Winding Water River Expeditions

Meet the Crew

“BELIEVE ME MY YOUNG FRIEND, THERE IS NOTHING – ABSOLUTELY NOTHING – HALF SO MUCH WORTH DOING AS SIMPLY MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS.”

~Water Rat, the Wind in The Willows, Kenneth Grahame

Who We Are

We take great pride in our community of guides here at Winding Waters River Expeditions. They are the heart and soul of our company, along with the brains and brawn! Life around our boathouse and on the river is a joy with our cast of characters. It’s this genuine, infectious enjoyment of river life that has brought many Winding Waters guests back year after year.


Our licensed, professional guides have diverse backgrounds in the outdoor industry as whitewater rafting, fly fishing and backcountry ski guides, as well as kayak instructors, school teachers, outdoor educators, and ski instructors and patrollers. Many of them live in our community year-round. The average age of our guides is 34 with an average of 8 years’ experience. They enjoy teaching, meeting new people, and have a passion for the outdoors. And they can all spin a pretty good yarn as well. Our licensed guides are trained in First Aid, CPR, and swift water rescue techniques.

Meet the Crew

  • HOMETOWN: Louisville, KY
  • SCHOOL: Indiana University (Finance)
  • BACKGROUND: Paul has been guiding (backpacking, river, and troubled youth) since 1995. He was introduced to “The River” in ’95 and has not been able to leave it since. Paul resides in Joseph, OR with his wife, Penny, and children Linden and Britton.
  • PASSIONS: Skiing, fishing for Steelhead and looking forward to the next river season. Volunteer: Ferguson Ridge Ski Patrol (Director, Patroller), Eagle Cap Ski Club Board (Member), Wallowa Avalanche Center Board (Member), Wallowa Resources Board (Member), & Enterprise-Joseph Lion’s Club (Member).
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Outdoor Emergency Care Technician, Swift Water Rescue, and CPR
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Yes, we can.”
  • HOMETOWN: Auburn, Indiana
  • SCHOOL: Colorado College (BA, Geology), Teton Science School, & Utah State University (MS, Watershed Science)
  • BACKGROUND: Penny’s guide career started in 1996. She has an extensive background in outdoor science education with kids. Today, she is enjoying the best work she’s ever done, raising her and Paul’s daughter, Linden (12) and son, Britton (9). You’ll see her around the Boathouse, occasionally on the river, or you may get her on the other end of the office phone.
  • PASSIONS: Skiing, horseback riding, hiking, biking, taking care of a menagerie of animals and exploring with Linden and Britton. Volunteer: Wallowa County Education Service District Board (Member), Joseph Branch Trail Consortium Board (Advisor), Enterprise-Joseph Lion’s Club (Member), Ferguson Ridge Ski Patrol (Secretary, Patroller), & Joseph City Park Playground Renovation Committee (Co-Chair)
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Outdoor Emergency Care Technician and CPR
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” ~ Maya Angelou
  • HOMETOWN: Fort Thomas, KY
  • SCHOOL: University of Kentucky
  • BACKGROUND: Andrew came on board with WWRE in 2022. He was born in Cincinnati, but has spent all of his life growing up in the small town of Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He grew a great appreciation for the outdoors at a young age, spending most of his weekends at his family farm in Kentucky working, hunting, and fishing. Andrew’s been fortunate enough to be a guest on two river trips with Winding Waters and was yearning to work on the river ever since. Paul, Penny, Linden & Britt love having their nephew live and work with them.
  • CERTIFICATIONS:  First Aid & CPR
  • PASSIONS: Hunting, Fishing, Cooking, Snowboarding, Traveling, Guitar, Dirt Biking, Farming, and Adventure
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” -Confucius
  • HOMETOWN: Boise, ID
  • BACKGROUND: Mike has been guiding for well over 20 years, and with us since 2005. He has an extensive forestry background and was employed in that field for years. He recently retired from a 31 year career as a high school science and economics teacher in Enterprise, Oregon and continues to work in the woods during the summers between river trips. He also performs contract biology work for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), CPR, and Swift Water Rescue
  • PASSIONS: Whitewater rafting, Hells Canyon, traveling, telemark ski, hunt big game and birds, and work with his Morgan horses.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “It is always easier to seek forgiveness than permission.” ~ Unknown
  • HOMETOWN: Lostine, OR
  • SCHOOL: University of Oregon (English), 2013 + Masters in Teaching, 2022
  • BACKGROUND: Patrick has been guiding with us since 2006. He got his first taste of river life on a four day Hells Canyon trip at age 12 where he quickly realized he wanted to spend as much time running rivers as possible. At 15 Patrick began working in the Winding Waters boathouse and by the time he finished high school he was spending his summers guiding full time in Hells Canyon.

