Most boaters will be familiar with the bare bones of the record-breaking run, immortalized in Kevin Fedarko's 2013 bestseller, The Emerald Mile. Just barely. Plans were limited to the highest releases that occurred regularly each summer. This book announces Fedarko as a major writing talent and at last sets forth the full story of an American legend--the legend of The Emerald Mile . Three whitewater guides, one wooden dory, and the Colorado River, swollen by record snowmelt and raging with a fury that boatmen hadn't seen since the days of John Wesley Powell. I was a little put out at the beginning with just a hint of what ultimately would follow, and it was quite a while befor he braided that intro into all the other backstories--sort of like adding ingredients to a fine recipe before it is cooked, with wafting aromas leading you up to, at last, that longed-for bite. This one is, and Fedarkos book is as inspiring as a dory itself, flying down a wild river. Now a resident of Nevada City, California, the 82-year-old river guide whos been down the Grand Canyon a whopping 94 times, shared his thoughts on the recent events over email. Required fields are marked *. Both your 1983 descent and Ben Orkins recent run required overcoming some pretty intense swims to go on and set the record. The Emerald Mile, at one time slated to be destroyed, was rescued and brought back to life by Kenton Grua, the man . I would have rated it higher except for the fact that the first 100 pages were a struggle. The epic story of the fastest boat ride in history, on a hand-built dory named the "Emerald Mile," through the heart of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado river. Kindle readers can highlight text to save their favorite concepts, topics, and passages to their Kindle app or device. In the latest episode of "The Dirtbag Diaries," Brendan Leonard of Semi-rad.com explores the story of how 'The Emerald Mile' became a book. Many people have been discussing whether its fair to put your dory run in the same category as a kayak descent. In the midst of this crisis, the decision to launch a small wooden dory named "The Emerald Mile" at the head of the Grand Canyon, just fifteen miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam, seemed not just odd, but downright suicidal. Lol, just kidding (barely). I have an ongoing admiration for the Rigg brothers, who in 1951 set their 53-hour record (scouting only Lava Falls; no Crystal then, no night rowing) with a cumulative experience of only three trips total between the two of them. This resulted in a temporary steady release of 37,000 cfs, which brings us to factor number two: OPPORTUNITY! But the author truly loves the Canyon and manages to invoke the magic and captivating essence of that wondrous place, something only a boatman with many years of living in it can do. Rudi Petschek on the river. We were the first raft of the season on the back of high spring rains (but far less than The Emerald Mile had to cope with) and we camped out taking 10 days Holiday of a lifetime! At normal flows, definitely not. And even if your acquaintance with the two is fleeting (as is mine), you may want to read this thorough account of a speed run down the Colorado River in 1983 after one of the biggest water years in the western. This book takes me right back there. He juxtaposes the Glen Canyon Dam engineers' race to avoid catastrophic failures during the huge 1983 spring runoff with what was happening on the river with the many commercial trips caught in big water. I knew almost nothing about the Grand Canyon or the Colorado River watershed when I picked up this book, now Im swimming in information and loving it! Thats awesome. He writes so vividly that your favorite reading chair becomes a spray-soaked perch on a bucking boat hit hard by a river running high and fast." I recently went on a Grand Canyon river rafting adventure. The Emerald Mile is a fantastic read, and an instant throw-back for me to those days on the river. As a boatman, Fedarko knows this world intimately. Downstream of the Dam, the massive amount of discharge presented the opportunity for a trio of the best river runners the Canyon had seen to not only set the speed record, but to run the river as Powell had - unfettered, wild and free. I find this impressive beyond words, especially compared to us with our 200+ trips of combined Grand Canyon experience at the time of our record run. Some of it, like the struggle for protection of the grand canyon itself and how it almost got turned into a reservoir, was very cool and helped provide context for the attitude of the people who were sort of the spiritual forefathers to the rafting guides. Boulder Weekly"Powerful and poetic passages put readers inside the adventurers' boats, even if they have only ever imagined the Grand Canyon or seen it in pictures an epic-sized true-life adventure tale that appeals to both the heart and the head." What if the reward that you were chasing lay not in the result to which you were ostensibly striving, but in the simple doing of the thing? "if there is a point to being in the canyon, it is not to rush but to linger, suspended in a blue-and-amber haze of in-between-ness, for as long as one possibly can. The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt. The book provided the exploration history of the Grand Canyon, and while interesting, was a struggle to read through. It makes me want to go back again. Worthwhile. Clearly he interviewed everyone from river guides to Bureau of Reclamation and National Park Service officials, but he never really seems to take sides. Would you agree