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Emerald Mile

Emerald Mile Book Review

April 9, 2014Books, General InfoArizona Raft Adventures

Emerald Mile Book Review by Nancy Green Ready for a rollicking story that sets you on the edge of your seat – even though you know how this tale goes? We’ll get to The Emerald Mile – but first, some river history. “A magnificent waterway had been sacrificed on the altar of a technology that…

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Featured Book of the Month: Grand Canyon & Other Selected Poems

October 31, 2013Books, General Info, Readings and VideosArizona Raft Adventures

Grand Canyon and Other Selected Poems  by Amil Quayle Born in Henry’s Fork, Idaho in 1938, Amil Quayle grew up along the Snake River, working on farms and the ranches in Idaho. Amil started with playing in and rowing on the Snake River in his backyard, later becoming a boatman in the Grand Canyon.  Amil…

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Breaking into the Current – Boatwomen of the Grand Canyon

October 3, 2013Books, General InfoArizona Raft Adventures

Breaking Into The Current – A Highly Recommended Book for Grand Canyon Raft Enthusiasts Boatwomen of the Grand Canyon – Breaking into the Current is an absorbing read. It encompasses the history of women boatmen and the earliest women to guide full-time in Grand Canyon.  The author, Louise Teal, is highly qualified to speak to…

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The Grand Canyon Reader

August 30, 2013Books, General Info, Readings and VideosArizona Raft Adventures

The Grand Canyon Reader Edited by Lance Newman A superb anthology of stories, essays and poems written across five centuries by people inhabiting, surviving, and attempting to understand what one explorer called the “Great Unknown.” The Grand Canyon Reader includes traditional stories from native tribes, reports by explorers, journals by early tourists, and contemporary essays…

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Featured Book: Death in Grand Canyon by Meyers & Ghiglieri

July 3, 2013Books, Readings and VideosArizona Raft Adventures

Over The Edge: Death In Grand Canyon If you love excitement and adventure, then you will surely enjoy this entertaining collection of stories called Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon. The authors of this gripping book, Tom Meyers and Michael Ghiglieri, are outdoor veterans with decades of rafting and hiking adventures in Grand Canyon….

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The Doing of the Thing -The Brief, Brilliant Whitewater Career of Buzz Holmstrom

June 6, 2013Books, Readings and VideosArizona Raft Adventures

Buzz Holmstrom, who in 1937 was the first person to solo boat through the Grand Canyon, was an enigma; resourceful and strong, yet soulful and introspective. He saw poetry and inspiration on a journey where many would only focus on survival and overwhelming logistics.  Xeroxed copies of Buzz’s poignant journals, treasured and avidly read for…

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Featured Book of the Month: Carving Grand Canyon by Wayne Ranney

May 14, 2013Books, Readings and VideosArizona Raft Adventures

Carving Grand Canyon-A Book Review This award winning book, Carving Grand Canyon, is perfect for both geologists and tourists alike. Wayne Ranney’s broad, lucid and all-encompassing perspective of the Grand Canyon region is refreshingly unbiased. This is uncommon in a field where there are many passionate claims about the formation of Grand Canyon. Ranney likens…

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