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I have dreamed of rafting the Colorado River through the length of the Grand Canyon for as long as I can remember. My parents met on a river trip on the Rio Grande and raised my brother and me on a healthy diet of skiing, backpacking, and weekends paddling or kayaking alpine lakes and streams … Continued The post My Dream Grand Canyon River Trip Did Not Go As Planned. Neither Does Life. appeared first on Outside Online.

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