Meet Matthew Pearcy Calm, cool and collected, Matt is a pleasure to be around. He leads trips with that calm confidence he carries everywhere he goes, and will immediately make you feel comfortable to be in his presence. He’s very conscientious of the guest experience, and wants you to have an adventure of a lifetime….
Meet Seneca Kristjonsdottir Seneca has been working at AzRA for a few years now, and she also guides up in Idaho during their rafting season, which means she’s often seen on AzRA trips in the spring and fall. Seneca always has a smile on her face, and is ready to show you a great time…
Meet Colter Tucker Colter (part of the Tucker clan at AzRA) is a laid-back guide with great leadership skills. If you’ve been on a trip with him, you’ll sense that he’s calm and collected, and leads a terrific trip. He’s recently moved into management here in the AzRA office, and has been a member of…
Grand Canyon River Guides Oral History Interview of AzRA Guide Lorna Corson The indefatigable Lorna Corson has guided for Arizona Raft Adventures (AzRA) since 1978. Read her fascinating interview published in the Boatman’s Quarterly Review (BQR), a Grand Canyon River Guides (GCRG) publication here. Anyone can be a Grand Canyon River Guides member; GCRG is…
Meet Sara O’Donnell Sara is newer to the AzRA family, but she’s quickly become an integral part of the family! She has a calm disposition to her, and a quiet confidence, which is appreciated by those around her. As an English major in college, she wrote a really great profile, and we can’t wait to…
Meet Wesley (Wes) Myers Wes has been a part of AzRA his whole life, literally! His mom, who works in the office, started working for AzRA before Wes was born, and has been working here ever since. As you’ll read below, he started working in the warehouse for AzRA when he was in High School,…
Meet Ben Whitaker Those of you that have been lucky enough to go on the river with Ben may know some of the information he’s shared below. As you’ll read in his answers, he loves adventure, and in particular, really loves to share his enthusiasm for Grand Canyon with our guests. With his easy, laid-back…
Meet Margeaux Bestard Photo by Taylor Miller If you’ve ever been on the river with Margeaux, you know how enthusiastic she is about the river! And it’s absolutely contagious! She cares about the river, Grand Canyon, her river trip guests, AzRA, and her fellow guides. She’s also a member of our Respect and Inclusion Task…
Meet Chad Tucker This spring, we’re featuring Chad Tucker–a solid AzRA guide who plans to be here for the long-haul! As you’ll read below, he started at AzRA a little later in his career after going on a trip with his dad, Randy Tucker. And now, we have three Tuckers guiding for AzRA, as Colter…
Meet Riah Risk! We are so lucky to have Riah as one of our competent AzRA guides! If you have been on the river with her, you know why. She’s just a bright light around AzRA, and has just started to trip lead some of our Classics, so we’re excited to see her grow more…
