2019 Year in Review… and What’s Next for Grand Canyon Youth “I learned that I am brave and I can get through new challenges.” -Mia, 2019 Youth Participant Dear Grand Canyon Youth Supporters, Preparing meals for the group is one of many skills learned on GCY expeditions. Photo by Amy Martin. I am pleased to…
Hometown: Halfway, Oregon
Year started at GCY: 2009
Justin did his first trip with GCY as a participant in 2007. They haven’t been able to get rid of him since. River running has become his passion, sharing the power of outdoor learning with youth on rivers throughout the desert west. He’s worked as a river guide, a wooden boat builder, and outdoor educator. He’s excited to be helping GCY run things behind the scenes in the warehouse, food room, and vehicle yard.
“I have always been unsatisfied with life as most people live it. Always I want to live more intensely and richly. Why muck and conceal one’s true longings and loves, when by speaking of them one might discover one’s self?” – Everett Ruess