Steel on Stone

By Nathaniel Farrell Brodie,

Book cover of Steel on Stone: Living and Working in the Grand Canyon

Book description

The Grand Canyon National Park has been called many things, but home isn't often one of them. Yet after years of traveling the globe, Nathaniel Brodie found his home there.

Steel on Stone is Brodie's account of living in the canyon during the eight years he worked on a National…

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1 author picked Steel on Stone as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Nathaniel Farrell Brodie’s Steel on Stone takes readers into Grand Canyon National Park. Here, Brodie worked on trails for eight seasons during brutal summer heat and cold winters. Brodie explores not just the national park in its beauty and danger but also the park’s history, tales from the park, and other adventures. In the end, Steel on Stone beautifully ruminates on home and on Brodie’s love of this landscape.

From Sean's list on trail building and traildogs.

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