The End of an Era
It is with mixed feelings we announce the sale of our Tuolumne River business. We have operated on the Tuolumne since the very beginning of our company 35 years ago.
We have been involved in two colossal environmental battles to protect the river. Both fights centered around a series of elaborate dams that made no sense to anyone except dam builders.
Sailing in Turkey
This
is ECHO's 11th year of offering yachting/cultural trips along the Turquoise
Coast of Turkey. We sail for six days and nights on a
beautiful wood yacht called a gulet made especially for the coastal waters
of Aegean Turkey. At night we berth in
bustling resort towns or small fishing villages, or we anchor in beautiful
coves. Each day we have to opportunity to leave the yacht, to visit villages
or tour classic ruins.
Before boarding he yacht we spend two nights and a full day in Istanbul, another full day touring Ephesus, and visit Didyama and it's amazing temple to Apollo, and Priene, where Alexander the Great had a summer home.
Our September 19 trip is filled, but our September trip still has space on it.
May Employee Profile
It's no big secret that Sue Kingsbury runs ECHO. Dick and Joe have said for years that they would have to sell the company if she were to quit.
Sue came to us in 1988. She had one daughter in college and another
in high school, and wanted some challenge other than the volunteer work
she had been doing for years. Her thought was that she would work casually
and part-time for just a few years. Ha!
The job turned out to be much more interesting and challenging than she thought. She liked what we did, she enjoyed the office staff, she was intrigued by the guides, and very stimulated by the complexities of running wilderness river trips.
So here we are, 18 years later, Her casual part-time job has morphed into the full-time office manager position that she still finds interesting and fun. Her daughters are out of college and married. She is still happily married too, but says that keeping Dick, Joe and Zach in line is "like having four husbands."
We're glad she is here.
ECHO in the NY Times
Our new and exciting duckie! trips were mentioned in the travel section of the NY Times last sunday.
We look forward to our next river trip together!
Sincerely,
Dick Linford and Joe Daly, Owners
ECHO River Trips
116 Oak St Suite #1, Hood River, OR 97031
(800) 652-3246 | (541) 386-2271 | fax (541) 386-1362
email: info@echotrips.com | web
site: www.echotrips.com
We highly respect the privacy of your email and personal details. Please read our Privacy Policy for details.