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Though millions of people visit the Grand Canyon every year, few venture beyond its spectacular vistas. Through these stories, readers experience the deeper wonders of this magnificent world treasure. Join Barry Lopez, David Brower, Edward Abbey, Colin Fletcher, Page Stegner, Terry Tempest Williams, and more celebrated authors as they swim in hidden grottos under luminous waterfalls, raft the white water of the Colorado River, sleep under billion-year-old cliffs, face the terror of a flash flood, hike ancient Native American trails through astonishing side canyons, and stand alone in an immense solitude. An updated guidebook section provides detailed information on visiting and exploring the area.
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
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Michael Yerton
reviewed Travelers' Tales Grand Canyon: True Stories on March 31, 2013
Travelers' Tales Grand Canyon
I was *this close* to abandoning the book but for some reason stuck it out. I want to read more non-fiction but this just wasn't very interesting. The journalist visits some small towns in the USA with names of bigger places (Rome, Jerusalem, etc.) not long after September 11, 2001, and writes about them.
There were some great bits in the book, but they were all quoted from Mark Twain and John Steinbeck. He made me want to read those books. There is an interesting book list in the back that I will probably use.
One thing that really bothered me were the ridiculous similes that he throws into the narrative. I'd like to believe they were supposed to be read in a sarcastic-dramatic fashion, but I suspect they were added with the intent of being eloquent. I started marking them after a while because each one would make me squirm.
"Death hovers over Bagdad like a summer storm cloud."
"I was stuck, like a camel in quicksand."
Yeah, it was like that. I probably won't try any other books by Herzog.
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