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"The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself. The resources of the graphic art are taxed beyond their powers in attempting to portray its features. Language and illustration combined must fail. The elements that unite to make the Grand Canyon the most sublime spectacle in nature are multifarious and exceedingly diverse…Thus the Grand Canyon is a land of song. Mountains of music swell in the rivers, hills of music billow in the creeks, and meadows of music murmur in the rills that ripple over the rocks. Altogether it is a symphony of multitudinous melodies. All this is the music of waters...The glories and the beauties of form, color, and sound unite in the Grand Canyon -- forms unrivaled even by the mountains, colors that vie with sunsets, and sounds that span the diapason from tempest to tinkling raindrop, from cataract to bubbling fountain…"

John Wesley Powell
1869

"The Grand Canyon fills me with awe. It is beyond comparison - beyond description; absolutely unparalleled throughout the wide world…Let this great wonder of nature remain as it now is. Do nothing to mar its grandeur, sublimity and loveliness. You cannot improve on it. But what you can do is to keep it for your children, your children's children and all who come after you, as the one great sight which every American should see…"

Theodore Roosevelt
May 6, 1903

"The river is a place of sanctuary and peace for those of us who live our lives in a whirlwind. The experience is spiritual, exciting and educational…"

Megan
Virginia

"The Canyon becomes a cathedral, which feeds the eye before it satisfies the mind. Then, if you will, it will continue, refreshing one's very soul. This great edifice comprising natural buttresses and immense vaulting at present leaves both young and old dazzled by its beauty and breathless at its scale. There is nothing like it anywhere on earth and as such should be valued by all mankind. I submit that this experience should be regarded as a freedom like any enshrined in the American constitution. It may not be obtainable by all, but it should continue to be open to all."

Donald
England

"When your spirit cries for peace, come to the world of Canyon deep in an old land. Feel the exaltation of high plateaus, the strength of moving waters, the simplicity of sand and grass, and the silence of growth."

A satisfied ARR guest

"…I am well traveled, having spent twelve continuous months traveling through Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Not only have I been through Asia, Canada, Honduras, but I lived in and explored Australia for a 17 year period. The seven days that I spent on the Colorado River were some of the BEST days I have ever had in travel. I was blown away by the peacefulness, serenity, unmatched beauty, the wildlife, the sounds of the river, the sense of utter adventure and having been only to the North and South rims of the canyon on previous visits, I was completely fulfilled with experiencing the grandeur of the canyon from the level of the river."

Jayne
California

"Every day was more beautiful than the last. Just when you thought it couldn't get any more spectacular, it did. The splendor had worked it's magic on yet another group…we departed friends, bonded by what was truly the adventure of a lifetime."

Kathy
Massachusetts