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River by Colin Fletcher
At age sixty-seven, Colin Fletcher, the guru of backpacking in America, undertook a rigorous six-month raft expedition down the full length of the Colorado River--alone. He needed something to pare the fat off my soul.to make me grateful, again, for being alive. The 1,700 miles between the Colorado's source in Wyoming and its conclusion at Mexico's Gulf of California contain some of the most spectacular vistas on earth, and Fletcher is the ideal guide for the terrain. As his privileged companions, we travel to places like Disaster Falls and Desolation Canyon, observe beaver and elk, experience sandstorms and whitewater rapids, and share Fletcher's thoughts on the human race, the environment, and the joys of solitude.Colin Fletcher was born in Wales and educated in England. He died in 2007. After serving in the Royal Marines, farming in Kenya, surveying in Zimbabwe, and exploring in northern and western Canada, he went to California in 1956. He is the first person to walk the length of Grand Canyon National Park from the rim to the bottom. The Thousand-Mile Summer, The Man Who Walked Through Time, River, The Hidden Worlds of Colin Fletcher, and three prior versions of The Complete Walker are among his many books on walking and the outdoors.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780375701825 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375701826 |
| Title | River |
| Author | Colin Fletcher |
| Series | Vintage Departures |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1998-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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