Our guides will serve you by:
Assisting you in your trip planning, preparation and getting you and your gear to the trailhead or put in.
Accompanying you on your backcountry trek or along your water route to your planned destination. Your safety is their primary priority.
Providing wilderness information and history when appropriate.
Utilizing low impact camping techniques to preserve the wilderness for future generations.
Assisting you in setting up a wilderness camp. This includes finding a safe site location or shelter, setting up a cooking area, locating a water source, caring for human waste, and securing your food supply so the forest critters don't enjoy a meal on you.
Assisting you with meal preparation and clean up.
Instructing you on navigation skills so you can get around in the wilderness on your own, if that is your desire.
Escorting you safely back to the front country when your trip comes to it's end.
Our Guides:
Enjoy the wilderness.
Are familiar with the region.
Are knowledgeable of the environment.
Are skilled in getting around in the wilderness.
Are experienced in living comfortably and safely in the wilderness.
Take pleasure in teaching others about the environment they enjoy so much.
Take digital photos during your guided excursion and make them available to you.
What must one do to qualify as a Guide?To be a Guide in New York State, one must be current in the following:
- Standard First Aid Certification
- CPR Certification
- Community Water Safety Certification
- Doctor's Certificate of Good Health
- NYS DEC Guide License*
*A Guide has to pass DEC licensing examinations
