Side Canyons, a fictionalized account based on journal notes taken during a trip on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, is a tale of intimate relationship with the earth and the personal evolution of an impressionable woman in nine challenging, life-changing days. The grandiose, inspirational setting of the river and the canyon, coupled with an intricate drama of the human heart, provides an unsurpassed story revealed through daily narrative, poetic musing, and prose reflection. Side Canyons is a sensual slice-of-life adventure about exploration, discovery, recognition, and acceptance of both internal and external landscapes, a journey into unknown territories where even the most sedate reader will be swept away. Laurie Wagner Buyer currently lives in Woodland Park, Colorado, where she's working on poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction manuscripts, presenting workshops for writers and speaking at various venues across the country.