Meet our Quality Staff

Guides & Trip Consultants

Michael Hardy

Michael is our lead guide. He has been a commercial guide for 12 years with over 15,000 river miles. You will meet Michael greeting guests and shuttling and coordinating trips. He guides all of our rivers and all of our jeep trail tour trips, so if you are really lucky, he’ll be your guide.

Cory Shepherd

Better known as "Cory Bob", he is our Arizona trip manager during the spring season and then is in charge of Guide Training and Education for the Colorado season. His training beyond the state requirements includes Wilderness First Aid, Swift Water I and II and over 10,000 river miles. He is qualified as a trip leader for all our trips and has been the head of our instructional guide school for four years. Additionally, he has the biggest bank of jokes this side of the Mississippi!

Klare Nava

Klare, a Texas native, is our sales director, trip consultant manager, group sales coordinator, office staff trainer and the organizer! You will probably meet Klare over the phone, or perhaps over the web and you will for sure meet her at trip check-in! She has a Bachelor Degree from the University of Wyoming. She can talk with the best of them from Texas! We love her accent!

Robert Meeker

One of our finest up and coming guides, Rob is the newest member of our high adventure team. His knowledge of the outdoors is enhanced by his B.S. degree in General Science. A youth ministry leader, Rob is dedicated to providing a fun and educational experience on all his trips.

Greg Miller

With over 15 years of guiding experience, Greg still loves guiding as much as his first season and conducts his trips with true enthusiasm. He is qualified on all trips as a trip leader. Greg loves kayaking and snowboarding and spends his winters as the owner and operator of Inferno Snowboards in Durango, Colorado.

Stacey Sotosky

A trip consultant professional and an inspiring guide, Stacey will help you choose the best rafting adventure for you and your family. Whether it’s the first time or you’re an experienced boater, she’s the planner that will help you decide what river, what to bring, how to get there, and where to stay. During the off season Stacey is a Video Artist.”

"Skip" Favreau

Skip, "The Veteran," has been guiding for 23 seasons, has logged over 20,000 river miles and has been an important part of the Mild to Wild Rafting and Jeep Trail Tour team since its beginning! He is Vice President of La Plata County Search and Rescue. Certifications include First Responder and he has been a Swift Water Rescue Instructor. He loves trail running, river running and mountain climbing.

John Martin

"Just ask John" has 8 seasons’ experience commercially guiding and over 6,000 river miles. His certifications include Swift Water I and II as well as Wilderness First Aid. He is our resident tattoo artist and company "teddy bear." John will keep you well entertained.

John Krueger

"The Dare-Devil" is a Colorado native. John has 13 seasons of commercial guideing experience and over 12,000 river miles. He guides all of our trips. John is an EMT, a renowned kayaker and is often found providing kayak safety on our high adventure trips. When he is not rafting or kayaking, he is paragliding and mountain biking.

The Finest Guides

Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Trail Tours, Inc. values higher certification in our employees. For this reason, we offer financial incentives to achieve these higher certifications and safety training. We also value return employees just as we do repeat customers (watch for specials). Returning employees also receive financial incentives.

*All or our guides clearly surpass the Colorado and Utah State requirements (Arizona has few requirements) for certifications. These include current first aid and CPR training and 50 logged river hours. Wilderness First Aid is 3 times the required first aid training. First Responder is even more advanced training than Wilderness First Aid, and EMT certification is a 6-month intensive course that qualifies one to assist in ambulance care. Swiftwater is a river rescue course.

Please feel free to request the guide of your choice when you make your reservations.

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