Grand Canyon River Running Stories

The Author

"He wore a smile you could see a mile."
(from Robert Service, "The Cremation of Sam McGee")

River "Gods"





 River guides are a band of brothers & sisters. An eclectic bunch of misfits, anti-authoritarian and craving adventure. Often, our clients only see our professional sides, sensing calm in the face of the storm. Thus, the moniker "River Gods".

We know better. The stories in River God show who we really are, our fears, frailties, and failures, as well as our shining moments.



About the author,

Jeffe Aronson

("El heffay")           


        I row Dories in Grand Canyon. I escaped Chicago young, Jewish, rebellious and lost, frantic to escape my culture and anything “civilized”. Rivers saved my life, specifically the one that carved Grand Canyon: The mighty Colorado.

         My love of rivers, spiced with evocative descriptions of wild places and the constant tension and nearness of death, has gripped listeners and readers alike. Allow yourself to join them, inspired by my passion, getting lost in the lyrical prose of River God.


A riveting collection of adventure narratives

            River God reveals Nature at her wildest and most beautiful. Follow my search for the essence of things, a new tribe, as I seek my heart through wilderness.

             “River God takes readers places they yearn to glimpse, but dare not go.”








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Publisher and agent queries welcome at jeffe.aronson@yahoo.com