Guides

Jake Moberly

Shannan Balzer

Guide
EMT, Wilderness First Responder,  AIARE 1
Hometown: Placerville, CA

Shannan is constantly planning her next new adventure, whether it’s running, skiing, rock climbing, or biking. A California native with an engineering degree from California Polytechnic State University, she’s lived in Colorado for the past 11 years.  Shanny loves to travel and even took a self-supported bike tour in Guatemala while in college. She’s been to over a dozen countries and visited every continent except Antarctica (so far, at least). For her recent adventures this spring, she trekked across Scotland and spent some time in the Dominican Republic.

Hunter Peters

Guide
CPR & First Aid Certified
Hometown: Columbia, SC

Hunter joins us for his second season at the ranch, this time out of the kitchen and onto the creeks and trails! He’s a University of South Carolina graduate and an avid fly fisherman who loves camping and live music. He grew up as a middle child between two sisters, so ask him how interesting that was!

Adam Schmidt

Guide
CPR & First Aid Certified
Hometown: Madison, WI

Adam joins us for his first summer at the ranch, after graduating from the University of Puget Sound with a degree in Molecular Biology. He played soccer through his college years, and loves to water ski, read and find the perfect spots to hammock!

Jonathan Sokolski

Guide
CPR/AED & First Aid Certified
Hometown: Lake Jackson, TX

Johnny joins us for his first summer at the ranch getting our guests out on the trails and good fishin’ spots. When he’s not outdoors camping, fishing, hunting or off-roading, you’ll find him picking guitar by a campfire or even playing saloon piano! He loves adventures in his Landcruiser. Ask him about his gig as a driver for The National Parks (band).

Cameron Bogard

Guide
CPR & First Aid Certified
Hometown: Enumclaw, WA

Cam joins us for his first season at the ranch after graduating from Northwest Nazarene University, in Nampa, Idaho where he studied Wildlife Biology and Ecology. Before joining us, he spent 6 months traveling and skiing, and after his time at VVR he’s planning to head to flight school and earn a pilot’s license! He loves just about everything outdoors, but is especially passionate about surfing, skiing, hiking and climbing.

Hunter Naylor

Guide
CPR & First Aid Certified
Hometown: Tooele, UT

Hunter (call him Wally) joins us for his first summer at VVR and is ready to get out there on our local lakes and rivers. An avid fisherman, he’s been fishing since he was 8 years old and his personal best catch was a 24″ Tiger Trout. Whoa! When he’s not guiding a trip, you might find him kicking his feet up next to a campfire or honing his fly tying or ukelele skills.