“A touching, funny tour of the weird and wonderful in the American wild. Over the course of a year, he goes on a mission of discovery, sharing something new and fresh about each of our national parks and encouraging us to also visit-and preserve-the places that reflect Americans at our best.” -Jonathan Jarvis, eighteenth director of the National Park Service “In Leave Only Footprints, Conor Knighton does what would require a lifetime for the rest of us. However, in Conor Knighton’s capable hands, you will be a national parks geek as soon as you dip into this great narrative.” - Rinker Buck, author of The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey “You don’t have to be a national parks geek like me to love this book. When Conor Knighton tells you to take a hike, you’d do well to pay attention.”- Nick Offerman, author of Paddle Your Own Canoe It’s a delightful sampler plate of our national parks, written with charisma and erudition and leavened by a healthy dollop of humor.

“Conor Knighton is not only blessed with Charles Kuralt’s peripatetic curiosity and John Muir’s reverence for nature, he shares their all-too-rare gift-his writing makes you want to hit the road and see for yourself what truly makes America great.”- Mark Adams, New York Times bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu It is Knighton’s curation-his ability to draw out unexpected snapshots from places as well known and completely formed in our national imagination as Yosemite and Yellowstone-that makes his journey so engaging.”- The New York Times Book Review “A chronicle of one upbeat, observant man’s emotional and physical journey through some of the most beautiful places in one very large country.

Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton