For the Runner:īorn to Run by Christopher McDougall | 11 hours, 9 minutes However you end up feeling about Alexander Supertramp, it is impossible to argue that he didn’t commit entirely to his pursuit of freedom, self-discovery, and adventure. A masterful journalist, Krakauer writes with compassion and truth while exploring the motivations that drove McCandless to give away his possessions and travel to Alaska.
While many may feel like they’ve come to know McCandless through the 2007 movie directed by Sean Penn, Krakauer’s book plumbs the depths of McCandless’ story in a way no film could. Much of that has to do with Jon Krakauer’s well-researched and well-executed book that first put McCandless and his adopted bus on the map. Into the Wild by John Krakauer | 7 hours, 9 minutesĬhristopher McCandless’ story has become part legend, part myth, part inspirational adventure lore and part cautionary tale. Even if you’re not into paddling and know nothing about the Bureau of Reclamation, this book will entertain. Thus begins the story that Kevin Fedarko deftly tells in this fascinating and road-mile-eating book about the Grand Canyon, river rafting, conservation, engineering, heroism, and adventure. Their plan: catch the crest of a massive release of water from Glen Canyon Dam and rocket through the Grand Canyon, setting a new speed record. In 1983, grizzled Grand Canyon River guide, Kenton Grua, clambered onto a wooden dory with two other men under the cover of midnight darkness. The Emerald Mile by Kevin Fedarko | 17 hours, 23 minutes Forest Service, and the role its first chief, Gifford Pinchot, and America’s great conservationist President Teddy Roosevelt played in creating the system of public lands we have today. But he also explores the political forces at play in early 20th century America, including the formation of the U.S. Egan centers his book on the 1910 fire, known as the “Great Burn” or the “Big Burn,” which raged for days across Montana, Idaho, and Washington, ultimately consuming three million acres of land and killing 87 people. Timothy Egan’s gripping account of the worst forest fire in U.S. The Big Burn by Timothy Egan | 10 hours, 2 minutes Here are a few classics to put on your must-listen list… For the History Buff: Sure, music can help, but the best audiobooks can really make the miles disappear. Whether you’re covering as many miles as possible as quickly as possible, or you’re taking it slow on backroads, you’re going to need some entertainment.
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