Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Normally, I root for the underdog, but Yeti earned my respect and loyalty on a Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim backpacking trip. At the bottom ...

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I spent part of school working at a river outfitter in Flagstaff, Arizona, gearing up private float trips down the Grand Canyon. (You have to be prepared to do anything to fund a poetry degree.) Food ...