Our Goals
- Help guests feel like a traveler, not a tourist
- Support our local community
- Support local agriculture
- Promote eco-literacy
- Encourage participants to develop and improve outdoor skills
- Provide truly gourmet food
- Foster connections to each other, to our selves and to the land
Our Guides
Kelly AKA "K Jo"
Founder and Guide
Kelly's experience in the outdoors is diverse and ever-expanding. One bright spring day when Kelly was a child she was running up a steep hill in her rural neighborhood, at some point she lost the silky red ribbon she wore in her hair, a few days later she found it wrapped beautifully in a robin's nest. She was stunned by the connection, even as a child she somehow knew a part of her was interwoven in the natural world. Over the past decade Kelly has found a love for helping others experience an awe-inspiring connection to the outdoors, finding reverie. During her training at the Wilderness Awareness School she learned survival skills, tracking and native ways with nature. She has been mentored by pioneering eco-philosophers and she tirelessly studies ecopsychology. She has competed in 24-hour mountain bike races, rode the waves of untamed rivers, explored the depths of caves and over time, collected 300 days of harsh winter camping. Kelly continues to explore the mountains on her bamboo cyclocross bike, an engagement gift from her husband, and loves to spend time with her daughter in the aspen grove behind their house. awestruck mountain bike hike organic farm tour
Founder and Guide
Kelly's experience in the outdoors is diverse and ever-expanding. One bright spring day when Kelly was a child she was running up a steep hill in her rural neighborhood, at some point she lost the silky red ribbon she wore in her hair, a few days later she found it wrapped beautifully in a robin's nest. She was stunned by the connection, even as a child she somehow knew a part of her was interwoven in the natural world. Over the past decade Kelly has found a love for helping others experience an awe-inspiring connection to the outdoors, finding reverie. During her training at the Wilderness Awareness School she learned survival skills, tracking and native ways with nature. She has been mentored by pioneering eco-philosophers and she tirelessly studies ecopsychology. She has competed in 24-hour mountain bike races, rode the waves of untamed rivers, explored the depths of caves and over time, collected 300 days of harsh winter camping. Kelly continues to explore the mountains on her bamboo cyclocross bike, an engagement gift from her husband, and loves to spend time with her daughter in the aspen grove behind their house. awestruck mountain bike hike organic farm tour
Russell
Lead Guide and Bike Mechanic
More than just a hammerhead, Russell is as fun to be around as he is knowledgeable about bikes. With over 15 years experience in the bike and outdoor industry, Russell has guided for adventure companies such as Longacre Expeditions and The World Outdoors as well as wrenched on 1000s of bikes. Russell is also actively engaged in the local community, serving as Vice President for the Nederland Area Trails Organization and coordinating Bike-to-Work Day activities. He is a dedicated and caring community leader. Outside of that pesky work stuff, with over a decade of getting lost in the Ned maze of trails, Russell likes to think he has all the turns figured out. awestruck
Lead Guide and Bike Mechanic
More than just a hammerhead, Russell is as fun to be around as he is knowledgeable about bikes. With over 15 years experience in the bike and outdoor industry, Russell has guided for adventure companies such as Longacre Expeditions and The World Outdoors as well as wrenched on 1000s of bikes. Russell is also actively engaged in the local community, serving as Vice President for the Nederland Area Trails Organization and coordinating Bike-to-Work Day activities. He is a dedicated and caring community leader. Outside of that pesky work stuff, with over a decade of getting lost in the Ned maze of trails, Russell likes to think he has all the turns figured out. awestruck
Reba
Guide
Reba is your quintessential mountain mama. You won't easily find a woman with such a wide range of outdoor experiences. She has been a Environmental Educator for well-respected programs, she has a Wilderness First Aid certification and she currently runs award-winning programs for Eco-Cycle of Boulder. Reba is a master river runner, an amazing mountain biker and she can tell you anything you want to know and more about composting! She is a delight to experience the outdoors with and you will leave her presence knowing a little more about the wonders of nature.
Guide
Reba is your quintessential mountain mama. You won't easily find a woman with such a wide range of outdoor experiences. She has been a Environmental Educator for well-respected programs, she has a Wilderness First Aid certification and she currently runs award-winning programs for Eco-Cycle of Boulder. Reba is a master river runner, an amazing mountain biker and she can tell you anything you want to know and more about composting! She is a delight to experience the outdoors with and you will leave her presence knowing a little more about the wonders of nature.