    Patrick is truly following in his father’s footsteps – both in the guide and teaching world. He was hired as his father’s successor at Enterprise High School to teach Biology and Economics. While Patrick has guided on a variety of rivers throughout the Northwest including the Deschutes, Rogue, White Salmon and the Middle Fork of the Salmon but has always considered Hells Canyon his home stretch of river. And we are so fortunate to have him on the river with us when he has time. 
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid & CPR, Swiftwater Rescue level 4
  • PASSIONS: whitewater kayaking, reading, snowboarding, hunting , running, and writing
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Enjoy every Sandwich.”  Warren Zevon
  • HOMETOWN: Castle Rock, WA
  • SCHOOL: Eastern Washington University (Recreation Management)
  • BACKGROUND: Leah has been guiding with us since 2020. She grew up camping and backpacking. Started climbing and skiing while at college. In the winter months she ski patrols at 49 Degrees North ski area near Spokane, WA.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) Technician & Wilderness First Responder
  • PASSIONS: rock climbing, skiing, backpacking
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “No, I don’t have one.”  Leah
  • HOMETOWN: Enterprise, OR
  • SCHOOL: Williams College
  • BACKGROUND: Silje started working with WWRE in 2011. Growing up in Wallowa County, she rode horses in 4-H, raised hogs in FFA, served on the Chief Joseph Days rodeo court, and cut her teeth as an outdoors person. Before college, Silje attended Folk High School in Stavern, Norway where her grandparents live. She recently moved back to Enterprise after spending 3 years working as a Graphic Designer/copywriter in Hailey, ID.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Wilderness First Responder & CPR, Swiftwater Rescue
  • PASSIONS: Being on/in water, rips with her dog Sky, art, hunting with her partner Kevin, horses, sleeping under the stars, music/singing in the shower, family, Norway.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Just because you do it doesn’t mean you always will. Whether you’re dancing dust or breathing light you’re never exactly the same, twice.” –Yrsa Daley-Ward
  • HOMETOWN: Wallowa, OR
  • SCHOOL: Montana State University
  • BACKGROUND: Riley joined the WWRE crew in 2020. She was born in Nashville, TN, but moved to Wallowa County with her family at a young age. After graduating from Wallowa High School, Riley took a gap year and backpacked through Europe for 6 months, highlighting her love for travel and cross-cultural experiences. Riley is now pursuing a degree in Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT, and will be studying abroad in Colombia for the 2022-2023 academic year.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid, CPR, & Swiftwater Rescue
  • PASSIONS: Paragliding, rafting, hiking, skiing, cooking, reading, traveling
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Successful people are successful because they form the habits of doing those things that failures don’t like to do.” ~Albert Gray
  • HOMETOWN: Troy, OR
  • BACKGROUND: Dave started guiding in 1996 and with us in 2007. He’s been a packer, guide, and rancher. Today he heads up operations at Terminal Gravity Brewery in Enterprise. Dave has 3 wonderful kids: Ione, Emmett, and Roan. We’re fortunate when we can get Dave on the river with us with his busy schedule.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid & CPR
  • PASSIONS: Fly fishing, being a father, & Community volunteer (Soccer Coach: Wallowa Valley Youth Soccer Assoc.)
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Be like a river. Be open. Flow.” ~Julie Connor
  • HOMETOWN: McMinnville, OR
  • SCHOOL: Pitzer College '27
  • BACKGROUND: Ukiah has grown up adventuring outdoors and went on her first rafting trip as just a toddler. She spends the school year reading more than enough books and pursuing a degree in Political Studies to enact the changes she believes her community deserves. Despite currently living in a dorm, her sleeping bag is her true home away from home. Ukiah started working with Winding Waters in 2021 and is excited to share river time with people of all ages.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid and CPR
  • PASSIONS: Rural public transit, goats, writing poetry, sleeping under the stars, thrifting, collaging & following local politics
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: "We can be whatever we have the courage to see." – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
  • HOMETOWN: McMinnville, OR
  • SCHOOL: New School University (BA, Cultural Studies), Yeshiva University (MSW)
  • BACKGROUND: Silas’ guide career started in 1994, rafting rivers of the West for the same company that Paul cut his guiding teeth on. During these quasi-nomadic years, he also led year-round 21 day wilderness expeditions in CA, NV, WA and OR for troubled youth. In 2003, he went back to school to get a master’s degree in social work and began a career working in publicly-funded mental health, and settled down on a farm to raise a family in western Oregon. Silas has recently shifted to more flexible healthcare consulting work, and returned to seasonally guide the rivers that brought so much joy to him in his 20s.
  • CERTIFICATIONS:  First Aid and CPR (current); Swiftwater Rescue (not current), Wilderness First Responder (not current), American Canoe Association Whitewater Kayak Instructor (not current)
  • PASSIONS: Self-support whitewater kayak trips, swimming rivers, forest stewardship and planting trees, traveling, coaching, youth development, and backpacking.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
  • HOMETOWN: Moscow, ID
  • SCHOOL: University of Puget Sound (Double majoring in Politics and Government & Environmental Policy and Decision Making)
