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ABOUT YOUR GUIDE

 

BD Markey is a National Park Service Ranger and Certified Wilderness First Responder. In 2017, he solo-kayaked the Mississippi River from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to New Orleans, La. The three-month camping trip ended on Bayou St. John just three blocks from his house. A passion for getting people on the water led BD to co-found the annual Bayou Boogaloo canoe race in New Orleans.

 

Prior to launching GuidedCanoeTours.Com BD worked professionally as an Urban Planner. Major life changes gave him the opportunity to become a white water raft guide. It was during this transition that he hand built his own wooden kayak. He has not looked back since.

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Your guide's areas of interest include connecting people to nature and wilderness survival skills. BD's wilderness skills will help keep you healthy, well rested, and comfortable in the wilderness.
 

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“Too few people allow themselves to go on an adventure. But those who do … know how beneficial the experience is. Extended time on the water… that sense of river time has a way of changing us forever.”
- Dave Shively
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