The 'Staff Bios' Category Archive

Rowan has been guiding on California rivers since 2016. He thrives in the varied day-to-day lifestyle of a river guide. Rowan loves working with kids, both on the water and on the ski slopes. He recently co-founded a new business and is eager to keep growing.

Jack has been guiding with All-Outdoors since 2017. When the rafting season is over, he returns home to Utah and is routinely featured in ski films. Jack is always eager to find ways to use his environmental studies degree while out on the water.

Joe followed his interest in whitewater all the way from the east coast to California. He has become a valued member of All-Outdoors. He is a Class V guide, manager of Tuolumne river operations, and is one of AO’s go-to staff members.

Trey is the third generation of Armstrongs to guide and manage All-Outdoors. He is a skilled river guide and has worked just about every job AO has to offer! He never gets tired of seeing guests get excited about rafting.

Helen is an East Coast transplant who followed her love of rafting to California. She loves all kinds of water sports, good food, and her cats. She manages the South Fork of the American, as well as managing food prep and driving shuttles.

Stella is a second generation river guide. She grew up rafting and kayaking on the South Fork American and has been guiding on it since 2019. She mainly guides trips on the Middle Fork American now, and is in school studying nursing during the winter.

Reese has been guiding on California rivers since 2017. She mainly guides on the Middle Fork American and loves to immerse her guests in the process of a rafting trip. When she is not on the water she spends her time on the ski slopes or in the kitchen.

Meet Mr. Nash, one of the lynch-pins of our Tuolumne River operation!  Guiding for us since…..oh lord a long time I’m not even really sure……. Noah has guided basically all of our rivers over his career with us, ran our Merced […]

Where to start here with Colin?  The organic garden in a bathtub?  No, too typical.  Doesn’t set him apart.  Maybe the work with the orphanage in Nicaragua?  eh.  Again, nothing new there–so many people do that stuff.  The irrigation system […]

Lenka is a rare bird, both exotic and practical. She was born in the Czech Republic so she brings Eastern European flair to our Walnut Creek office–and she also keeps it in top form with her impeccable attention to detail. […]