No Walk in the Park: Seeking Thrills, Eco-Wisdom, and Legacies in the Grand Canyon

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Michael Engelhard

No Walk in the Park

Seeking Thrills, Eco-Wisdom, and Legacies in the Grand Canyon

Michael Engelhard

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Corax Books
01 May 2024

The natural world, country life & pets; Travel & holiday guides; Adventure holidays

In the footsteps of Desert Solitaire, these essays by an award-winning

writer and student of cultures sift decades of experience backpacking and

boating for a stance that questions the mainstream. More than mere

tales of bravado, they offer glimpses into the heart of the places explored,

with the Grand Canyon as their center of gravity. Vivid, finely crafted, shot

through with humor, self-effacing while deeply opinionated, No Walk in

the Park shows what it means to meet nature on nature's terms. Read it at

home in an armchair, or at a river camp, or stuff it into your pack before

you go wandering.

Join this author on a night hike to the great chasm's bottom; trek forty days in

his company below one rim, or snowshoe along the other; visit a Hopi mesa

for a ceremony; marvel at hidden rock art; sip epic solitude; tag threatened

fish; and float next to Glen Canyon's slickrock or Niagara-size fleeting falls.

By: Michael Engelhard
Imprint: Corax Books
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9798989920204
Pages: 242
Publication Date: 01 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for No Walk in the Park: Seeking Thrills, Eco-Wisdom, and Legacies in the Grand Canyon

"""The power of the outdoors courses though this writing and merges with the power of a writer in control of his craft."" -FOREWORD REVIEWS ""Engelhard's love song to America's most beautiful desert. A stunning collection of essays."" -SEAN PRENTISS, author of Finding Abbey ""Engelhard is what you hope for in a guide to the natural world-thoughtful but not earnest, lively but not glib."" -EDWARD DOLNICK, author of Down the Great Unknown ""Creative wit and a deep understanding of our earth make this a mesmerizing read."" -RICH INGEBRETSEN, Glen Canyon Institute co-founder ""Focused not on the death-defying prowess of the adventurer, but on the wild glory of place."" -ERIN MCKITTRICK, author of A Long Trek Home ""Avidly urges the reader to side with Nature rather than continue to celebrate the foibles of our over-abundant, misguided species."" -JACK LOEFFLER, author of A Pagan Polemic ""The wilderness needs a voice like Michael Engelhard-one that hums with honesty, lyricism, and sheer daring."" -SETH MULLER, author of Canyon Crossing"