based on your speed descents? Fantastic read, both in terms of the history of the canyon and the record breaking descent. Product Identifiers The Emerald Mile was the name of a boat, a legendary wooden dory that was once thought dead. (Note: the interview really beings at the 4:19 mark, so put your cursor there if you want to skip the wind-up and the ads.) But we were only after the oar-powered record, not the non-motorized nor the human-powered records. . For more information please read our. Your non-motorized record, which lasted more than 30 years, has been broken twice in three days. On the latter trip, the three men took turns on the oars, rowing illegally through day and night on a flood of 72,000 cubic feet per second, the largest the Grand had seen since the construction of Glen Canyon Dam in the 1960s. If you are lucky, you might even feel some of the magic of the Canyon! I didnt expect it to be so dense looking! A wonderful, satisfying read, and a great job in getting this tale of camaraderie, adventure and courage - beauty and the river culture down on paper in such a though well researched way. Your email address will not be published. At first it just intrigued me with its promise of crazy adventure, but once started, I was hooked on the whole, incredible story. This was a trip of a lifetime for this decidedly no camping, I need to sleep in a bed at night, no discomfort, but adventurous soul, middle-aged lady. Kevin Fedarkos superb book presents the Grand Canyon in a way most people will never see it from the bottom up, with a strong emphasis on the river that carved the Canyons unique features and which provides the most accessible route for the much smaller number of tourists l. Almost five million people visit Grand Canyon National Park annually. But, thank God, Crystal Rapid let us through, all thirteen of us, with just big splashes. Kevin Fedarko lives in northern New Mexico and works as a part-time river guide in Grand Canyon National Park. The last time I rowed was back in Boy Scouts. magazines Literary All-Stars comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever, down the entire length of the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon, during the legendary flood of 1983. https://www.amazon.com/Emerald-Mile-Fastest-History-Through-ebook/dp/B00ALYY6W8/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1613844144&sr=8-1. Theres a rumor that Kenton built another dory specifically for a speed attempt. This book started out slowly, and I found some of the flowery prose to be ponderous, but the second half was much better than the first. No Import Fees Deposit & $12.57 Shipping to Malaysia. Kenton felt (I disagreed) that such a dory custom-designed for this purpose would allow him to break 24 hours on a solo run. This was his fantasy a sub-24 hour solo dory run. This book was hard to put down. Your email address will not be published. I really enjoyed that book, especially Kevins deep dive on Glen Canyon Dam and Crystal Rapid. Lose this wild place America, and you will lose a big chunk of your soul. My expectation based on the title, the cover and the synopsis I read was that it would be an exciting, adventure read. , The book is at its heart an engrossing meditation on the eternal struggle between man and nature. This one is, and Fedarko's book is as inspiring as a dory itself, flying down a wild river. Refresh and try again. It's that goodFedarko will have you posied on the edge of your seat like a high-sider at in Lava Falls." I knew from a friend's recommendation that this book would be exciting, and it was. "The Emerald Mile" by Kevin Fedarko is now on my short list of all-time favorite books, 5 stars plus! .orange-text-color {font-weight:bold; color: #FE971E;}View high quality images that let you zoom in to take a closer look. And I had no id. The Emerald Mile, at one time slated to be destroyed, was rescued and brought back to life by Kenton Grua, the man . .orange-text-color {color: #FE971E;} Explore your book, then jump right back to where you left off with Page Flip. The fascinating characters are pretty much universally attached to this river and canyon at the hip. The story of this epic run became widely known through Kevin Fedarko's 2013 book also called The Emerald Mile, which relied heavily on interviews conducted with Petschek. One of the best non-fiction books Ive had the privilege of reading. When my wife and I arrived in Flagstaff we went to Oars Grand Canyon Dories. WOW, best book I've read this year (Of course, it is only Jan. 12th), Unlike the record-chasing canyon run recounted in. I have been hugely privileged enough to do the trip 3 times in my life as a passenger on the big rigs, so it brought me right back there. We caught up with Rudi Petschek, the last surviving member of the three-man crew which set the previous speed record. The ebook version of The Emerald Mile is epically BAD. Learn how your comment data is processed. . The author really takes you there with all the details of the history of the Grand Canyon, John Wesley Powell and his explorations, geology of the area, background of all the characters involved, the history of the Glen Canyon Dam and many others and the environmentalist fighting against their construction. Still holding the record, even with a recent attempt at breaking it on January 7th, 2015 by Ben Orkin and Harrison Rea in Kayaksof 37 hours and 48 minutes, Kenton Grua, Rudy Petschek, and Steve Reynolds still hold the record of 36 hours and 38 minutes! Neither experimental flows nor the big flood were considerations, as at the time these were beyond even our imagination. We could