Our Staff and Tour Guides
Not everyone can become a guide at Far Flung Outdoor Center. We look for the most ardent outdoor enthusiasts with many years' experience running rivers throughout the American West. Then we give them our own, Far Flung training, including extra knowledge in botany, geology, astronomy, and the history of Big Bend. In addition, all our guides meet a minimum 40-hour wilderness medicine certification that far exceeds Red Cross or urban first aid and CPR requirements. They'll row the rafts, lead the canoes, organize hikes, prepare lunch and make sure you leave with a greater appreciation for the history and natural desert beauty of the last American frontier. They'll even help you learn how to row or paddle, if you're tired of being treated like royalty.
Jack Sullivan
Position: Operations Manager
Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
Years as a Guide: 4
Years with Far Flung: 4
Favorite Place in the World: South America
Lifelong Goal: To travel the world
Special Talent: I make great pancakes
Best Personal Story: Ask me to tell you on the river! |
|
Elizabeth Thompson
Position: Jeep Tour Guide
Hometown: Terlingua, TX
Years as a Guide: 11
Years with Far Flung: 11
Favorite Place in the World: Right here in Terlingua!
Lifelong Goal: I'm keeping it a secret
Special Talent: I'll never tell
Best Personal Story: Ask me to tell you on your tour. |
|
Chris T. - a.k.a. "Gypsy"
Position: Jeep Tour Guide
Hometown: Where my heart is
Years as a Guide: 5
Years with Far Flung: 5
Favorite Place in the World: Wherever I am
Lifelong Goal: Livin' the journey, not just survivin' it
Special Talent: Music, Photography, Writing (Art schtuff) and takin' people into the desert and mountains and sharin' the beauty, stories, and info of the area.
Best Personal Story: I swore I would never tell. Or maybe I'll tell it on the trip. |
|
Adam Hunter (Creek Hunter)
Position: River Guide
Hometown: Sylva, North Carolina
Years as a Guide: 12
Years with Far Flung: 2
Favorite Place in the World: Ravens Fork Creek, NC
Lifelong Goal: Help clean up the worlds water. Travel to new and interesting places.
Special Talent: Finding outside work and kayaking on my days off.
Best Personal Story: Ask me to tell you on the river. |
|
Hatter
Position: River Guide
Hometown: Southeastern, USA
Years as a Guide: 9
Years with Far Flung: 2
Favorite Place in the World: Yet to be determined
Lifelong Goal: To be a good person: paddle as many rivers across the world.
Special Talent: Yeah, Right
Best Personal Story: You don't want to know!
|
|
David Young
Position: River Guide
Hometown: Brenham, TX
Years as a Guide: 2
Years with Far Flung: 2
Favorite Place in the World: South America
Lifelong Goal: To make each day the best day, leave a small carbon foot print, help keep wild lands roadless and free, save rivers from being drained and promote diversity as an educator.
Special Talent: Running
Best Personal Story: Ask me to tell you on the river |
|
Tony Flint
Position: Guide
Hometown: La Kiva, USA
Years as a Guide: 6
Years with Far Flung: 1
Favorite Place in the World: Jumpoff Canyon, Salt River, Arizona
Lifelong Goal: Spread the Love
Special Talent: I can drink a gallon of milk in one hour
Best Personal Story: I was attacked by a mountain lion once, and I'm still here to tell the story. |
|
