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

by Kevin Fedarko

The key to pulling this off was Grua’s dory, which boasted self-bailing footwells and a double set of oarlocks. She was named the Emerald Mile after a towering stand of California redwoods that had been slated for clear-cutting by a lumber company intent on disqualifying the grove from inclusion in a national park.