  • BACKGROUND: Avery joined the WWRE crew in 2021. Avery grew up on a small farm in northern Idaho adventuring throughout the west with her family. She has been rafting the different stretches of the Salmon and many other rivers since she was six. The Salmon River now feels like a second home and somewhere she can always return to ground herself. She is currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Policy but decided to take this year off and continue working to preserve the natural world while helping the outdoors become more accessible. She is working for a conservation corps doing restoration work throughout Washington and Oregon.
  • PASSIONS: Rafting, skiing, backpacking, conservation work, native plants, and reading
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Wilderness First Responder and CPR
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “And as with age, you choose your own way among the many faces of a busy world may you always remember the path that leads back…back to the important places.” ~Doug Woodward
  • HOMETOWN: Salmon, ID/Bend, OR
  • SCHOOL: Walla Walla College (Social Work)
  • BACKGROUND: Todd has been guiding with us since 2005. His background includes working with troubled youth and as a master craftsman. He runs Twig, a 2nd hand recycled material craftsman company, which produces functional items from recycled materials.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid & CPR, Swift Water Rescue
  • PASSIONS: Recycling and bettering Wallowa County’s environment for all
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Beer Goatman”
  • HOMETOWN: Lostine, OR
  • SCHOOL: Lewis & Clark College
  • BACKGROUND: Anna joined WWRE in 2022 and works as a swamper on the river, assists with food prep in the boathouse kitchen, and manages the social media. She grew up in Wallowa County and recently graduated from Lewis and Clark College with a degree in media studies. She is excited to get back outside and explore life after college.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid & CPR
  • PASSIONS: Hiking, skiing, reading, filmmaking
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Middle of nowhere, center of the universe.” -Terminal Gravity
  • HOMETOWN: Joseph, Oregon/Winnemucca, NV
  • SCHOOL: Boise State University (Pre-Speech-Language Pathology)
  • BACKGROUND: Robin has been with us since 2013. She grew up splitting her time between school in Nevada and Joseph, or as she likes to call Joseph, home. She comes home every summer to spend time on her grandmother’s farm and get lost in the mountains. As a graduate of Boise State, she played three years of club lacrosse while in school and discovered her love of American Sign Language.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Outdoor Emergency Care Technician, Swift-Water Rescue & CPR
  • PASSIONS: Hiking, biking, sunrises, staying active, reading and American Sign Language
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Person to person, moment to moment, as we love, we change the world.”- Smahria Lyte Kaufman
    Alis volat propiis—    “She flies with her own wings.”
  • HOMETOWN: Winnemucca, NV/Joseph, OR
  • SCHOOL: Boise State University (Environmental Studies)
  • BACKGROUND: Anders joined his sister Robin on our guide roster in 2015. He grew up in Winnemucca, Nevada, but has always spent summers in Joseph, Oregon on his grandmother’s farm. He recently graduated from Boise State University. In his free time he enjoys staying active and tries to play as many sports as possible.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid and CPR
  • PASSIONS: Hiking, reading, any sport with a ball, and skipping rocks.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.” ~Marcus Aurelius
  • HOMETOWN: Corvallis, Oregon
  • SCHOOL: Oregon State University
  • BACKGROUND: Anson worked with WWRE in 2021, and is returning for his second year in 2024. He grew up recreating outdoors with his family in Corvallis, Oregon but moved to New York City this year following his high school graduation. Serving with education non-profit City Year, he has spent the year working full-time at an underserved elementary school in East Harlem. Anson is very excited to get back out onto the river to ground himself after the year in the city.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid & CPR
  • PASSIONS: Cooking, Speaking Spanish, Traveling, Outdoor Recreation, Running, Soccer
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." - Henry David Thoreau
  • HOMETOWN: Portland, OR
  • SCHOOL: University of Puget Sound (Majoring in Plant Biology & Spanish)
  • BACKGROUND: Sarah has been guiding with us since 2016. She grew up in Portland and spent summers in Joseph falling in love with the mountains and rivers and wildlife. These trips to NE Oregon sparked her passion for plants and wildlife. She is fluent in Spanish and spent 6 months studying in Chile.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Wilderness First Responder, CPR, & Swift-Water Rescue
  • PASSIONS: Kayaking, backpacking, cooking, eating, dancing, travel, plant biology
  • FAVORITE QUOTE:
    "All the valley is dancing
    Together under the sun,
    And the heart of him who joins us not
    Is turned to dust, to dust.”
    ~ Isabel Allende
  • HOMETOWN: Buchillon, Switzerland
  • SCHOOL: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
  • BACKGROUND: Becca grew up in Switzerland before moving to California’s central coast for university. She then worked in regenerative agriculture and rangeland management on the Santa Cruz coast for several years until joining the WWRE crew in 2020. She spends the rest of the year surfing and camping up and down Baja, Mexico.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Wilderness First Responder, CPR, & Swift-Water Rescue
  • PASSIONS: surfing, SCUBA, all things on and underwater, languages, cooking, hiking, climbing, wildlife, horseback riding
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: 
    “We have the power to make this life a wonderful adventure!”
    ~ Charlie Chaplin

