I love reading about a
good outdoor adventure that is something I would never attempt in a place I
would love to be, one that has me on the edge of my seat and gets my heart thumping,
with real people I can relate to. This book has it all for me.
Taking place in one
of America's most iconic outdoor regions, the Colorado River in the Grand
Canyon, this book is not just about the thrill of white-water rafting (which it
certainly has!). Fedarko gets to the heart of the intrepid adventurers
who fiercely defend the outdoors, uphold traditions, and take on a raging river
when Nature is at its wildest.
This book gave me wild rafting dreams at night
and inspired me to set a goal of hiking the Grand Canyon rim to rim this
winter!
From one of Outside magazine’s “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.
In the spring of 1983, massive flooding along the length of the Colorado River confronted a team of engineers at the Glen Canyon Dam with an unprecedented emergency that may have resulted in the most catastrophic dam failure in history. In the midst of this crisis, the decision to launch a small wooden dory named “The Emerald Mile” at the head of the…
Rosita's travel stories are beautifully written, and they reinforce my belief that the world really is a small place, and through shared experiences with different people in places elsewhere, even if we don’t speak the same language, we can relate in some intimate way with everybody that we meet.
I have the same fierce urge as her to travel and discover new
places and cultures around the globe, and I have spent over two years doing
that. It’s about the journeys, the amazing places you see, the people you meet, and the personal growth you undergo when you get out and explore the world.
I’ve had some of these same travel experiences - both good and bad -
like a dangerous bus ride or places of gut-wrenching beauty.
From her first life-changing solo trip to Australia as a young graduate, Rosita Boland was enthralled by travel. In the last thirty years she has visited some of the most remote parts of the globe carrying little more than a battered rucksack and a diary.
Documenting nine journeys from nine different moments in her life, Elsewhere reveals how exploring the world - and those we meet along the way - can dramatically shape the course of a person's life. From death-defying bus journeys through Pakistan to witnessing the majestic icescapes of Antarctica to putting herself back together in Bali,…
Even if I didn’t love horses and endurance riding, I would be captivated
by Sonoma Blakeley’s journey toward becoming the youngest winner of the famous
100-mile Tevis Cup Endurance ride. Her passionate love of horses, her focused
dedication to training, and her adventurous rides are all familiar to me.
While so many teens are distracted by other things in life, Sanoma had a
dream that she fiercely followed until she accomplished it. I love how she appreciated
and relied on her family to help get her there. It makes an inspiring story,
culminating in the exciting, gripping 14 hours and 20 minutes of her pivotal
Tevis Cup ride.
And how can you not root for a girl with a horse named Goober?
The Thrilling and Emotional Memoir from Endurance Horse Racing Legend Sanoma Blakeley
Chasing Dreams: The True Story of the Youngest Female Tevis Cup Champion is the incredible, action-packed memoir of Sanoma Blakeley's 2019 Tevis Cup championship, won while riding her beloved horse Goober, and the tale of how she became the youngest woman to ever become a Tevis Cup champion. Beginning her endurance riding career at the age of seven, Blakeley writes about the years of training and teamwork required to win the most challenging and famous 100-mile horse race in the world aboard a horse she had originally acquired…
Every horse Endurance ride has challenges and
difficulties, but the Tevis Cuphas 100 miles. It's extreme, challenging,
relentless, frantic, exhilarating, heart-breaking, exhausting, exasperating,
beautiful, treacherous, insane, and exciting. I know first-hand because I
experienced it!
Even though most Endurance riders consider the 100-mile
Tevis Cup the Holy Grail of Endurance rides, it was never on my radar, as I
never owned my Endurance horse. It was pure luck that a friend offered me
her spare horse to ride at the last minute, a gallant gray gelding who knew the
trail.
So I sat astride Quinn at the starting line of the Tevis Cup and set
my gaze 100 miles down the trail, across the Sierra Nevada mountains, toward the
finish line at Auburn.
