About Us.Owner and tour instructions Jim Hicks has been providing high quality tours of this deeper Yellowstone.
Proprietor and tour manual Jim Hicks is supplying quality trips of the better Yellowstone environment for more than thirty years.
Welcome to Wyoming Wilds
Hello, i’m Jim and these become our very own nationwide Park’s – Let’s grab a drive and get to know each other.
Whenever I is 6 yrs old I decided to go to Wyoming – stay tuned!
At era 12, I made a decision in order to become a serpent lake picturesque Boatman.
During my college or university many years (1978-79) while studying violent fairness ( the facts be told, my personal emphasis got on mastering the nationwide areas) we spent my summertimes employed in big Teton state Park. That’s while I securely chose my job route just had beenn’t working for me. Following my own personal youthful advice, I became a Wyoming citizen.
Into the Spring of 1988, We acknowledged work give as a Boatman, leading lake visits on the Snake lake within large Teton state Park.
The serpent lake was a challenging and strenuous lake that needs 6 days of rigorous guide knowledge like Oarsmanship, wilderness first-aid and swiftwater relief. Advanced interpretive familiarity with greater Yellowstone environment is also necessary. Not all students scholar. After getting event, I happened to be capable render knowledge for longer than 100 lake guides during my profession.
In 1991 We continued to be functions management, overseeing and teaching an employee of 23 staff members, such as lake books, shuttle drivers and workplace workforce. I happened to be in addition responsible for advertisements, payroll, funds and repair of machines. We supplied rafting trips for approximately 20,000 visitors each summer time. I have logged over 60,000 lake miles throughout the serpent, and also the Salmon lake of No Return, during a profession that lasted three decades.