HOMETOWN: Corvallis, OR

SCHOOL: Portland State University (Geography)

BACKGROUND: Clark started guiding with us in 2019. A son of former wilderness therapists and guides, he grew up engaged with the rivers, forests, and mountains of Oregon Country, so guiding with Winding Waters was an obvious choice-- he genuinely believes we are the best in the business. 

Thanks in large part to being able to bring guiding to the table, Clark co-founded and now co-directs the Pandion Institute which facilitates Land-based cultural, ecological, and outdoor skills education for Columbia Plateau Indigenous youth. Pandion uses WWRE and crew as a trusted outfitter to facilitate their experiential education programs that take place on Nez Perce and Cayuse homelands, and this partnership has been the inspiration for a core part of the Pandion mission: building bridges between outdoor recreation and tribal communities across our region, for our mutual benefit.

CERTIFICATIONS: Wilderness First Responder, CPR, & Swift-Water Rescue

PASSIONS: Family, friends, and food. Reading, writing, hearing, and telling stories. Grounding himself in body and place: kayaking, paragliding, trail running, gravel riding, whitewater swimming. Human and environmental geographies.

FAVORITE QUOTE: “We are human only in contact, and conviviality, with what is not human.” - David Abrams

  • HOMETOWN: Olympia, WA
  • SCHOOL: Eastern Washington University (Finance)
  • BACKGROUND: Brett joined the crew in 2020. He grew up rafting and kayaking in Western Washington and was inspired from a young age by the unique perspective and access gained through river travel. Sports, and football in-particular dominated his high school and early college experience, playing two years of college football at Eastern Washington University before deciding life on the river sounded much more fun.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: ACA Swiftwater Rescue Instructor, Wilderness First Responder, CPR
  • PASSIONS: Kayaking, Skiing, Cooking, Relaxing in the shade
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “On the River by 9:00”
  • HOMETOWN: Kent, OH
  • SCHOOL: Westminster College (Philosophy), Savannah CoHilary Valentinellege of Art and Design (Architectural Design)
  • BACKGROUND: Hilary climbed aboard with us in 2014. After college Hilary moved to Portland, Oregon to pursue a career in design. After a long adventurous campaign and a series of fortunate events she found her way her to Joseph and hasn’t looked back. She spends her extra time on creative adventures with pen, paint and alternative ice leisure sports.
  • PASSIONS: Food, Water, Camping, Art, Ridiculously Time Consuming Parties, and her dog Clive
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “A ship in the harbor is safe but that is not what ships are built for.” ~ John Shedd
  • HOMETOWN: Cove, OR
  • SCHOOL: University of Oregon (Music)
  • BACKGROUND: Kai jumped on board in 2013 & today makes a very sparse appearance on trips. He was born into a tribe of semi-nomadic back-to-the-land hippy homesteaders in Oregon in 1980. He spent much of his young life camped in a teepee in the national forests of the Pacific Northwest, which left him with a deep love for wild places and the American West. From humble beginnings, he has made humble progress. He studied the piano at University of Oregon, before he made adventuring his life’s work for many years. He has crossed the South Pacific by sailboat, hitch-hiked through the Australian outback, climbed rock walls in the Sierra Nevada, and briefly inhabited an uninhabited island. Kai is now often called a songwriter and a multi-instrumentalist, among other more slanderous things, and since 2006 he has lived in Nashville, working & touring with many great artists including Kacey Musgraves, Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), Bobby Bare, Jr., and bluegrass band The Greencards. For three years, Kai has toured a collaboration he created with Abigail Washburn called “City of Refuge”, and in 2011, released his debut solo record, “Send It Down“.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid & CPR
  • PASSION: Music- Watch a video of Kai singing with Abigail Washburn
  • HOMETOWN: Joseph, OR
  • SCHOOL: Life 101
  • BACKGROUND: Linden arrived August 12, 2010 to proud parents Paul and Penny in the midst of a hectic river season. She is our Chief Junior Guide, helping other kids new to rafting have fun and learn the ropes, as well as jumping into the activity around the boathouse. And she LOVES her lil’ brother, Britton. We are looking forward to her joining the guide team in a few years, after she gets us all trained!
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Ski School 101, Salmon River Sumo Wrestling Official
