Continued as a rafting guide and led many commercial trips on all the rivers in central California, in the Sierra Mountains.

Rivers rafted: Tuolumne River , including the Upper Cherry Creek • North, South, and Middle Forks of the American Rivers • Kings River • Merced River • East Carson River • Mc Cloud river • Stanislaus River • Mokelumne River • San Juan River (Utah)

Moved to Northern California to Somes Bar on the Klamath River and continued as a rafting guide and started apprenticeship to become a Salmon and Steelhead fishing guide on all the rivers in the Northwest including Southern Oregon.

Rivers rafted and fished : Klamath River, including the Upper Hells Gate to the Pacific Ocean • Trinity River • California, North, South and main forks of the Salmon River • Scott River • Smith River • South Fork and main Eel River • Sacramento River • Oregon Rivers • Chetco River • Illinois River • Rogue River

Went to Alaska as a fishing guide on the Keni River • Kaselof River • Mulchatna River.

Started my own company offering guided river rafting trips - Animal Tours.

Continued Leading trips, Guide Training, River Rescue Seminars, Operations Manager, Testing Equipment for durability, use and technology. Continued working as a Rafting and Fishing Guide in the Northwest.

Moved to Indonesia to explore and help pioneer the first rafting industry in that country. I lived in Indonesia for 7 years.

• Operations manager and trained the first Balinese guides the skills of rafting on the Ayung River in Bali.
  
• Was a team member to successfully complete the "First Descent" on the Sadang River in central Sulawesi for "Sobek Expeditions".
  
• Scouted the Masupoo River in central Sulawesi, but never rafted it.
  
• Also worked and trained guides for Sobek on the Alas River in north Sumatra, Aceh Tenggara Area.
  
• Visited and hiked the Orangutan Rehabilitation Station in Gunung Leuser National Park, at Bukit Lawang on the Bohorok River.

Operations Manager - Trained Indonesians to learn the skills of rafting to become rafting guides, conducted river rescue seminars, scouted and rafted other rivers in Bali.

Rivers rafted: Ayung River • Telaga Waga River • Bali River • Telaga Waga River • Unda River • Balian River

1994 - 1997

Operations Manager - Trained Indonesians to to learn the skills of rafting to become rafting guides, conducted river rescue seminars, scouted rivers on other Islands, rafted and led trips and Expeditions to other rivers in:

• Java: Elo River • Citarik River • Suray River
  
• Sumatra: Sangir River • Alas River • Andalas River • Kuantan River • Liki River Sibarut Island, Mentawai tribe
  
• Kalimantan/Borneo: Suruyan River exploratory, central Kalimantan, with "Ayung River Rafting" and the Department of Tourism of Borneo.
  
• Bamboo Rafting on the Loksado River - South Kalimantan.
  
• Visited and hiked the Orangutan rehabilitation station in Tanjung.
  
• South Kalimantan - Puting National Park on the
  Seikonyer River.
  
• Irian Jaya - West Papua New Guinea (Member of first team to successfully complete the "First Descent" on the upper Baliem River to the Baliem Valley, 1996.)
  
• Led multiple expeditions into the swamps of southern Irian Jaya where once fierce headhunters and cannibals still live, "Asmat" "Korowi" and "Braza tribes".
  
• Also led trips into the highlands of Irian Jaya to see the "Dani" "Yali" and the "Lani" tribes, who still live in the
  stone age.
  
• Rivers traveled in Irian Jaya: Wildman River • Sirets River • Bets River • Assuwe River • Asewets River • Jomat River • Bow River • Seper River • Braza River • Baliem River

In 1998, I moved back to the U.S.A. and back to Somes Bar, California. I returned to raft and fish as a guide on the rivers of the Northwest. I also began traveling back to Indonesia to lead adventures and collect more ethnic and primitive art. I started Primitive Destinations International and began dealing in ethnic and primitive art I collected during my travels in Indonesia. I also began offering adventure travels to remote places in Indonesia.

Traveled and led expeditions to Bali, Java, two trips to Irian Jaya, one to the "Asmat" and "Korowi" and one trip to the "Dani" Sumatra Rafting

U.S. Tragedy - New York "Twin Towers" 9-11 tragedy and the terrorism scare put a halt to most international travel!

World Tragedy - Tsunami, Earth Quakes, SARS, Bird Flu, instability of the Muslim uprising, and wars in Iraq and Afganistan continue to limit international travel, including Indonesia.

Traveled and led expeditions to Bali, Java, to explore, access the damage from the Tsunami in Indonesia, and reestablish connections for travel in Indonesia.

Led a 14 day, Grand Canyon, Colorado River trip.