{"id":10808,"date":"2023-03-20T15:21:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T22:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/?p=10808"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T01:21:44","slug":"stella-river-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/stella-river-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Stella &#8211; River Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>\r\n<i class=\"fa-regular fa-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <span class=\"bsf-rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"bsf-rt-display-label\" prefix=\"Reading Time\">\n\t\t<\/span> <span class=\"bsf-rt-display-time\" reading_time=\"3\"><\/span> \n\t\t<span class=\"bsf-rt-display-postfix\" postfix=\"mins\"><\/span><\/span>\r\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Stella<br><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Coloma, CA<br><strong>Guiding since: <\/strong>2019 (officially)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any guide can learn to navigate a new river. The technicality and skills it takes to read rapids and make it safely to take-out largely translate from river to river. But it takes a lifetime to know a river, and Stella knows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/river\/south-fork-american\/welcome.htm\">South Fork of the American.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-caption\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kayaking-costa-rica.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kayaking-costa-rica.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kayaking-costa-rica-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chasing waterfalls in Costa Rica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-happy-place\"><strong>A happy place<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stella has been immersed in California rivers and rafting culture since she was a child. Both of her parents were former guides who eagerly shared the magic of the river with their young daughter. Stella found a happy place floating in kayaks with her folks when she was no bigger than a river otter, and that happy place has not changed to this day. You\u2019ll still see Stella in her kayak, but now it will be at the base of the waterfall she just ran in Costa Rica rather than splashing around in flat water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The choice to attend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/river\/guide-school\/welcome.htm\">guide school<\/a> wasn\u2019t necessarily her own, but we are so glad that Stella decided to follow in her parents\u2019 footsteps. She was reluctant at first to accept when her dad registered her for the course. The idea of doing what her parents did lacked any sense of rebellion that we crave in high school. Her tune changed after one week and she was ready to work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-ve-never-seen-anything-like-that\"><strong>\u201cI\u2019ve never seen anything like that!\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stella satisfied that need for rebellion as she showed the other guides what she is capable of. She rebelled against convention and defied stereotypes &#8211; her small frame never stopping her from taking on big challenges and keeping up with larger or more experienced guides. Stella rowing a gear boat down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/river\/middle-fork-american\/welcome.htm\">Middle Fork American<\/a> is a sight to see. She maneuvers the massive boat through tight turns and tall waves with ease. Praises for her gear boating skills have been sung by other rafting outfitters\u2019 guides as well as guests. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/guide-stella.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/guide-stella.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/guide-stella-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One guest was left visibly shocked at how someone as small as Stella could handle such a large craft; \u201cYou\u2019re crazy. I\u2019ve seen some things in my day and I\u2019ve never seen anything like that. You\u2019re crazy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/stella-r-middle-fork-gear-boat.jpg\" alt=\"Stella R. - Middle Fork American Gear Boat\" class=\"wp-image-10809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/stella-r-middle-fork-gear-boat.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/stella-r-middle-fork-gear-boat-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/stella-r-middle-fork-gear-boat-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gear boat- Middle Fork American<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-better-than-disneyland\"><strong>Better than Disneyland<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest interactions are always a highlight of rafting trips for Stella. A few years ago she took a family rafting on the South Fork thinking it would be a day like any other on the water. With her big smile and easy going nature she got the family talking about their lives and why they decided to come rafting. She learned about the family\u2019s hardships and spent the afternoon helping make the trip a day to remember, to remind the children that fun still exists, and it\u2019s everywhere! At the end of the day Stella received the best gift she could have asked for. A little girl on the trip thanked her and told her that the trip was \u201cbetter than going to Disneyland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When she\u2019s not making people&#8217;s day on the river, you might find Stella at the helm of a pottery wheel throwing a massive serving bowl or immersed in her studies as she works towards her nursing degree. She says the heart is her favorite part of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If she is even half as good at mending hearts in real life as she is at healing spirits on the river, we know we\u2019ll be in good hands.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:50px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/stella-kayaking-south-fork-american.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/stella-kayaking-south-fork-american.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/stella-kayaking-south-fork-american-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/stella-kayaking-south-fork-american-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/stella-kayaking-south-fork-american-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stella in her happy place<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Words to Live By:<\/strong> <em>\u201cWhat lies behind you and lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside you\u201d <\/em><br><em>-Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:40px\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\r\n\t<em><small>Posted on March 20, 2023 by<\/small><\/em>\r\n\t<div class=\"author-bio\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/reily-schultz_avatar-192x192-1.jpg\" class=\"author-avatar img-responsive\" alt=\"Author Bio\" \/><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-9\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Reily Schultz<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p>Reily is a Gold Country native. She graduated from Willamette University with a degree in Studio Art and a minor in Gender Studies and Psychology. She joined the All-Outdoors family in the spring of 2022, working as a California Rafting Consultant and a member of the marketing team. Her favorite All-Outdoors itinerary is the multi-day Tuolumne rafting trip. Reily is an avid artist, outdoors-woman, and purr-fessional cat snuggler.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stella is a second generation river guide. She grew up rafting and kayaking on the South Fork American and has been guiding on it since 2019. 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