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Summary: Just when you thought he was through...
Review: A 67 YEAR OLD MAN, THE MIGHTY COLORADO AND A SOLO JOURNEY FROM WYOMING TO MEXICO - HOW COULD ANYONE WHO HAS EVER TRAVELED BY FOOT OR RAFT NOT READ AND LOVE THIS BOOK. HATS OFF AGAIN MR.FLETCHER.
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Summary: An epic voyage, story full of content, sloppily written
Review: Colin Fletcher has taken an amazing trip and written an amazing story about it. Very inspiring to have done this at the age of 68... But this book was thrown together in a hurry and not well edited. I found myself bogged down by the writing some times. Though I really liked the side themes that Fletcher give us, that add breadth to the story, I wish it were a little tighter.
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Summary: Motivating book as one eases out of "youth"
Review: Colin Fletcher was one of my early "guides" into backpacking, and many of his hiking tips still stand up well as I continue to backpack in my 50's.His trip down the Colorado provides more inspiration for what can be achieved as you get wiser and, oh yes, older, too. This isn't an "adventure" story in the trite sense, nor a river guide. It's a sharing of a person's thoughts. Fletcher is a different kind of person than most of us, but his musings cause me to think about my own life strategies and outcomes. -- P.C.
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Summary: Motivating book as one eases out of "youth"
Review: Colin Fletcher was one of my early "guides" into backpacking, and many of his hiking tips still stand up well as I continue to backpack in my 50's. His trip down the Colorado provides more inspiration for what can be achieved as you get wiser and, oh yes, older, too. This isn't an "adventure" story in the trite sense, nor a river guide. It's a sharing of a person's thoughts. Fletcher is a different kind of person than most of us, but his musings cause me to think about my own life strategies and outcomes. -- P.C.
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Summary: Send this book down the river to the sea.
Review: Colin Fletcher's journey down the Colorado River, from source to sea was a long, dull, uneventful voyage. Reading his book recreates the trip; long, dull, and uneventful. Mr. Fletcher shows a complete disregard for the native wildlife, not knowing the difference between a beaver and a mink for instance. Although he had a field guide of western birds at his feet he apparently didn't consult it to identify the "brown hawks" and he has the audacity to call Edward Abbey an "inept wilderness adventurer"(pg. 284) for much more interesting river journal reading try Ed Abbey's Down The River,The Journey Home, One Life At A Time Please, Abbey's Road, or Beyond The Wall.
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Summary: This book is almost as good as doing it yourself.
Review: Colin Fletcher's keen eye and attention to detail makes his trip down the entire length of the Colorado River a delightful read. It put me in touch with wilderness adventures that I had enjoyed but long forgotten. This book is a must read for every nature lover
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Summary: Why the long wait to publish?
Review: I agree that the book is uneven. What's the story behind the story? Why, if he made the trip in 1989 (and the river has changed quite a bit since then) did he and/or his publishers wait so long to publish it?
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Summary: Well worth the read!!
Review: I did a whitewater rafting trip last year through Canyonlands NP and this book brought the wonderful memories of that trip - the beauty of the scenery and excitement of the rapids - back to me full force. I LOVED this book. Colin Fletcher's descriptions really bring you to the river and its surrounding beauty. I love how he describes everything, and how he goes off on tangents back to memories of his own life. This book is well worth the read!
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Summary: Disappointing book; better to read WATER AND SKY
Review: I had expected the river trip down the Colorado from the headwater would be a great book, but I was very disappointed. A much more interesting book is D. Kesselheim's WATER AND SKY which discusses a canoe trip down the Athabasca river in Canada.
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Summary: A Pedantic Windbag
Review: I rarely savor a book - forcing myself to set it aside at times to prolong the enjoyment, but this was the exception. Fletcher might not have gotten his field guide out to identify every animal and plant species along his journey, nor shared information about his intense preparations. But more profoundly, this older gentleman was able to convey the peaceful, purposeful meandering awe that is the Colorado River experience. He gave me hope that in my retirement years I may be able to live on in an adventurous way and find the convergence of the wisdom and patience and humbleness that come with age with the freedom to follow my heart's calling. I felt at times I was on the raft with Colin, and found him a steady, interesting companion with a great attitude! He made me wish the river was 1000 miles longer - just as I felt when I got off the raft that took me through the Canyon!
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