“And Petschek had asked—because he was genuinely puzzled by this—why so many people, Americans especially, seemed to feel that happiness was an… — Kevin Fedarko Happiness Copy Share Image
“We are three quarters of a mile in the depths of the earth, and the great river shrinks into insignificance, as it… — Kevin Fedarko Nature Copy Share Image
“And you really live by the river? What a jolly life!” “By it and with it and on it and in it,”… — Kevin Fedarko Life Copy Share Image
“The river’s isolation and secrecy, however, were only part of what made it superlative. There was also its vertical drop. The Colorado’s… — Kevin Fedarko Two Time Copy Share Image
“A river so clear and transparent that the bright stones suspended within its currents could be seen with the naked eye, glittering… — Kevin Fedarko Truth Copy Share Image
“Three generations later, viewed from the standpoint of the digital age, a structure such as Hoover can appear to suffer from a… — Kevin Fedarko Art deco Copy Share Image
“Beyond the rapids themselves, the river also concealed a host of other obstacles, wicked spots whose names offered a sufficiently graphic warning… — Kevin Fedarko Copy Share Image
“Among many other things, those dirtbag river runners uphold the virtue of disobedience: the principle that in a free society, defiance for… — Kevin Fedarko Character Copy Share Image
“But what made Litton’s ideas even stranger—and so at odds with prevailing sentiment—was the depth of his rage. Without quite realizing it,… — Kevin Fedarko Copy Share Image
“Historians often minimize or discount the impact that any one individual can have on human destiny-and for good reason. Given the broad… — Kevin Fedarko History Copy Share Image
“if there is a point to being in the canyon, it is not to rush but to linger, suspended in a blue-and-amber… — Kevin Fedarko Adventure Copy Share Image
“The English novelist J. B. Priestley once said that if he were an American, he would make the final test of whatever… — Kevin Fedarko Grand canyon Copy Share Image
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. —KENNETH GRAHAME, The… — Kevin Fedarko Friendship Copy Share Image
“Thus he was old enough to remember the freedom that had prevailed in the canyon country before the hordes of tourists had… — Kevin Fedarko Freedom Copy Share Image
