About Jody
For over 17 years, Jody Young led camping
and adventure tours for a number of major tour companies in
the USA. For the past 3 years, she has added her own trips,
both open tours and for private clients, to better meet some
of the needs of those who want to experience more of what the
world has to offer.
She is expert in the canyon lands of southern Utah, the deserts of the Southwest, and the backcountry of Alaska, and has spent time with tour groups on North America's major mountains, McKinley and Whitney.
Jody now is doing three types of tours, her own trips open to anyone, trips scheduled and run by major adventrure travel tour operators, and private tours for groups, families or companies.
On this web site you will find her own trips, with itinerary and cost information and reservation forms. The trips she runs for other Adventure Travel companies are sold and booked buy them.
One of the most exciting things she now does is her own custom tours. These are more personalized, customized trips, than are possible with the major tour companies, with group make-up - such as families, companies, special-interest or needs groups such as all-women tours or groups with dogs, or just that special group of friends - and destination options that are not possible from a large tour operator. Lead and assistant guides are chosen from those she has worked with whose skills and experiences fit the group and its destination.
Her background and skills are ideal for an Adventure Travel guide. In addition to the necessary skills of van driving, tent set-up, and fire-starting, Jody has an outstanding reputation for her campfire cooking - and sense of humor - to help make your trip special. And to minimize any potential problems, not only does she know all the contacts in the areas she travels, she also posseses a Wilderness First Responder first-aid certificate.
