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Grand Canyon River Blog
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY
By Luisa If you ask my 10-year-old son Ethan what he liked best about our Grand Canyon Expeditions river rafting vacation last summer, his reply is “the friends I made.” While most adults would expect the answer to be “the awesome Grand Canyon” or the “cool river rapids,” sometimes children can put their finger on [...]
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Did you know, you can’t cross a river merely by standing and staring at the water. Author Unknown………………. Come and join us in 2012, Grand Canyon Expeditions. [...]
Read full post >>FROM ZEN & BACK TO THE EVERY...
By Luisa The transformative powers of the Grand Canyon were beyond anything I expected. The therapeutic energy and amazing scenery of the Grand Canyon worked their magic on me during our week-long Grand Canyon Expeditions river rafting trip while touching my nine-year-old son Ethan in a profound way too. Mind you, our first 24 hours [...]
Read full post >>SURPRISE GIFT GIVING
By Luisa With our attention this month on gifts for the holidays, let’s admit it – we all DO like to be given pleasant surprises. The unexpected can make the difference between deeming a gift “nice” versus “awesome”! The same goes for travel. While we all usually have expectations of travel experiences prior to our [...]
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By Luisa You’ve arrived! After careful preparation for your Grand Canyon Expeditions’ (GCEX) adventure http://www.gcex.com/blog/post/1628 you and your family are finally river rafting down the mighty Colorado River amidst awe-inspiring Grand Canyon scenery. Ahh…the trip preparation WAS totally worth it! But what’s expected of you and your family once you are river runnin’ by day and [...]
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By Lindsay After a full day river rafting on the Colorado River, we were always more than happy when our Grand Canyon Expeditions http://www.gcex.com/ guides pulled over to a little beach to make dinner. Last summer my aunt Luisa, 10-year-old cousin Ethan and I (14 years old) had a great time munching our way down [...]
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By Luisa For most, rafting down the Colorado River and camping IN the Grand Canyon is an once-in-a-lifetime trip. But for those who are privileged to have this amazing opportunity, preparing for your trip should start many weeks prior to departure. Alas, I was too busy with my daughter’s high school graduation and all the [...]
Read full post >>DISCOVERING SIMPLE FAMILY PL...
By Luisa I was appalled that my son wanted an iTouch iPod for his 10th birthday and even more surprised when I found out that most of his friends in our middle class town already have iTouch iPods! This is yet another sign of our high-tech times. While new technology can bring us together over [...]
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By Lindsay We all know how much fun camping is. But how about camping for a week on the banks of the Colorado River surrounded by amazing Grand Canyon scenery with some seriously awesome people? Dude, count me in! Of course, camp life usually follows a bit of a routine. Don’t worry, it’s a fun [...]
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Above photo: Tom Balgden /(tblgden@bellsouth.net “maidenhair” ferns of Havasu My daughter and I did this trip with Roger and Dustin in June, 2009. Below is the poem she wrote for her freshman year Literature class. Her poem speaks to the inspiring nature of the Canyon, and especially its capacity to change us. The Canyon [...]
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