{"id":38,"date":"2006-01-16T23:16:08","date_gmt":"2006-01-16T23:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/scott-armstrong\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:12:29","slug":"scott-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/scott-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Armstrong: Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"193\" align=\"left\" alt=\"DSCN2961.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aorafting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/01\/DSCN2961.JPG\" \/><strong>Left: Scott A, leading by example<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scott, our fearless leader, was basically born with a silver paddle in his mouth and was weaned on the banks of California&#8217;s rivers. 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