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5 Books to Bring With You on the Grand Canyon

April 28, 2025Books, Guest PostsMegan Collier

5 Books That You’ll Love Reading on Your Grand Canyon Raft Trip by Beth Henshaw Your Grand Canyon trip is booked. Soon you’ll be driving to Lee’s Ferry, where an impossible red desert reveals a river flowing through its canyons. While you’re packing your bags, the rapids are roaring and the ravens can’t wait for…

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5 Books to Read Before Your Grand Canyon Trip

January 30, 2025BooksMegan Collier

Get Excited for Your Adventure by Reading All About Grand Canyon! by Beth Henshaw Your trip is booked, you’re counting down the days until you set sail on the Colorado River. The rapids, shooting stars, camp stories, and delicious meals are all you can think about. No need to wait- travel to the Grand Canyon…

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Mile 35 Stranded At Naudaloid. Picture from a Grand Canyon rafting trip in the 70s in black and white

Canyon Solitude: A Woman’s Solo Journey Through Grand Canyon

October 22, 2024Books, Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Guest PostsSharon Hester

Down the Colorado Alone by Patricia “Patch” McCairen Drifting away from Lees Ferry, through the Paria Riffle, in Sunshine Lady, my 15′ Avon Professional Raft, I slid between the Kaibab Limestone that quickly ascended on both sides of the Colorado. I gripped my oars, feeling very small and insignificant. I was alone on a dark…

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Step off the Pages and into the Wild

July 31, 2024Books, Gear and GiftsKaelin Zielinski

Step off the page and into the wild of Brave the Wild River and No Walk in the Park! Two New Additions to the Red River Sports Store Our two newest additions to the Red River Sports retail store, Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the…

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Unveiling “No Walk in the Park”: A Journey Into Wilderness and Culture

April 19, 2024BooksMegan Collier

A New Book about Grand Canyon & Adventuring by Michael Engelhard Every once in a while, AzRA has the privilege to help local authors tell others about their new book! We had the opportunity to do that with Michael about his new book titled No Walk in the Park to learn more about his book….

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Swimming Grand Canyon and Other Poems; by Rebecca Lawton

January 24, 2022Books, Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Guest Posts, Readings and VideosSharon Hester

An Interview with Rebecca Lawton on Her New Book of Poetry by Sharon Hester In this post we interview retired AzRA guide Rebecca (Becca) Lawton.  Becca began guiding for Arizona Raft Adventures (AzRA) in 1976. She started out her career with  American River Touring Association in California in 1973, as well as Utah, Idaho, and…

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Paddling the John Wesley Route with Mike Bezemek

January 30, 2020Books, Grand Canyon Historical Figures, Grand Canyon Natural HistorySharon Hester

Paddling the John Wesley Powell Route: Exploring the Green and Colorado Rivers is a new guidebook that combines a condensed retelling of the dramatic 1869 Powell expedition with color photos and trip information for the entire 1000-mile river route. In this interview, author and photographer Mike Bezemek tells us about creating the book and rafting…

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Book Review of River to Rim by Nancy Brian

October 24, 2019BooksSharon Hester

 Book Review by Chris Zielinski When on a Grand Canyon rafting adventure (or visiting Grand Canyon) you may hear the words Zoroaster, Sockdolager, Manakacha, Parisswampitts, and Dox. What are all these strange words, and what do they have to do with Grand Canyon? They are, in fact, all names of points of interest within Grand…

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Five Reasons to Read “On the Brink of Shards”

January 19, 2017Books, General Info, Readings and VideosArizona Raft Adventures

On the Brink of Shards, by Nancy Rivest Green, is a fictional story recommendation for Grand Canyon rafting enthusiasts. If you seek a unique and intriguing page-turner incorporating things you have come to learn and love about the Southwest and the Grand Canyon, this may be the book for you.  Order the book today. Here are…

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Best Grand Canyon Kids Books

June 13, 2016Books, General InfoArizona Raft Adventures

Three of the Best Grand Canyon Kids Books Whether you are taking your family on a trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon for a summer vacation or picking up a souvenir after a Grand Canyon rafting adventure, there are interesting, educational and engaging Grand Canyon themed books for children. Here are three…

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