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 Called Courage
Scared at first
Of the rapids and the snakes
Daring and eager
But afraid to make mistakes
Rafting the giant crack in the earth
That we call the Grand Canyon
I quickly learned
That courage was not something to abandon
You had to be brave
And not afraid of getting wet
Yes, the water was freezing cold
But there was no need to fret
There were so many things
That were so much more
Like the breath taking view
Or looking above from the shore
That place will never be forgotten
Just like the way it made me feel
Like I was on top of the world
As if everything was too beautiful to be real
Taylor Biron, age 14
Thank you to Taylor and her father…….who found the magic! Once again we say, the pleasure truly was ours…………many thanks, Grand Canyon Expeditions
Comments 1
Beautiful, thanks for sharing.