b'10REASONS TO DISCOVER GRAND CANYONThoughts from a A FEW THINGS I LEARNED ON THIS ADVENTURE: 9.Experiencing the Grand Canyon from the water is so different from seeing it from above.It is Western River Guest 1.Simple things bring a lot of joy.We really dontlike getting to know the Grand Canyon on a more need a lot to be happy. personal level and then it is with you forever.First, let me share with you that I am not one to go2.The vastness of the Grand Canyon walls and the10. Western River Expeditions is a top notch, A camping. While I love being outdoors, I usually opt formany colors are breathtaking. Pictures do not docompany with guides that feel like friends and can a cozy bed at the end of the day. Since there are noit justice. cook gourmet style along the river while keeping hotels at the bottom of the canyon, you camp.Not only3.Sleeping outside under the stars on a cot (not ineveryone safe.Highly recommended!!did I not have any camping experience, I had only beena tent) is a must - at least once in your life.whitewater rafting once in my life when I was 17!With4.The thrill of being in a raft in a rapid is so fun,When we do something different, when we step out all that said, this trip. this adventure, totally out of mywith experienced guides of course. of the box, when we go off the beaten path, we can comfort zone, has changed my life and will forever be5.Seeing rock formations that are 1.62.2 BILLIONstretch our mind, body and soul in ways we never in my heart. years old blows my mind. knew possible.Audrey Hepburn once said, Nothing 6.Exploring and climbing rocks up into a cave tois impossible, the word itself says Im Possible.Let Going off the beaten path on a trip of a lifetimediscover a beautiful waterfall is refreshing on sopossibility be a part of your life.Just because you has stretched me and impacted me in ways thatmany levels. never have, doesnt mean you couldnt try.I truly treasure.For an experience to bring forth7.Riding in a helicopter over and through the Grand such emotion where tears of joy could roll down myCanyon down to the water looks like fake scenery Trying something new can bring forth an immense cheeks at any moment, I know it has touched me onthe wow factor is way up there on this one. amount of joy, peace and relaxation.This trip was a a soul level. 8.The canyons unique and wondrous sites bringlife-changer for me.forth a quietness that is so peaceful. You cant help Read more guest stories online at but smile from the inside out. CARRIE, Ohioblog.westernriver.com'