Our guests agree that ROW guides are the most important element in the success of their adventure with us. Whether it’s a river guide out West, a yachting guide in the Mediterranean, or a sea kayak guide in the Galapagos, we are proud to have some of the best in the business.
ROW's mission is "Sharing Nature – Enriching Lives" and we strive to realize this on every one of our adventures. Along with extensive training and certification in First Aid, River Rescue and other outdoor skills, over 75% of our USA-based guide staff are trained as Certified Interpretive Guides through the National Association of Interpretation. Interpretation in this context means our guides are trained to communicate their knowledge with you in a way that will connect you to the places we visit in a personal and relevant way, so that your vacation with us is that much more enriching.
Born 1985 in Eureka, California. Guide with ROW since 2005: MT.
Whether it be his expertise in making spice cakes or cameo appearance in his fancy green suit Dustin always livens up a ROW trip. A self proclaimed expert on prairie dogs, Dustin can tell you how they communicate and live. Dustin's ...
Born 1988 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Guide Since: 2007: ID, MT. With ROW since 2007
Ben divides his time between rivers in the summer and the ski slopes in the winter. If he isn't guiding on the Lochas or Clark Fork, he can be found on the ski slopes of North Idaho teaching ski school. Ben is an ...
Born 1979 in San Luis Obispo, California. Guide since 2005. ID, AK, UT, MT. With ROW since 2009
Christie has a thirst for new knowledge and new rivers, and she loves to share these passions with ROW guests. As a Chemistry teacher at the Idyllwild Arts Academy, Christie spends her winters ...
Born 1974 in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Guide since 1998 : WV, ID, MT, MA, ME, Peru. Joined ROW in 2003.
John likes "Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain." If you ever wondered if there really was a thing as a right handed or left handed paddle John would be the one to convince you one way ...
5th generation Idaho native Jessica Helsley began guiding for ROW Adventures in 2006. Born in 1985 in Twin Falls, Idaho Jess spent all of her youth working and playing amid Idaho's pristine rivers. She loves to share her knowledge of the Gem State with everyone she encounters, and does ...
Born 1986 in Spokane, Washington. Guide since 2008. ID, WA, MT, OR. With ROW since 2006
Growing up in Spokane, Washington (official slogan: Near Nature, Near Perfect) Isaac had a hankering for adventure in the great outdoors at an early age, supported by family backpacking, camping, and ...
Born 1978 in Orofino, Idaho. Guide with ROW since 2002: ID, MT, OR.
Growing up in the heart of central Idaho, Lewis has been fishing, hunting, hiking, rafting and skiing most all his life. Lewis spends much of the season behind the scenes as our Western Rivers Manager, keeping our Snake River ...
Born 1985 in Nachadoges, Texas. Guide since 2003: ID, OR, WV, CO, New Zealand. With ROW since 2007
Though Jess was born in Texas she spent most of her formative years growing up on the Snake river in the town Clarkston, Washington. She has fond memories of lassoing a forest service picnic ...
Born 1983 in Portland, Oregon. Guide with ROW since 2002: MT, ID.Kalisha got her start at ROW as a guide assistant when she was just 17. Since then she has guided over 40 trips on the Upper Missouri River and now knows more about Lewis and Clark than she ever dreamed possible. She loves water in ...
Born 1989 in Kingston, NY. Guide since 2008. ID, MT, WA, WV. With ROW since 2008
When Robin was growing up a common saying in her family was If youre too young to walk behind the tractor and pick, youre driving it! Robins youth was spent on a vegetable farm in upstate New York, a ...
Born 1986 in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. Guide since 2005: ID, OR, CO, MT. With ROW since 2008
Davids most memorable childhood moment is waking up on a Saturday morning with nothing to do except watch cartoons! Maybe thats because he has been running through life ever since, literally. A ...
Born 1969 in Wilton, CT. Guide since 1989: CA, CO, OR, ID, UT, WV. With ROW since 2002.
There are those who follow the harvest to pick fruit throughout the West, but Connelly is a self-proclaimed migrant "wave farmer" traveling with the snow's melt down rivers throughout America. At ROW his ...
Born 1979 Colorado Springs, Colorado. Guide since 2003: ME, WY, ID, MT, NZ. With ROW since 2007
If you meet Ivan dont be surprised if he is standing on one leg. He once did this for over four hours in order to win tickets to a World Championship Wrestling (what is WCW?) just spell it out ...
Born 1982 in Boise, Idaho. Guide with ROW since 2005: CO, ID, MT, Honduras, Peru.
Sea is never one to sit still! She fell in love with rivers as a child growing up in Boise and fishing all over the northwest with her father. Later in life she studied at two American Universities - one in New ...
