Books with title Canyons

Two boys, separated by the canyons of time and two vastly different cultures, face the challenges by which they become men.Coyote Runs, an Apache boy, takes part in his first raid -- the one that will usher him into manhood. He is to be a man for but a short time....More than a hundred years later, while camping near Dog Canyon, fifteen-year-old Brennan Cole becomes obsessed with a skull that he finds, pierced by a bullet. He learns that it was the skull of an Apache boy executed by soldiers in 1864. A mystical link joins Brennan and Coyote Runs, and Brennan knows that neither boy will find any peace until Coyote Runs' skull is returned to an ancient sacred place. In a grueling run through the canyon to return the skull, Brennan faces the challenge of his life.

Two boys, separated by the canyons of time and two vastly different cultures, face the challenges by which they become men. Coyote Runs, an Apache boy, takes part in his first raid -- the one that will usher him into manhood. He is to be a man for but a short time.... More than a hundred years later, while camping near Dog Canyon, fifteen-year-old Brennan Cole becomes obsessed with a skull that he finds, pierced by a bullet. He learns that it was the skull of an Apache boy executed by soldiers in 1864. A mystical link joins Brennan and Coyote Runs, and Brennan knows that neither boy will find any peace until Coyote Runs' skull is returned to an ancient sacred place. In a grueling run through the canyon to return the skull, Brennan faces the challenge of his life.

Water falls softly In cold snow crystals Onto the mountaintop... So begins Eileen Cameron's poetic rendering of a canyon's creation. Cameron captures millions of years of geology in 38 thrilling lines as she follows the water's journey down from the mountaintop, gaining power and strength with each mile. "Drops that trickle through crannies", become a stream that "cascades through the rocks" and then a river that "crashes through boulders ... digging the river bed, steepening the cliffs." And the canyon is born. Michael Collier's stunning photographs of the creeks, streams, waterfalls, rivers, grottos and canyons of the Colorado evoke the lyrical beauty and raw power of the canyon and the forces that create it. Through their art, Cameron and Collier have conveyed to the young reader a feeling of awe and wonder for one of nature's most spectacular creations.

Scott Morrow and his Venturer Unit take a canyoning trip that pits the youths against raging elements and forces them to make a life and death decision nobody wants. The actions of the deft teenager unite a nation behind him with the Prime Minister sending Army Commandos and a Blackhawk helicopter to make a daring rescue attempt to save Scott and his injured mate. Hundreds of Rover Scouts join the race to help save Scott, the boy who brought them to national prominence and gave the Australian community a new force in rescue management.

Belle is supposed to meet her boyfriend, Les, in Red Rock Canyon. She has just moved to Montana, and he said he must show her something. Her life depends on it. And only he can show it to her. She waits impatiently by the rushing stream gushing over red rocks, almost mesmerized by the power of the water. Something is etched in one of the rocks only inches above the stream. It is the small stick figure of a man. What does it mean? Suddenly a gun fires. A bullet ricochets off the rocks and almost hits her. She falls to the rocks. Belle can only conclude that she wasn’t supposed to see it. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

US government spooks have been sent to bolster the fear of domestic terror as they aim to down flight 806 over the St. Vrain Canyon, while a drug ring and a sorry tale of retaliation against the protagonist, weave in and out, when the three colonels are surprised by and shoot rock climber Tyler Erickson, who recovers and climbs back with his three dogs and one National Park Ranger, just as the flight with 160 passengers, begins to cross the February night sky.