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A day in the life of a raft-guide trainee

Article by Brad Goettemoeller

Recreation – August 2005 – Colorado Central Magazine

ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER, you see rafts bouncing downstream with a well-trained guide at the helm. But have you ever thought about how someone becomes a guide? In theory, a guide is trained by mature, responsible and highly skilled instructors in a controlled and safe environment that is conducive to learning. However, my experience was quite the opposite.