A Walk in the Park - The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon

"A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it." —Blair Braverman, The New York Times Book Review

Two friends, zero preparation, one dream. From the author of the beloved bestseller The Emerald Mile, a rollicking and poignant account an epic 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of America’s most magnificent national park and the grandest wilderness on earth.

About the author

Kevin Fedarko has spent the past twenty years writing about conservation, exploration, and the Grand Canyon. He has been a staff writer at Time, where he worked primarily on the foreign affairs desk, and a senior editor at Outside, where he covered outdoor adventure. His writing has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, and Esquire, among other publications. He is the author of The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon, which won the Reading the West Book Award, and A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon, which won the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Both books were also New York Times bestsellers and winners of a National Outdoor Book Award. Fedarko lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Fedarko, Fedarko Kevin
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 07.05.2026
• EAN: 9781501183065
• ISBN: 978-1-5011-8306-5
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 213 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 336 g
• Illustrations: b&w photos throughout; 2x8-pg 4-c inserts
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Travel > Sports and active travel; Grand Canyon, Arizona, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, Travel writing, Autobiography: sport, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice