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Mild to Wild Team

Professional Guides & Adventure Experts

Owners

Alex Mickel

Owner

Hometown: Bedford, MI

Nickname: Al

Favorite Trip: All of them! That’s why I do what I do!

Molly Mickel

Owner

Hometown: Woodbury, MN

Nickname: Mama

Favorite Trip: Castle Valley through Fischer Towers – I like flat water!

River Guides

Ellen Southworth

Operations Manager

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Helen

Favorite Trip: The Salt River One Day trip is not only filled with super fun class III rapids but the canyon provides a beautiful and unique getaway from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Bobby Lee

Head Boatman

Hometown: Vancouver, WA

Nickname: Bleeb

Favorite Trip: Castle Valley section of the Colorado River. I like to camp on the Sandy beaches!

Don Ness

River Guide

Hometown: Silver City, NM

Nickname: Don.com

Favorite Trip: I really enjoy the Upper Animas Silverton Section

Nickol Moran

River Guide

Hometown: San Clemente, CA

Nickname: 1/2 Paso

Favorite Trip: Upper Animas River

Emma Donharl

River Guide

Hometown: Pagosa Springs, CO

Nickname: Lil’ Bug

Favorite Trip: I have to say the Salt River is my favorite! Any length trip.

Rio Baros

River Guide

Hometown: Rio Rancho, NM

Nickname: River

Favorite Trip: I enjoy guiding through Desolation on the Green River. I like the remote and scenic campsites.

Sam Gray

River Guide

Hometown: Yutan, Nebraska

Nickname: Samwhich

Favorite Trip: Upper Salt River, AZ

Richard Frederiksen

River Guide

Hometown: Laramie, WY

Nickname: Stretch

Favorite Trip: Multi-Day trips on the San Miguel River in Telluride are my favorite.

Grace Richey

River Guide

Hometown: Missoula, MT

Nickname: Racer

Favorite Trip: Gates of Lodore is my favorite trip. The scenery and rapids are incredible.

Trey Roberts

River Guide

Hometown: Grapevine, TX

Nickname: Ed Sheeran

Favorite Trip: Gates of Lodore Rafting on the Green River

Kyle Stewart

River Guide

Hometown: Salida, CO

Nickname: DJ Froggy

Favorite Trip: Any overnight trip really. Camping on the river can’t be beaten!

Sam Cook

River Guide

Hometown: Austin, TX

Nickname: Cookie

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas in Durango. I actually really like getting to show guests the great whitewater Durango has to offer.

Niki Calderon

River Guide

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Nickname: Nic

Favorite Trip: The 4-day Gates of Lodore trips is my favorite Mild to Wild trip.

Scotty Guttman

River Guide

Hometown: Grand Junction, CO

Nickname: Buster

Favorite Trip: Can’t beat Cataract Canyon at high water!

Carly Smith

River Guide

Hometown: Northbrook, IL

Nickname: Cinnamon Twist

Favorite Trip: Colorado 2-Day in Moab

Dillon Reed

River Guide

Hometown: Dekalb, IL

Nickname: Skittle

Favorite Trip: Castle Valley in Moab, UT

Michael Stelljes

River Guide

Hometown: Boston, MA

Nickname: Lollipop

Favorite Trip: Needleton section of the Upper Animas is my favorite trip.

Anne Chase

River Guide

Hometown: Steamboat, CO

Nickname: Snapdragon

Favorite Trip: San Miguel River In Telluride

Luke Streit

River Guide

Hometown: Madison, WI

Nickname: Han Solo

Favorite Trip: Desolation Canyon on the Green River in Utah.

Lucy Grande

River Guide

Hometown: St. Paul, MN

Nickname: Butterscotch

Favorite Trip: Colorado River in Moab Overnight

Vlad Dandu

River Guide

Hometown: Romania

Nickname: Boxcar

Favorite Trip: Anything in Cataract Canyon!

Spencer Valois

River Guide

Hometown: Phelan, California

Nickname: Chipmunk

Favorite Trip: San Miguel River in Telluride

Beth Pearson

River Guide

Hometown: Breckenridge, CO

Nickname: Smilling Sally

Favorite Trip: I’m not sure. It’s a tie between the Lower Box of the Piedra and the Rockwood Gorge section of the Upper Anima

Ryan Myers

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: The Wizard

Favorite Trip: Big Water Cataract Canyon

Nikky Fraser

River Guide

Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT

Nickname: Bubbles

Favorite Trip: The Lower Animas River, of course!

