Willie Stewart still remembers his first day of kayaking through the grand Canyon. He was getting bounced around in the roughest white water he had ever seen. There was nothing the river threw at him. 

There he was in a 40-pound boat, with only a few months of training and one arm. Tied to his left shoulder was a prosthetic limb that he'd had for just about a week. The plan was to paddle for 20 days over 227 miles of the roughest white water in the United States. It was one of the most remarkable adventures that the Grand Canyon had ever seen. 

It started with a casual phone call in the spring of 2005. A good friend, Mike Crenshaw, finally got a permit from the National Park Service to lead a private party of 16 boaters down the Colorado River that coming August. He had a slot open for Willie, "Was he interested ?" 

"It was the chance of a lifetime," Stewart said. He had been waiting years for this trip to happen. "How could I refuse ?" 

But before they set off, Stewart had a couple of things to take care of. He had to get a white-water kayak, learn how to use it, and get an arm. 

For most of his life, the _ 45-year-old man has lived with only his right arm. He lost his left arm in a horrible accident when he was 18.Stewart was doing a summer construction job inprefix = st1 /Washington,D.C.The trailing end of rope he was carrying got twisted in an industrial fan. Before he could react, the fan reeled in the rope tight and cut his arm just above the elbow. 

He became a bitter young man, angry at the unfairness of what had happened ,and often got into fights. In time, he learned to channel his rage into sports. He joined a rugby team, established a reputation as a fearless player and eventually was elected captain. His days of rage long gone, he found peace and purpose in his life.
Who got a permit to lead a party of boaters down the Colorado River?
Who had only one arm?
How old was he when he lost it?
What kind of job was he doing at the time?
What got twisted in a fan?
Were there 15 boaters in the party going down the Colorado?
Where was Stewart kayaking on his first day?
How much did the boat weigh?
How many days were they supposed to paddle for?
Over how many miles?
When was the phone call about the trip made?
Of what year?
Did Stewart have anything tied over his shoulder?
What?
How long had he had it?
How old was he?
Was he mad about what happened to him?
How did he act out?
What positive thing did he learn to do with his anger?
What did he join?
Mike Crenshaw
A good friend, Mike Crenshaw, finally got a permit from the National Park Service to lead a private party
Willie Stewart
He lost his left arm in a horrible accident when he was 18.Stewart
18
. He lost his left arm in a horrible accident when he was 18.Stewart
construction
Stewart was doing a summer construction job inprefix 
rope
.The trailing end of rope he was carrying got twisted in an industrial fan. B
No
A good friend, Mike Crenshaw, finally got a permit from the National Park Service to lead a private party of 16 boaters down the Colorado River that coming August. He had a slot open for Willie, "Was he interested 
through the grand Canyon
Willie Stewart still remembers his first day of kayaking through the grand Canyon. He was getting bounced around in the roughest white water he had ever seen.
40lbs
There he was in a 40-pound boat
20
 The plan was to paddle for 20 days over 227 miles of the roughest white water in the United States. 
227
The plan was to paddle for 20 days over 227 miles of the roughest white water in the United States. 
In the Spring
It started with a casual phone call in the spring of 2005
2005
It started with a casual phone call in the spring of 2005
Yes
Tied to his left shoulder was a prosthetic limb that he'd had for just about a week. T
a prosthetic limb
 Tied to his left shoulder was a prosthetic limb that he'd had for just about a week. 
for just about a week
hat he'd had for just about a week.
45
e, the _ 45-year-old man 
Yes
He became a bitter young man, angry at the unfairness of what had happened 
often got into fights
He became a bitter young man, angry at the unfairness of what had happened ,and often got into fights.
to channel into sports
In time, he learned to channel his rage into sports. 
a rugby team
He joined a rugby team, 