  • PASSIONS: skiing, soccer, horses, art, swimming, biking & playing with her brother.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Britt!!!”
  • HOMETOWN: Signal Mountain, Tennessee
  • SCHOOL: Signal Mountain High School
  • BACKGROUND: I grew up in an adventurous family which sparked my love for the outdoors. I have been chasing adventures on rivers such as the Green River (Gates of Lodore), Ocoee, Nantahala, Hiwassee, Colorado River (Grand Canyon), Snake, and Salmon since a young age, and the outdoors has become my second home. I will graduate high school in 2025, and I plan to pursue a career in medicine. Currently, I am involved in many service groups with my school that aim to support the community and preserve the environment on a local level.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid and CPR
  • PASSION: Climbing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, surfing, swimming, and running.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved” - D.H. Lawrence
  • HOMETOWN: La Grande, OR
  • BACKGROUND: Cori discovered the wonders of rafting along a stretch of the Verde river in Arizona one wet spring. Since then, she has taken rafts and packrafts along many stretches of whitewater (and some flatwater) throughout the west. As an outdoor educator for two decades, Cori has spent countless nights under the stars, facilitating groups of people as they find connection and joy in wild places. After 25 years away from Eastern Oregon, Cori has returned to plant roots in Baker City, where she is attempting to maintain a garden while also still living the guide life.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Wilderness EMT, CPR, Swiftwater Pro
  • PASSIONS: Bicycles, yoga, dam removal and healthy waterways, deserts, long wandering walks with my old dog, growing food.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: "Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day." - Winnie the Pooh
  • HOMETOWN: Flagstaff AZ
  • BACKGROUND: Schy was born into a rafting family and was tossed into the deep end of multi day river trips at just 9 months old on a 5 day San Juan trip. At age 18 he successfully rowed his own boat down the 226 mile stretch of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River solidifying his love and passion for rivers. Shortly after he moved up to Jackson, WY to guide 32’ two man sweep boats on the Snake river in the Grand Teton National Park. His passion for guiding multi day river trips led him to Hells canyon, the salmon river, the Grand Canyon and eventually back up to Idaho with us where he hopes to introduce everyone he can to the joys of rafting and experiencing the great outdoors.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Wilderness First Responder, CPR, Swiftwater Rescue
  • PASSION: Meticulously making art is his woodshop, traveling, snow sports, climbing, canyoneering, rock hounding and planning for the next big adventure.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.” -Arapaho
  • BACKGROUND: Meredith grew up in the town of enterprise, Oregon. She spent her free time, exploring the vast mountains, out her back door,riding horses and writing music. She’s worked on and off for Winding Waters and she was 15, first, as a musician, then a swamper, and now her third year as a guide. When she’s not enjoying the river, she’s either touring with her band teaching music or recording in Nashville Tennessee.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: CPR, First Aid
  • PASSIONS: Family and friends, travel, music, reading, writing, rafting, outdoor adventures, free tickets to festivals.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “When you stop thinking about yourself all the time, a certain sense of repose overtakes you… It’s like taking a drink of cold water when you were thirsty. Every taste bud on your tongue every molecule in your body says thank you.” - Leonard Cohen
  • HOMETOWN: Prescott, Arizona
  • SCHOOL: Arizona State University (Industrial Design)
  • BACKGROUND: Gracie grew up in Prescott, Arizona, and though she’s wandered a lot, it still feels like home. After spending years exploring the Pacific Northwest, she made Livingston, Montana, her home base. She spends her winters here, and in the summers she is a river guide while doing freelance design work.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Swiftwater Rescue Training, Wilderness First Responder
  • PASSION: When I’m not out guiding, you’ll probably find me skiing the peaks close to home, fishing on the Yellowstone, running forest trails, or making art with my friends. I also run my own design studio, Last Light Creative, where I focus on branding, app, and web design.

