{"product_id":"226-how-i-became-the-first-blind-person-to-kayak-the-grand-canyon-paperback","title":"226: How I Became the First Blind Person to Kayak the Grand Canyon - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel Canfeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Nielson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eRichard Seppala\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonnie Bedwell (U.S. Navy, retired) shares his incredible and inspiring true story of becoming the first blind person to navigate a kayak through 226 miles of dangerous whitewater river flowing through the Grand Canyon. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBedwell embarked on this brave and historic undertaking to raise public awareness of the plight of disabled veterans, and to show these veterans, many of whom suffer from clinical depression, what they could achieve by taking advantage of adaptive sports programs like those offered by volunteer vets organization Team River Runner. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonnie has been helping inspire a lot of his fellow veterans with his exploits and, whenever someone asks him if it makes him feel good to help them, his reply is always the same: Those veterans did (me) and all of us a favor by fighting for us and (I'm) just paying them back.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eRichard Seppala\u003c\/b\u003e, The R.O.I. Guy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBedwell's story includes insightful comments and recollections from his family, other veterans, and the men who helped him prepare and complete his remarkable journey. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBedwell's amazing accomplishment is a testament to the limitless scope of the human spirit and our ability to overcome life's most daunting obstacles. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou can learn a lot from Lonnie. I did. I learned so much from him that by the end of our time together in the Grand Canyon, I realized that the trip was really as much about Lonnie guiding me as it was about me guiding Lonnie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Nielson\u003c\/b\u003e, Lead River Guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 7.99 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471349498109,"sku":"9780981471099","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/T0R1ZU5haU16WU0zYithb3RqWU1SQT09.webp?v=1777341246","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/226-how-i-became-the-first-blind-person-to-kayak-the-grand-canyon-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}