intermittently relax our bodies because we took turns rowing, but not our minds because of the extreme turbulence. For the son of a dory boatman from the Golden Age of Guiding it was a joy and vindication to read of the superheroes of my childhood in print. A superbly written, well-researched and wonderful book. -- Hampton Sides editor-at-large at Outside magazine and author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. Let me count the ways I love this book! This book is built around a record human-powered speed run in a wooden boat through the Grand Canyon. I try to picture myself in the EM during our speed run, in the thrashing turbulence and the monstrous waves which, as the boat approached them, kept changing the direction so we wouldnt know how to point the boat to hit them straight, often requiring a major adjustment at the very last instant. This book is full of adventure, chronicling the fastest journey through the Grand Canyon on a watercraft. "Kevin Fedarko's new brilliant work is the story about wilderness and the American mind, albeit an American mind juiced on Class V adrenaline Perhaps because we sympathize so strongly with the characters of The Emerald Mile--thanks in no small part to Fedarko's flowing prose--you'll feel yourself lurching along with them on wooden boats, in ocher-hued canyons, beneath cobalt skies, into the frenzied thrashings of the Colorado river as the very lanscape of the West attempts to choke it." Crystal scares the living hell out of me after reading the book but life should be filled with adventure, right? Read reviews from thousands of our guests on a variety of trips. The popular highlights below are some of the most common ones Kindle readers have saved. Can an adventure story be as beautiful as it is heart-stopping and exciting? Let me start, I am not a boating person. Probably more information and history behind the great dams of the west, Grand Canyon, Lake Powell and river running than most people want/need, but I ended up really liking this and the narrator was great! Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2015. The author violates the Chekhov rule (if you put a gun on the mantelpiece, it should go off by the second act) vs giving us the action (or at least a summary of it) before launching into the back story. "The Emerald Mile is the rarest of creations-a magical convergence of words and paper, wood and water, rock and sky, human character and cosmic caprice. Browse by topic or book Browse The Best Books For Authors Follow Our Story . It is a dramatized documentary of the personalities among the renegade dory-drivers, the law-abiding dam-builders and the adventurers along the Grand Canyon. From Kevin . I had no idea all that was happening in the '80's. Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2022. In the midst of this crisis, the decision to launch a small wooden dory named "The Emerald Mile" at the head of the Grand Canyon, just fifteen miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam, seemed not just odd, but downright suicidal. It details the setting of the rowing speed record through the Grand Canyon during the 1983 flood at Glen Canyon Dam by river guides Kenton Grua, Rudi Petschek, and Steve "Wren" Reynolds. it was in a wooden dory, with the legendary boatman Kenton Grua, "The Factor" as he was known, and the character at the center of this book. For those who are not able to travel the Colorado River through The Grand Canyon, this book will take you there and show you great adventure, some incredible history and the stories of many people who have traveled there before you. Especially some of the descriptions of the river and its currents, eddies and rapids. Did you, Kenton and Wren realize that your time could be beaten by kayak at normal flows? The people rafting downriver through the Canyon (out of touch with the rest of the world) were receiving warnings about high water levels from park service helicopters. Discover why The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko is such a great book to read. The authors writing style was very cumbersome and he seemed to take two or three sentences to say what could have been said more simply with one. I wondered if he knew where Gruas grave was. Grua resting in the Emerald Mile. I knew almost nothing about the Grand Canyon or the Colorado River watershed when I picked up this book, now Im swimming in information and loving it! Grand Canyon River Guide Buzz Belknap 1975 Pure Land Annette McGivney It is spiritual and there is no better place to connect with God than the Grand Canyon. from 1991 to 1997, where his work helped garner an Overseas Press Club Award for a story on the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. The two back-to-back speed records set in the Grand Canyon last week sparked off a series of debates across social media and in river runners living rooms: Could racing through such a beautiful place ever be justified? I often wondered if that was to remind the River Guides to respect the Colorado River in the Grand Canyonas they would be dining there just before embarking on their next trip through The Great Unknown. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. I knew from a friend's recommendation that this book would be exciting, and it was. The production company behind the blockbuster Transformers franchise, which maintains a long-standing first-look deal with Paramount, is currently in development with fifth installment of Michael Bay's Transformers series, the Transformers projects, Die Hard: Year One, and the prehistoric shark pic Meg. Wasnt that like comparing apples and oranges, or, as river historian Tom Martin put it in a comment on our website, apples and pasta? Fedarko is a great writer (I've enjoyed his pieces in Outside for years), and he puts the speed run in context with the Grand Canyon's history, geology and hydrology, river-running culture, and the dam-building era. One of the most enthralling books I have read in a long time. The Emerald Mile is so much more than the epic tale of the 1983 dory speed run through the Grand Canyon, though that adventure is brilliantly told. Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022. Kevin Fedarkos superb book presents the Grand Canyon in a way most people will never see it from the bottom up, with a strong emphasis on the river that carved the Canyons unique features and which provides the most accessible route for the much smaller number of tourists lucky enough to experience the beautiful natural and geologic features of the lower Canyon. Kevin Fedarkolives in northern New Mexico and works as a part-time river guide in Grand Canyon National Park. I could picture the landscape, the rapids, the boats and remember the feeling of being free from the outside world for just a little bit, as I read. Finally, you settle into silence and begin talking yourself into a mental space where you prepare for the threshold momentthe point where the world drops away, the jitters subside, and a cool resolve seizes the tissues of your chest and belly. Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2022. His descriptions brought every scene to life for me - even when (or especially when) he goes off on a lyrical tangent - e.g., " And peeking over the cliffs like a Chinese lantern was a swollen, yellow globe that draped the folds of the surrounding plateau in moonbeams" sigh. - NY, USA | October 4, 2021 Dear Friends and family, The event I am about to reveal to you CAN NOT be explained away as coincidence. Dallas Morning News"Crafting a tale as graceful and powerful as the natural wonder of which he writes the books goes beyond your typical river porn, offering a wide appeal to everyone from history buffs and the Popular Mechanics set to environmentalists and outdoor enthusiasts. For instance, the three of us took turns at the oars, while paddlers are on their own the whole way. For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube! In the midst of this crisis, the decision to launch a small wooden dory named the Emerald Mile at the head of the Grand Canyon, just fifteen miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam, seemed not just odd but downright suicidal.The Emerald Mile, at one time slated to be destroyed, was rescued and brought back to life by Kenton Grua, the man at . In 1983, following a devastating flood that led to one of the most disastrous dam wreckages in history, a trio of rafters launched a small wooden dory named The Emerald Mile just 15 miles from the failed Glen Canyon Dam. I want to rate this book higher - the subject matter is exactly what I want to be reading all the time, but I had a couple issues with the book. Last June, I went and listened as Kevin Fedarko gave us a presentation and overview of the Emerald Mile. And even if your acquaintance with the two is fleeting (as is mine), you may want to read this thorough account of a speed run down the Colorado River in 1983 after one of the biggest water years in the western United State's history. So it is a great boon of Fedarko's book that he tells the story of the dam, and of the engineers and techinicians who built it with as much respect and homage as he gives to the dorymen." I was listening ..and I give thanks to Him for helping me fulfill my desire to pay respect to Kenton Grua. While some visitors undertake back-country hikes, most people are content to enjoy the views from the South Rim, and do not venture much below the rim. His writing style was just beautiful! Here is an instant classic of adventure literaturea story shot through with bravura but also touched by the rarest kind of grandeur." We see Dorys all the time here in Flagstaff, but this one is special, it's the Emerald Mile, the boat used by Kenton Grua (who was also the first person to walk the entire length of Grand Canyon), Rudi Petschek and Steve Reynolds in 1983 to make the historic "speed run" through the Grand Canyon. Then you spit into your palms and twirl your oar blades to confirm that theyre rotating smoothly in the locks. Recommended! This book takes me right back there. First, the idea of breaking the record set by the Rigg brothers originated with Wally Rist as far back as 1973. The only reason I didn't rate this book with five stars is because it is LONG. I deviated from the book to look up the facts of the events of the time periods. He had Rick Parsons and Henry Dhieux speak about putting up those plywood flash boards that held off the flood at Glen Canyon Dam in 1983 while the Bureau of Reclamation considered their options to contain and control the Colorado River. The Emerald Mile, at one time slated to be destroyed, was rescued and brought back to life by Kenton Grua, the . The saga of The Emerald Mile is a thrilling adventure, as well as a magisterial portrait of the hidden kingdom of white water at the bottom of the greatest river canyon on earth. Whats one of the best memories from your speed runs? Secondly, a longer dory would sacrifice ease of pivoting. Most of them couldn't conceive of living anywhere else to do what they do. I also would like to rate this higher. It was an amazing trip that I hope everyone has an opportunity to experience. Some of it, like the struggle for protection of the grand