Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park

Written by:
Conor Knighton
Narrated by:
Conor Knighton

Unabridged Audiobook

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32
Narrator
4
Release Date
April 2020
Duration
10 hours 18 minutes
Summary
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A delightful sampler plate of our national parks, written with charisma and erudition.”—Nick Offerman, author of Paddle Your Own Canoe

From CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Conor Knighton, a behind-the-scenery look at his year traveling to each of America's National Parks, discovering the most beautiful places and most interesting people our country has to offer

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY OUTSIDE

When Conor Knighton set off to explore America's 'best idea,' he worried the whole thing could end up being his worst idea. A broken engagement and a broken heart had left him longing for a change of scenery, but the plan he'd cooked up in response had gone a bit overboard in that department: Over the course of a single year, Knighton would visit every national park in the country, from Acadia to Zion.
 
In Leave Only Footprints, Knighton shares informative and entertaining dispatches from what turned out to be the road trip of a lifetime. Whether he's waking up early for a naked scrub in a historic bathhouse in Arkansas or staying up late to stargaze along our loneliest highway in Nevada, Knighton weaves together the type of stories you're not likely to find in any guidebook. Through his unique lens, America the Beautiful becomes America the Captivating, the Hilarious, and the Inspiring. Along the way, he identifies the threads that tie these wildly different places together—and that tie us to nature—and reveals how his trip ended up changing his views on everything from God and love to politics and technology.
 
Filled with fascinating tidbits about our parks' past and reflections on their fragile future, this book is both a celebration of and a passionate case for the natural wonders that all Americans share.
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Anonymous

Leave only Footprints was a joy to listen to! Conor's description's of the beautiful scenery, the background stories of many of parks and his own story made an excellent combination!! He has written a book that will is not only great fun to listen to, but it is a tool that will help ensure that the national parks will be loved and cared for many future generations. Congratulations Conor and thank u!

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RICHARD D.

As a transplanted Coloradan and having experienced much of the western NP's, I found this a fascinating narrative of the unique aspects of parks with which i am quite familiar. His personalization added much depth to this read. I makes me want to continue to explore more of the NP's, both new ones as well as revisiting some that I have previously taken in. It was a great companion read as I drove from Colorado back to Pennsylvania to visit family.

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