Colin Fletcher: River
 

Anyone read his book abt the rafting trip down Colorado
River to the sea?

If yes...what did you think of it?

Colin Fletcher: River
 

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"W. Watson" wrote:

What's the title and when was it written? I used to read his books, but
haven't kept up with any of the last 10-20 years. He now has a co-author for
his "Complete Hiker". I would guess he's in his 70s. Rafting doesn't seem to
be his game, but maybe he had some particular reason for it.

Yes I'm like you.... I read his first few books and
then sort of lost track of him.

The first book I ever read was "The Thousand Mile
Summer" at age 188 and it made a big impact on me.

Then I read "The man Who Walked Thru Time"

However I've since learned he has written quite a few
other books and have taken up reading his works again.

here is list of his works

http://tinyurl.com/kkwob

This is an interesting interview abt his river rafting
adventure at age 67

http://tinyurl.com/zad5t

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wrote:
"W. Watson" wrote:

The first book I ever read was "The Thousand Mile
Summer" at age 188 and it made a big impact on me.

Then I read "The man Who Walked Thru Time"

Yes, that sounds like a good followup.

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wrote:

The first book I ever read was "The Thousand Mile
Summer" at age 188 and it made a big impact on me.

You must be the oldest paddler by far on this newsgroup! ;-)


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On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:54:20 -0500, wrote:

Anyone read his book abt the rafting trip down Colorado
River to the sea?

If yes...what did you think of it?

I found the most interesting portion the very end. I mean
how many people actually raft it to the Gulf of California?

Overall, it was OK. Generally, his books don't fare well over time
with me.

One of the more intriguing points was where he intersected with crux
locations of his previous journeys, primarily A Walk Through Time.
A few decades brings out different lighting on spots on the map.

He dwells a bit on how he's always been a very selfish person.
That was apparent on reading the book. Where he couldn't stay
in a designated campsite, couldn't be bothered by a Grand Canyon
permit, required special handling at dam portages, etc.

But then, he did it which is more than about 99.995% of the people out
there.

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deadlizard wrote:

I found the most interesting portion the very end. I mean
how many people actually raft it to the Gulf of California?

Agree..... for some reason I like the last two hundred
miles of the trip more than the rest. I guess cause
that last 200 miles intrigue me more than the rest. I'm
from Missouri...so the sights and sounds of those last
200 miles don't exist here. and I've never been thru
such country

Overall, it was OK. Generally, his books don't fare well over time
with me.

How come his books don't fare well with you?

One of the more intriguing points was where he intersected with crux
locations of his previous journeys, primarily A Walk Through Time.
A few decades brings out different lighting on spots on the map.

Yes agree. He was 67 when he did this trip. That's
pretty good for a man his age doing a 6 month trip

Colin Fletcher: River
 

deadlizard wrote:

I found the most interesting portion the very end. I mean
how many people actually raft it to the Gulf of California?

I guess I should pick it back up. I read about half way through it and
it seemed to be "Got up. Had tea. Rowed a while. Look! A sheep! Camped.
Slept. Got up. Had tea......"

Steve