The Man Behind the Legend

When Elling Halvorson suffered a construction accident at the bottom of the Grand Canyon in 1966, no one expected him to survive. But then his Viking stubbornness kicked in.The same tenacity that had enabled him to overcome impossible situations in high-risk construction projects gave him the strength to recover from his injuries and return to courageous and productive living.

Now Elling has written a powerful book about his life. In it, he details how his creative approach to challenges extended the lifespan of his disabled sons, prompted him to develop quiet technology for helicopters, and inspired him to invent unheard-of methods and machines to install a freshwater pipeline along a restricted path in the Grand Canyon. His determination to forge detours to destiny brought him great success.

But then his heart began to fail. Had he finally met an obstacle he couldn’t conquer? The answer to this question—and many others—is revealed in Elling’s book, Detours to Destiny: A Memoir, available on paperback, Kindle, and all other electronic versions!