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ECHO Web Site as Dating Service

by ECHO Staff on November 10th, 2005

Adam Farmer, ECHO guide and Rogue River manager, is a very enterprising young man. Having broken up with his long-time girlfriend and waiting in Seattle for the rafting season to begin, Adam decided he would like some female company. So he logged onto Craigslist, went to the personals, and made contact with a woman who looked good and sounded fun. After a few email exchanges she asked him if he could send a photo. As a gypsy guide, Adam didn’t have any photos handy. But did that stop Adam? No way. He knew that his photo was among the photos of guides that ECHO has posted on our web site. He simply suggested that she go to the web site, click on the guides section and take a look. She did, she like what she saw, and they dated.

As it often happens, the river season began and Adam drove off into the sunset to instruct on ECHO’s guide school. So the relationship went nowhere, but it got Adam through some overcast days in Seattle.

ECHO Guide Receives Fullbright Fellowship

by ECHO Staff on November 4th, 2005

Kelly Winton, who has been guiding for ECHO since 1983 and now teaches high school in Salmon, Idaho, has received a fellowship from the Japanese Fullbright Memorial Fund for Teachers. Kelly is one of 200 teachers (our of more than 2500 applicants) chosen to spend three weeks of intensive study of Japanese culture and education, and then to share her new knowledge with her community.

Jim Toney, Kelly’s husband and also long-time ECHO guide, will join Kelly after her stint. The two of them; will travel by train through China, Mongolia, Russia and Europe, making a round-the world trip on their way back to Salmon.

We expect them to share great stories of their adventure while guiding for us on the Middle Fork this summer.