Miles Hunter

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Sassy Unicorn

Favorite Trip: 2-Day on the Upper Animas River

Mary Fenberg

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Wonder Woman

Favorite Trip: A Family Trip Down the Lower Animas

Joe Lawton

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Hula Hoop

Favorite Trip: Colorado River 3-Day in Moab

Jackson Steigelman

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Rusty Fender

Favorite Trip: Upper Piedra River

Ben Mason

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Brick Wall

Favorite Trip: San Miguel River Full Day

Eric Barth

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Twister

Favorite Trip: San Miguel River

Bella Machado

River Guide

Hometown: Peta Luma, CA

Nickname: Cherry Garcia

Favorite Trip: Upper Piedra River

Christian Wright

River Guide

Hometown: Moab, UT

Nickname: The Philosopher

Favorite Trip: Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument

Brian Lincks

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Tic Tac

Favorite Trip: Castle Valley section of the Colorado River

Benji Mickel

River Guide

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Magic Beans

Favorite Trip: Upper Piedra River

Drivers

Jerry McGeorge

Driver Manager

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Pickle

Favorite Trip: Red Mountain on a Silverton Jeep Tour

Doug Fields

Driver

Hometown: Denver, CO

Nickname: Dougie Fresh

Favorite Trip: Corkscrew Velocity on a Silverton Jeep Tour

Jay Blacksher

Driver

Hometown: Aztec, CO

Nickname: Jaybird

Favorite Trip: Minnie Gulch

Marty Dowling

Driver

Hometown: Boulder, CO

Nickname: Brindle

Favorite Trip: Silverton Jeep

John Egan

Driver

Hometown: Santa Fe, NM

Nickname: JT

Favorite Trip: Browns Gulch, Silverton Jeep

Kellie Looper

Driver

Hometown: Craig, CO

Nickname: Squeaks

Favorite Trip: Mesa Verde

David Sronce

Driver

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Dave

Favorite Trip: Mesa Verde

Dave Pirrone

Driver

Hometown: Bozeman, MT

Nickname: Corkscrew

Favorite Trip: Stoney Pass, Silverton Jeep

Jared Avery

Driver

Hometown: Carbondale, CO

Nickname: Wrench

Favorite Trip: Browns Gulch, Silverton Jeep

Miles Newby

Driver

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Cadillac

Favorite Trip: Stony Pass, Silverton Jeep

Adventure Consultants

Natalie Martin

Office Leader

Hometown: Scranton, PA

Nickname: Lil’Carrot

Favorite Trip: The Piedra River

Jenny Black

Adventure Consultant

Hometown: Redwood City, CA – But spent most of my life in AZ!

Nickname: Snack Lady

Favorite Trip: Mesa Verde

Genevieve Gross

Adventure Consultant & Special Event Coordinator

Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO

Nickname: G

Favorite Trip: Castle Valley

Dustin Day

Adventure Consultant

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Java King

Favorite Trip: Silverton Jeep Tour

Sage Kooi

Adventure Consultant

Hometown: Fort Collins, CO

Nickname: Sager Danger

Favorite Trip: I’m stuck between the Salt River and Gates of Lodore!

Zach Zirkelbach

Adventure Consultant

Hometown: Waukegan, IL

Nickname: Zirkel

Favorite Trip: Yampa River

Keegan Galbraith

Adventure Consultant

Hometown: Elk Rapids, MI

Nickname: Doc

Favorite Trip: San Miguel River

Jacob Couch

Adventure Consultant

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Potato

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas right through town!

Guest Relations

Kelsey Wright

Guest Relations Leader

Hometown: Littleton, CO

Nickname: Kels

Favorite Trip: Piedra River!

Kayla Rubenstein

Photography Coordinator

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Mittens

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River

Corbin Miller

Greeter

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Corbs

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River with Ella!

Ella Stevens

Greeter

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Cinderella

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River with Corbin!

Chase Robertson

Photographer

Hometown: Anchorage, AK

Nickname: Switch

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River at High Water

Will Lammons

Photographer

Hometown: Durango, CO

Nickname: Peach

Favorite Trip: Lower Animas River through Smelter Rapid

Marketing

Kolben Preble

Marketing Director

Hometown: Forest Grove, OR

Nickname: Kolby

Favorite Trip: Upper Salt River, AZ

Kimberly Cassels

Copywriter

Hometown: Farmington, NM

Nickname: Kim

Favorite Trip: Yampa River

Anna Thorne

Content Coordinator

Hometown: Columbia, MO

Nickname: Anna Banana

Favorite Trip: The Yampa River, the incredible changes in scenery blow me away!

Dogs of Mild to Wild

Louie

Office Dog

Office Job: Morale Manager

Favorite Trip: I’m up for anything!

D.O.G.

Office Dog

Office Job: Assistant Guide

Favorite Trip: Upper Salt River, AZ

Maggie

Office Dog

Office Job: Assistant Office Manager on the Salt River

Favorite Trip: After work boating on the Salt River

Jasper

Office Dog

Office Job: Assistant Boatman

Favorite Trip: San Miguel River in Telluride!