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Our Guides

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Our guide staff are the people that make the difference. They are competent, fun-loving individuals that elevate a good trip into a great one!

All of our guides have completed First Aid and CPR training. Many also hold Wilderness First Responder, Swift Water Rescue, and American Canoe Association certification. Safety is our primary concern and our guides are very experienced; all of our Head Guides have logged over 500 river miles and many have logged well over 1500 miles.

“We can’t say enough abouth the incredible care and guidance we received from the guides. They are absolutely amazing.” Tim and Suzy Degar, Franktown, CO

MEET OUR GUIDES

Brooke Ranney

Owner of Centennial Canoe

“La Femme de Jones”

Favorite River: All of them

Interesting Fact: Lived with a Brazilian Tribe on Amazon River for six months and plays a banjo.

Laura Frescas

Favorite River: Green River

Interesting Fact: I enjoy traveling, identifying insects, I met Elizabeth Moss in a restroom in NYC while we were both washing our hands, and I like trying out extreme sports.

Julie King

Favorite River: Flathead, MT

Interesting Fact: Got married on top of a 14er

Kathy Goody

"Coach Kathy"

Favorite River: Gunnison (It’s thrilling!)

Interesting Fact: I can be found teaching swimmers in the natural “endless” pool of the rivers we guide on. I’m also an identical twin so you may not have me as a guide at all, it may be my doppelganger.

Dean Deick

Favorite River: of our rivers the Gunnison. Otherwise anything in the Boundary Waters.

Interesting fact:  I lived in Minnesota and Wisconsin until I retired at 55 and my wife and I moved to Colorado. I’ve made close to 30 canoe trips into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and the Quetico. I grew up the youngest of nine kids to parents who loved the outdoors. Many of my favorite memories are on the water or in the woods.

Nick Keene

"Fazoli"

Guiding for Centennial Since: 2008

Favorite river: Colorado River

Interesting fact: Bikes to work every day.

Tim Sullivan

"Ole Man River" "Lil Timmy Sullivan"

Favorite River: Gates of Lodore

Interesting Fact: Bocci Ball Champion