The Grand Canyon. One the world's greatest natural wonders. An open storybook of geologic time that boggles the mind. A scenic gem of mind-blowing proportions.

River, rock, space, silence. Precious desert life clinging tenuously to the edge. Wild beyond your wildest imagination.

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To raft the Grand Canyon from one end to the other is truly an adventure of a lifetime. So it was for Maine AMCer Fran Leyman of Bowdoin. She and a group of Mainahs took an 18-day raft trip down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park in the autumn of 2006.

Photo courtesy O.A.R.S. Grand Canyon, Inc.

On Monday night, May 19th, Fran, an experienced raft guide in her own right, will share her other-worldy Grand Canyon river experience through video and photographs. Plan on being wowed x 10 with some of the finest natural scenery on the planet, from a trip that changes a person forever.

Fran's storytelling will also include bonus tales of rafting trips to the lower Rio Grande canyons on the Texas-Mexico border, and the Bio-Bio River in Chile.

It's going to be a wet and wild evening of education and good fun!

Photo courtesy O.A.R.S. Grand Canyon, Inc.

The Maine AMC Grand Canyon rafting event is open and free to the public. The location is the Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick. Parking is available on Middle Street and off Union Street.

There's a potluck dinner at 6 PM (optional). The program starts at 7 PM. Potluckers are encouraged to bring a potluck item and their own dinnerware (plate, utensils etc.). Drinks will be provided and plastic-ware will be available.

Photo courtesy O.A.R.S. Grand Canyon, Inc.