness of the environmental lobby and river runners together much more seamlessly than i was expecting
NIXON ROCK CAUSE ITS HARD TO GET TO THE RIGHT OF IT!!!!
wow a HUNDRED AND THREE days running the canyon
snowpack restarting to pony express for tax purposes (lol)
hiking the entire length of the canyon Without Extra socks!! except for once every like 7-10DAYS WILD
“even the beavers are portaging”
500$ fine downgraded to community service
a long ass nap During a SPEEDRUN
aortic dissection is bad luck damn
three guys who ran the river with powell either killed by Shivwit native americans bc they attacked a woman or by mormon fanatics who thought they were federal interlopers
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
got a trip to the grand canyon planned? read this book
ever been to the grand canyon? read this book
enjoy nature history or science history or sporting nonfiction? READ THIS BOOK
absolutely wild so so fun
ever been to the grand canyon? read this book
enjoy nature history or science history or sporting nonfiction? READ THIS BOOK
absolutely wild so so fun
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
This is just great. One of my favorite books I've ever read now, and the best outdoor adventure book I could recommend. It does all the things and I am so impressed. Amazing work by Fedarko.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced