Kevin Fedarko -- "A Walk in the Park"
Category: Literary
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Wednesday, Jun 12, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location
Boulder Bookstore
1107 Pearl St
Details
Kevin Fedarko will speak about and sign his new book, "A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon," on Wednesday, June 12th at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are available on Eventbrite.
About the Book:
A 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 National Geographic photographer 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.”
The 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. And always, there was the great gorge itself: austere and unforgiving but suffused with magic, drenched in wonder, and redeemed by its own transcendent beauty.
"A Walk in the Park" is a singular portrait of a sublime place, and a deeply moving plea for the preservation of America’s greatest natural treasure.
IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION
*Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee).
*A coupon good for $5 off a copy of "A Walk in the Park," or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event.
