The Emerald Mile
by Kevin Fedarko
Published 2013
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In the spring of 1983, massive snowmelt from record El Niño storms sent the Colorado River raging toward Glen Canyon Dam, threatening catastrophic failure and forcing engineers to open the floodgates. Three legendary boatmen—led by the fearless Kenton Grua—saw an opportunity: to pilot a wooden dory called the Emerald Mile through the flood-swollen Grand Canyon faster than anyone in history. This New York Times bestseller and National Outdoor Book Award winner weaves together white-knuckle adventure, environmental history, and a love letter to one of Earth's most iconic landscapes.
“Here is an instant classic of adventure literature—a story shot through with bravura but also touched by the rarest kind of grandeur.”
— bestselling author“The Emerald Mile re-creates an incredible voyage through the flood-swollen Grand Canyon in such heart-pounding detail that you need to pause every few pages to catch your breath.”
— widely cited
