For more information 928.773.7921
2131 N First Street
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
April 19 – 22, 2026
Price: $960
Diamond Down – Colorado River
*Grand Canyon Youth cannot accept tax credits. Tax credits must be paid directly to NPA*
Speak with your teacher/Trip Coordinator if you have any questions about your payment.
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