River: One Man's Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea

At age 67, Colin Fletcher, the guru of American backpacking, undertook a strenuous solo voyage down the full length of the Colorado River. "River" tells the story of this journey of a lifetime, served up with delectable brio and wit. 47 photos, 23 maps.

Author: Colin Fletcher
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05/05/1998
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.23w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9780375701825

About the Author
Colin Fletcher (1922-2007) was born in Wales and educated in England. He moved to California in 1956 after serving in the Royal Marines, farming in Kenya, surveying in Zimbabwe, and prospecting in northern and western Canada. He is the first man to have walked the length of Grand Canyon National Park within the canyon's rim. He is the author of numerous books on walking and the outdoors, including The Thousand-Mile Summer, The Man Who Walked Through Time, River, The Secret Worlds of Colin Fletcher, and three previous editions of The Complete Walker.