{"product_id":"a-walk-in-the-park-the-true-story-of-a-spectacular-misadventure-in-the-grand-canyon-hardcover","title":"A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Fedarko\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo friends, zero preparation, one dream. From the author of the beloved bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Emerald Mile\u003c\/i\u003e, a rollicking and poignant account of the epic misadventure of a 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America's most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA few years after quitting his job to follow an ill-advised dream of becoming a guide on the Colorado River, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his best friend, the \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic \u003c\/i\u003ephotographer Pete McBride, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon, a journey that, McBride promised, would be \"a walk in the park.\" Against his better judgment, Fedarko agreed to the scheme, unaware that the small cluster of experts who had completed the crossing billed it as \"the toughest hike in the world.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ensuing ordeal, which lasted more than a year, revealed a place that was deeper, richer, and far more complex than anything the two men had imagined--and came within a hair's breadth of killing them both. They struggled to make their way through the all but impenetrable reaches of its truest wilderness, a vertical labyrinth of thousand-foot cliffs and crumbling ledges where water is measured out by the teaspoon and every step is fraught with peril--and where, even today, there is still no trail along the length of the country's best-known and most iconic park. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, veteran long-distance hikers ushered them into secret pockets, invisible to the millions of tourists gathered on the rim, where only a handful of humans have ever laid eyes. Members of the canyon's eleven Native American tribes brought them face-to-face with layers of history that forced them to reconsider myths at the center of our national parks--and exposed them to the impinging threats of commercial tourism. Even Fedarko's dying father, who had first pointed him toward the canyon more than forty years earlier but had never set foot there himself, opened him to a new way of seeing the landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd always, there was the great gorge itself: austere and unforgiving but suffused with magic, drenched in wonder, and redeemed by its own transcendent beauty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Park\u003c\/i\u003e is a singular portrait of a sublime place, and a deeply moving plea for the preservation of America's greatest natural treasure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Fedarko has spent the past twenty years writing about conservation, exploration, and the Grand Canyon. He has been a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, where he worked primarily on the foreign affairs desk, and a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, where he covered outdoor adventure. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. His first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Emerald Mile\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a National Outdoor Book Award and the Reading the West Book Award, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.1 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987374965037,"sku":"9781501183058","price":32.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/w3ujkhzlVb9781501183058.webp?v=1776178341","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/a-walk-in-the-park-the-true-story-of-a-spectacular-misadventure-in-the-grand-canyon-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}