{"product_id":"canyon-solitude-patricia-c-mccairen-9781580050074","title":"Canyon Solitude: A Woman's Solo River Journey Through the Grand Canyon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It's well known that Mother River doesn't like a smart aleck,\" says Patricia McCairen. Accordingly, she plies her oars with reverence and skill on a sometimes hair-raising solo rafting trip along the Colorado River that winds though the stupendous stone valleys of the American Grand Canyon. Like the waters of the Colorado, which change from long, still stretches to boiling white water that barely clothes sharp rocks and hides holes that can suck down a raft, McCairen's moods--and even her name--change as the miles unwind. One moment, she's the cocky, athletic river guide Babe; the next, she's an earthier, more spiritual woman who answers to the name of Patch. Hours later, she seems more vulnerable, less convinced of her strength and joy in the solitude she so zealously courts. \u003cem\u003eCanyon Solitude\u003c\/em\u003e records these shifts and beautifully limns a journey that tests McCairen's mettle and shows that determination, grit, and the will to spurn conventional rewards offer their own deep satisfactions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia C. McCairen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580050077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580050074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seal Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.32h x 5.07w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/06\/1998 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1998 pg. 471\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1998 pg. 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1998 pg. 1496\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/1998 pg. 25","brand":"Patricia C. McCairen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989325742335,"sku":"9781580050074","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11ab6436-d2df-4efa-8b6d-5a86c3aa98e9.jpg?v=1683298874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/canyon-solitude-patricia-c-mccairen-9781580050074","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}