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| Roadtrip Nation visits the Los Rios Boathouse in their custom RV! |
Los Rios River Runners was pleased to take part in the Roadtrip Nation movement, a television series on the Freedom of the Road. "Roadtrip Nation empowers you to define your own road in life instead of traveling down someone else's. We encourage you to engage in self-construction, rather than mass production. We encourage you to be proactive and actively participate in defining your future by hitting the road and learning from Leaders who have resisted The Noise of conformity and stayed true to themselves."
Roadtrip Nation contacted Los Rios, searching for a female raft guide to interview about guiding, rafting, and the lifestyle of a river runner. Our own Sherry Grathler stepped up to the plate, expounding the ins and outs of Raft Guide life, subculture, and the freedom inherit in career seasonal guiding.
"You have full freedom, you aren't a prisoner of your life," states Sherry. Speaking positively on river guiding, both in New Mexico and around the world. Sherry started her "professional" life as a social worker. Though she believed in helping people, the reality of people's lives began to drag her down. Sherry moved to river guiding 6 years ago, starting in Washington state on big water, and was changed forever.
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| Sherry's Interview |
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| Lights, Camera, ACTION! |
Raft guides go to work every day doing what they love. Their lives surround the river, and sharing that love with the public. Sure there are challenges, hard days and upstream winds,but at the end of the day your out doing what you love! Sherry spoke to Roadtrip Nation about the challenges of being a woman guide, having to work harder with some groups to prove your worth, a challenge she gladly manages. People question guides about the career choice, asking "when are you going to get a real job?" Sherry's response, as with many guides' response is that "this is my real job." You don't have to have a dead end job that you hate, you can live the life you want to live, the only thing stopping you are your own choices and priorities!
After the heart to heart the Roadtrip Nation representatives headed out on the river, clad with go-pros to see Sherry's beloved river first hand. Funyaking down the Rio Grande Racecourse, the Roadtrip Nation crew seemed to have had a great time on the river, experiencing our lovely Rio Grande!
Los Rios River Runners would like to thank Roadtrip Nation for the awesome opportunity to be part of their movement, and hope to see them again on the river!
Check out thier awesome show at:
http://roadtripnation.com/
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