A Walk in the Park

As a Board Member of the Trails Foundation now, I was excited to see the author that they chose for their 2025 Author Dinner. I had picked up the book last year so was pleasantly surprised to find out he was the chosen speaker!

Kevin Fedarko gave an amazing presentation about the journey that he and Pete McBride made as they traveled the length of the Grand Canyon, on foot, from East to West – 750 miles!

The book was a great read and I highly recommend it – it blends the right amount of drama, humor and a lot of insights into what is going on (good and bad) in the Grand Canyon today.

At the end of this post there is a link to the first of a three-part series on the journey that was put together by National Geographic. Again, if you have time, I highly recommend watching the series!

I had also read his first book – The Emerald Mile. It is a true story about the fastest boat ride through the Grand Canyon during the flood of 1983.
Hey, why didn’t anyone tell me my collar was all messed up?
Of course after waiting nervously in line for 20 minutes, I totally forgot any of the conversation I was to have with him!
He was very gracious and friendly and I suspect a bit tired. He talked in the presentation about how most writer’s are introverts and I am sure that doing presentations like this totally sapped the energy out of him!

Here is Part 1 of the story behind A Walk in the Park;

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