{"id":1287,"date":"2007-06-13T22:32:18","date_gmt":"2007-06-14T03:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2007-06-13T22:32:18","modified_gmt":"2007-06-14T03:32:18","slug":"colin-fletcher-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2007\/06\/13\/colin-fletcher-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Fletcher has died"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colin Fletcher, author of “The Man Who Walked Through Time” and “The Complete Walker,” died on Tuesday in Monterey County, California, at the age of 85. <\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s a quote from Fletcher from a 1997 interview about<\/a> a book he wrote on floating the Colorado River from its source to the ocean:<\/p>\n

\n

RH: It’s one of the inherent problems of being what I’m going to
\nvery loosely call a travel writer…making places seem so appealing
\nthat they attract visitors who lead to its not being the place that was
\nso appealing.<\/b><\/p>\n

CF: <\/b>Thanks for the ‘loosely.’ Now, even with this book, I
\nthought very seriously ahead of time about this problem. It’s difficult
\nto avoid specifying locations since a river is such a linear thing, but
\nthe best parts of the river are protected somewhat. In Grand Canyon,
\nfor example, you usually have to wait years before you can get a
\nrafting permit. Still, I deliberately left out a few locations I didn’t
\nwant spoiled, and drew deliberate red herrings around others to
\nconceal their location. And I say so frankly in the book.<\/p>\n

But I’m never really writing about places. I’m writing about my
\nfeelings. I loathe guidebooks, particularly for backpacking. I used
\nsome guidebooks on the river, so I would know where the hell the
\nnext rapids were, but for backpacking, it’s better not to know things
\nfrom the guidebooks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote class=\"q\">\n

His passing is a loss to the hiking world. More on his career at wikipedia.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Colin Fletcher, author of “The Man Who Walked Through Time” and “The Complete Walker,” died on Tuesday in Monterey County, California, at the age of 85. Here’s a quote from Fletcher from a 1997 interview about a book he wrote…<\/p>\n

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