canyon itself and how it almost got turned into a reservoir, was v. This is my first book ever listening to, and I think listening to some of the names rather than being able to see them on paper might have helped keep track of some of the names, but that's largely unimportant. Having (met many of the characters as a part of my river family and) grown up hearing these legends and histories told while gathered around the Dories at cocktail hour, I enjoyed reliving this in my imagination. What brought you back for multiple speed runs? A really brilliant work that encompasses both the natural and man-made history on the Colorado river. Kevins book should be required reading for anyone taking a Colorado River trip. Ok, if you have an issue with whitewater, don't read this before going on a Colorado River trip. Overall I really enjoyed the book. Rudi Petschek: I have written congratulatory messages to Matt Klema and Ben Orkin expressing my admiration. The challenges faced by kayakers attempting a Grand Canyon speed run are, for the most part, entirely different from those faced by an oar-powered row boat, so much so that it becomes a stretch to compare the two (apples and oranges). As a boatman, Fedarko knows this world intimately. Try again. This is why you remain in the best website to look the amazing books to have. We won't post to any of your accounts without asking first. I was not roughing it, I was experiencing life!! What makes the book so compelling is the broader narrative - this is not so much a book about a rafting trip it is a book about the Grand Canyon and America's relationship to wilderness. In the midst of this crisis, the decision to launch a small wooden dory named "The Emerald Mile" at the head of the Grand Canyon, just fifteen miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam, seemed not just odd, but downright suicidal. Arrives by Thu, Sep 22 Buy The Emerald Mile : The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon (Hardcover) at Walmart.com A good friend of mine suggested I read a book titled the Emerald Mile prior to going to the Grand Canyon I did that. Okay. The Emerald Mile, at one time slated to be destroyed, was rescued and brought back to life by Kenton Grua, the . Still, in this case, I remain super-skeptical. In addition to his travel narratives in Outside, where he worked as a senior editor, Fedarkos work has appeared in Esquire, National Geographic Adventure, and other publications, and has been anthologized in The Best American Travel Writing in 2004 and 2006. , rarest of creationsa magical convergence of words and paper, wood and water, rock and sky, human character and cosmic caprice, . What are your thoughts? in the tradition of the perfect storm and seabiscuit, the engrossing tale of the fastest boat ride ever down the colorado river through the grand canyon in the 860 likes. I feel like if I would have read this before, I would have had a much greater appreciation for all that I was seeing and doing. The flood Let me count the ways I love this book! is the story about wilderness and the American mind, albeit an American mind juiced on Class V adrenaline Perhaps because we sympathize so strongly with the characters of, --thanks in no small part to Fedarko's flowing prose--you'll feel yourself lurching along with them on wooden boats, in ocher-hued canyons, beneath cobalt skies, into the frenzied thrashings of the Colorado river as the very lanscape of the West attempts to choke it." This book was hard to put down. Fedarko was a staff writer at Time magazinefrom 1991 to 1997, where his work helped garner an Overseas Press Club Award for a story on the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Specifically, this book is about the 1983 flood that washed down the Colorado Basin into Lake Powell, forcing a massive, unprecedented flood down the Colorado River and through Grand Canyon. , as the natural wonder of which he writes the books goes beyond your typical river porn, offering a wide appeal to everyone from history buffs and the Popular Mechanics set to environmentalists and outdoor enthusiasts. I almost didn't finish this book. Then in 83, again opportunity, this time to set the record to where the oar-powered record would be near unreachable. This I would come to appreciate as the novel is propelled to its crescendo. In the midst of this crisis, the decision to launch a small wooden dory named the Emerald Mile at the head of the Grand Canyon, just fifteen miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam, seemed not just odd but downright suicidal.The Emerald Mile, at one time slated to be destroyed, was rescued and brought back to life by Kenton Grua, the man at . I sensed he was welling up under is sunglasses. This book announces Fedarko as a major writing talent and at last sets forth the full story of an American legendthe legend of The Emerald Mile. I've loaned Emerald Mile to my brother, but it's a keeper! Their aim was to set a speed record for the 277-mile passage, a record that could never be beaten. Mountain magazine"The book is at its heart an engrossing meditation on the eternal struggle between man and nature." Rapid snowmelt in June of 1983 created the highest water in the Grand Canyon in 25 years, the likes of which hadn't been experienced since before Glen Canyon Dam was built. In the midst of this crisis, the decision to launch a small wooden dory named "The Emerald Mile" at the head of the Grand Canyon, just fifteen miles downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam, seemed not just odd, but downright suicidal. 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