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Let Your Experience Be Your Guide
Tami Rogers, Maine’s Outdoor Learning Center
A lot of people come in with great life experience. And that experience is what is going to make them the good guide.
Be the Role Model You Wish You’d Had
Jackie Stratton, Waterways Guiding
I’m not perfect by any means, but I want to create a really inclusive environment.
Make Friends with Your Guide (Book)
Sandy Moore & Kimberlee Bennett, Authors of Paddling Southern Maine
We want people to understand, ‘What am I getting into?’
Find the ‘Extra’ in Your Ordinary
Tracyn Thayer
All the experiences I’ve had in my life up to that point kind of all came together.
Create Your Future
Jesika Lucarelli & Tallie Martin, Great Mountain Guide Service
There’s really no future unless you create it.
Be Brave Right Where You Are
Amanda Hatley, She Summits, Co.
I realized that I live my best life in the outdoors.
Start Small and Build Confidence
Christi Holmes, Maine Women Hunters
Role models are so important. It’s so hard to picture yourself doing something that you haven’t seen anyone who looks like you doing.
Follow Your Heart (and Your Dogs)
Polly Mahoney of Mahoosuc Guide Service
Still, after all these years, it’s an adrenaline rush and a spiritual experience for me every time.
Make Some Use of Your Discomfort
Bri Dostie, Confluence Collective
Normalcy is not the same thing for everybody.
Take Your Time and Snack A Lot
Shannon Bryan, FitMaine
Instead of ‘I suck at that’, try ‘I’m really good at learning’.