Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter conducted a harrowing 43-day trip down the Colorado River in an effort to map the Grand Canyon's flora.

While most visitors admire the Grand Canyon from above, we took the rare path down—driving deep into the heart of the canyon all the way to the Colorado River ... for Women Over 40 WNBA legend ...

After you've admired the Grand Canyon from the hiking trails (or even from the air on a helicopter tour), enjoy a new vantage point on a Colorado River rafting tour. Options range from the family ...

who took boats down the Colorado River in 1938 to collect plants in the canyonlands of Utah and Arizona. They were the first botanists and first non-Native women to successfully run the Grand Canyon.

File: Shutterstock A woman who attempted to hike to the Colorado River ... it did not recommend that Grand Canyon visitors attempt to hike from the rim to the river in one day. “ ...