Hi Mike,

We got back last night from our one-day trip with Brian as our guide. It was wonderful!  Barry and I have fairly extensive  white water experience, but our 13 year old grandson Owen was on his first trip and was smitten with the entire experience.  Brian was especially thoughtful and engaged Owen in the entire experience, which I know meant a lot to Owen.....and to us.

Brian is a treasure.  He's a good boatman and blends those skills nicely with his love of nature and sharing it with the passengers. We learned he'll be doing a dorie trip in the Grand Canyon.  We know a lot of the Dorie people in Flagstaff, having been on some of their trips, and feel he'll be a good fit there, too.

Thanks to you and all the gang for a really terrific close to home fun day with enough white water to make the heart quicken some and nice calm stretches to gaze at the beauty.  You've good and friendly staff down there and we'll no doubt do another trip, this time with more family members.  Greg, a White Mtn. Apache guide, pretty much talked me into the multi-day trip. We just couldn't fit it in this time with Owen's schedule, as it was he missed school yesterday.

Best regards,

Blair Kuropatkin, Barry McCormick and Owen Kuropatkin
Tucson, Arizona