    One of the things I’m most passionate about is working with youth, helping them connect with and care for the outdoors. It’s incredibly fulfilling to create opportunities for young people to learn outside, with the hope that they’ll grow into stewards of the planet and make a positive impact on our world.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Carpe the diem, seize the carp!” - Out Cold Film
  • HOMETOWN: Fort Thomas, KY
  • SCHOOL: Senior at Northern Kentucky University
  • BACKGROUND:
    -Senior studying finance at NKU
    -Assistant Manager/ Dockmaster at Aquaramp Marina on the Ohio River. I Worked there for 4 years. 
  • PASSIONS: Running/ Exercise, guitar, music, writing, comedy
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang onto, no parachute. The good news, there’s no ground.” - Chögyam Trungpa
  • HOMETOWN: Lostine OR
  • SCHOOL: University of Oregon
  • BACKGROUND: Foster grew up by the Lostine River on a trout farm outside of Lostine, Oregon. He graduated from Enterprise High school in 2020 and went on to take a gap year in which he started a blacksmithing business, learned to sail, and joined the WWRE crew. Foster moved on to Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota for his freshman year but has since transferred to the University of Oregon where he studies Math and Computer Science. Foster prides himself on being ready for the zombie apocalypse by trying to become competent in a little bit of everything. Need a sword forged? On it. An algorithm to run your fort's automated turrets? No problem. Need power for the off grid greenhouse you've got? Easy! Solar or Hydro? That being said, his foremost passion is for adventure and the outdoors and nothing brings those two together quite like rafting.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: First Aid & CPR
  • PASSIONS: Writing, Guitar, Road Trips
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “It’s A Magical World, Hobbes Ol’ Buddy…Let’s Go Exploring!” – Calvin (Bill Waterson)
  • HOMETOWN: Joseph, OR
  • SCHOOL: Life 101
  • BACKGROUND: Britton came onto the scene May 15, 2014 to a family much awaiting his arrival. Britton thrived on his first 4 day Salmon rafting trip in 2018 & he hasn’t looked back. Big sister Linden has been having fun sharing the river with her little bro!
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Ski School 101, Linden’s School of Life
  • PASSIONS: Biking, skiing, fishing, swimming, T-Ball, soccer, anything remote control, art, running, & playing with his dogs
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Sure!”
  • HOMETOWN: Logan, UT
  • SCHOOL: Dog Town, USA
  • BACKGROUND: Macey had a long life with us and peacefully passed away in December of 2017. She loved running rivers with her family. We dearly miss her and hope she’s enjoying her new world chasing chickens & chomping on dog bones. See you again on “the river” soon, our friend.
  • HOMETOWN: Palisade, CO
  • SCHOOL: Macey’s School of Dog Life
  • BACKGROUND: Scout learned from the best, our beloved Macey. As a mini-Australian Shepard, she’s a little more timid around water, but loves adventure!
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Cat & chicken chasing
  • PASSIONS: running, chasing anything that will run from her, and seeking out lovin’s.
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Scout!”
  • HOMETOWN: Oroville, WA
  • SCHOOL: Scout’s School of Dog Life
  • BACKGROUND: Koko is learning from our Scout about farm & boathouse life. A Golden Retriever born on April 7, 2021, Koko is in for a lifetime of adventure around our boathouse, on the river, and in the mountains.
  • CERTIFICATIONS: Fetch 101
  • PASSIONS: following her big sis, Scout around and playing with her kids, Linden & Britton
  • FAVORITE QUOTE: “Good doggie!”
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