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 * Canyon Adventures**

"You'll never believe it, I just had the best idea for this summer!" shouted Jamie as she came running up the front lawn of Caroline's house. Her three best friends sat on the front porch swing sipping smoothies as they did most Friday evenings as the hot sun was setting behind the Wisconsin cornfields. Ruthie jumped up from her seat to get a glimpse of the magazine that Jamie was waving around in the air. Jamie continued, "This is going to be awesome! I was at the library and just read that the Lower New River Gorge is the most amazing place to go. Thats where we have to take our roadtrip this summer!" Kiarra moved to see the exciting pictures that Ruthie was ohhing and ahhing over and piped up, "That looks sweet, but what happened to going to the Grand Canyon?" Jamie replied, "I just think this might be better. They call it the Grand Canyon of the East, plus its really close to my Grandparent's house. They have connections and could hook us up with a place to stay for a few nights. What do you guys think?" Just then Caroline throws open the screen door and emerges with a huge bag of cookies. "Whats this new idea of yours, Jamie? We're really going to do this aren't we? Does this mean we wouldn't have to camp, I just don't know about the whole tent thing!" "Caroline, it'll be amazing! Well worth the tent experience for a night or two! Plus, you can bring your inflatable mattress." replied Ruthie. "Ok, I'll take one for the team here." Caroline said reluctantly. "So how're we going to decide which canyon?" questioned Kiarra. Jamie answered, "Thats easy, we'll vote. If you vote West Virginia point to the east and if you vote Arizona point to the west" When the directions were counted the girls were packing their bags for...

The Lower New River Gorge of West Virginia

The Grand Canyon in Arizona