River Guiding 2007

The Colorado River near Moab, Utah. Life is good here...

I got to spend the season guiding for Western River Expeditions (http://www.westernriver.com/). Best "job" of my life. Best summer of my life. Being retired has its benefits. ;)
-- Danger sign entering Cataract Canyon at the Confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers.
This didn't end well...

Cataract Canyon - Summer 07

Cataract Canyon.
Holding down the cooler... you know, just in case.
(Corey Chatwin at the helm, Grace Rich lounging down back, and Patrick Parsons sacrificing for the other Gott - Desolation Canyon.)

Cataract Canyon - July 07. There's no greater peace for me than on the river. I think God lives here - in fact, I'm sure of it. :) Ashley is a good friend and my roommate in our double-wide trailer for the season.

My purple boat - Desolation Canyon - July 2007
The Pied Piper...

Heidi and Carly making "turn & burn's" for the Captain's Dinner - Desolation Canyon 5 day river trip. Everyone dresses up for the last night of the trip... well, as much as possible.
We're ahead of the curve... this look is all the rage is Paris.

My boat is the one with the orange gott on it... Desolation Canyon 4 day river trip.

2007 Season River Guides after Desolation Canyon rowing training trip - May 2007.

2007 Western River Expeditions Red-Nosed River Guides (I think they're using this as a skin cancer awareness ad).

A Loo with a view... Cataract Canyon

Slack-lining in the park in Moab. This picture is awesomely deceiving. I fell after walking 2 steps - but HAPPENED to get a picture looking like I had a clue what I was doing.

2007 season WRE River Guides - at Brown Betty on Cataract Canyon Training Trip in May.

Working hard on the Daily stretch... "Paddle monkeys! Paddle!"

Wearing every stitch of clothing around on an early season 4-day Deso trip. Mosquitos were biting through my clothes... mean-spirited little suckers.
Life is good on the river... even the worst days are good.