– She’s thinking about it. 

– Wilderness First Responder

– CPR

– Swift Water Rescue

She’s thinking about it. 

She’s thinking about it. 

She’s thinking about it. 

“She’s thinking about it”. 

She’s thinking about it. 

She’s thinking about it. 

Hang on she’s thinkin.

– Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Lee University, Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, minor in Psychology

– Wilderness First Responder

– Certified in Warranty Repair for AIRE rafts

– Manage OAR’s rookie guide training program

– She’s thinking about it. 

– Wilderness First Responder

– CPR

– Swift Water Rescue

He’s thinking about it. 

My best friend is a black lab named Dee. We hunt ducks together in the winter months, and she has made 992 lifetime retrieves for me.She’s thinking about it. 

I’ve never had to give this much thought before, but upon some reflection… a Clydesdale horse. I wear my hair long. I take lengthy strides. Steadiness and loyalty are two of my best qualities. I deliver fun to people. (in the form of whitewater, not Budweiser…) Like most horses, I’m generally calm and loving, but may try to kick you if you get on my bad side.

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.

Whatever one has the most chaos occurring in it at the time I get there!

The ziplines over the soybeans at Ocoee Outdoors. 

   Hmmm… hard to pick… three examples…

• African-American family of 14, split between two boats. Uncle Roy, family patriarch, navy veteran, self-admitted incapable swimmer, and presently a paddler in my boat, fell into the water above a rapid. Upon seeing this, contrary to any possible conceivable instructions previously given, two more people from my boat, as well as two from the other family boat immediately jump into the river to give some type of aid to Uncle Roy. They locked arms, five wide, and took the next rapid together as a family… as my brother likes to say, “that was one way of doing it.

• Hispanic family in my raft at the put in, speaking broken English, hailing from Miami. I explain to them how important paddling is to the success of our day. One of the fellows in the front, an especially buff guy in his mid-twenties, gave me the following assurance. “Padding? Oh, paddling no problem at all, mon. I paddle here, from Cuba, on raft, for four days. This easy. Paddling no problem.” Without skipping a beat, I replied “Welcome to our country… let’s do the thing!”

• Boyscouts: Boy Scout Austin: Are we going to have to get down in the next rapid? Raft Guide Jon: No, not unless something really unexpected happens. Boy Scout Austin: You mean like if a dragon attacks our raft? Raft Guide Jon: Yes, Austin, absolutely, in the event of dragon attacks I get my people down every single time.

– Masters Degree in Mathematics

– Wilderness First Responder

– CPR

– Swift Water Rescue

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I know everything there is to know about Game of Thrones.

“Everyday is a good day to be on the water”. 

ME!!!

There are tons of stories. Too many to even think about. Come raft with me an let’s make some fun memories. 

Hang on he’s thinkin.

Hang on he’s thinkin.

I know everything there is to know about Game of Thrones.

Hang on he’s thinkin.

Hang on he’s thinkin.

Hang on he’s thinkin.

ME!!!

Hang on he’s thinkin.

– Bachelors of Arts in English

– Wilderness First Responder

– CPR

– Swift Water Rescue

2 Years Tubing the Lower Ocoee

12 Years Whitewater Kayaking in 3 different countries. 

Literally lives in a van down by the river. 

River Otter

What are the Rules of Kayaking? 

1) Look Good! If you look good, you feel good, and if you feel good you boat good. 

2) Have Fun!

3) Safety 3rd (Just kidding, your safety is my number one priority on my trips). 

Broken Nose

What do you call a blind dinosaur?

Doyouthinkhesaurus

Hang on she’s thinkin.

-Graduate of Marshal University

-Health Care Provider CPR & AED

-Wilderness First Responder

-Emergency Medical Response – Wilderness

– Class IV swift water rescue.

34 Years Guiding on the Ocoee River

13 Years Guiding on the New River Gorge and Gauley rivers in West Virginia

I have 2 cats at home, Max and Kitty Kitty.

Albino American Bison

“Whitewater rafting makes the world a better place”.

Always a hard question. I guess TableSaw and Broken Nose are my favorites. 

Growing up on the New River in Virginia my parents told me that alligators were in the river.  When I got older I learned to guide on the same New River in West Virginia.  I was still looking for those gators. 

The best stories are people that are nervous about the trip at the beginning and are riding the bull at the end of the trip. 

– Wilderness First Responder

– CPR

– Swift Water Rescue

7 Years on the Ocoee River

Apple grower extrordinaire.  

Antelope

“If you’re not first, you’re last”. 

Slice N’ Dice

Anything that makes my bus driver mad. 

Pooping in the woods.

-Wilderness First Responder

-Emergency Medical Responder

– CPR

– AED

7 Years on the Ocoee River

Apple grower extrordinaire.  

Hippo

“It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am”. 

Slice N’ Dice

What’s the difference between a raft guide and a pizza?

A pizza can feed a family.  

I got thrown out of my boat right before the two biggest rapids in the Olympic section. My crew told me their goal of the day was to stay in the raft. I started yelling paddle commands while I was swimming at least 10 feet behind the boat. The looks or terror and panic on their faces when they realized I wasn’t in the boat is something I’ll never forget. They paddled harder than they had all day and pulled over right before the rapids.