WHO WE ARE
Our guides are local experts, and our service is world-class.Meet the Company
And the best part? Regardless of where you come from, every experience with Good Trip Adventures will be not only good to you, but good to others, and good to the planet.
Meet the Team
Good Trip guides are professionally licensed. We are vetted thoroughly, trained often, and prepared for the unexpected. But most importantly, we love what we do.
Our team is made up of Master Naturalists, Wilderness First Responders, rock climbers, thru-hikers, kayakers, conservation volunteers, scientists, inspiring storytellers, and Master’s in outdoor education, environmental education, and sustainability education. We regularly volunteer with local non-profits to improve trail conditions, remove invasive plant species, and improve wildlife habitat.

Megan Kennedy
She/Her
Chief Adventure Officer
Senior Guide
Megan got her start in the travel industry as a kayak guide at an eco-lodge in Wales. After returning to the States, she continued leading day hikes for New Yorkers. Day hikes became multi-day trips in the Northeast, which turned into week-long adventures around the world. During this time, she also began working on the logistics side of travel – creating itineraries, booking vendors, and building partnerships.
In 2017, she headed to the University of Edinburgh to pursue a Master’s in Outdoor Education. After completing her degree, she headed to Montana to become the Regional Manager of a tour operator.
Megan is a passionate environmentalist who uses her experience to run a more sustainable and inclusive outdoor travel company.

Tyler Tennant
He/They
Director of Operations
Senior Guide
Tyler is a professional, full-time guide with years of experience leading and educating the public. With seasons of personal and professional experience in Yellowstone, the Sierra Nevadas, and the Pacific Northwest, Tyler is more than comfortable in the backcountry. Tyler has administrative, operational, and managerial expertise in his field, a Master’s degree in Outdoor Education, and is certified a Wilderness First Responder, and Master Naturalist. His passion for outdoor recreation and exploration is matched only by his desire to educate about and preserve the beauty of the natural world.

Lauren Skonieczny
She/Her
Director of Strategic Planning,
Senior Guide
Lauren has been a professional guide since 2013, leading groups of diverse backgrounds to destinations such as Yosemite, Mount Rainier National Park, New England, the North Cascades, and Mount Kilimanjaro. An extremely capable leader, Lauren has worked several years at the director level in the travel industry, training and managing guide teams and overseeing brand growth from a local to national level. Outside of work, Lauren sits on the board as vice president of the United States Australian Football League, volunteers as an EMT with Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue, and teaches earth living skills to young students.

Alex Wehrle
Regional Lead Guide & Operations Assistant
Alex is an Outdoor Advocate and professional Recreation Therapist. Beyond passionate about the outdoors, she loves helping others see their abilities, and say yes to any outdoor adventure. She’s usually found with the biggest of smiles laughing at the cheesiest of jokes.
You’ll usually find her with a trash bag in hand, always leaving the trail better than she found it. A legacy member of the Granite Gear GoundsKeepers team, Alex has personally removed over 2500 pounds of litter from outdoor spaces. Motivated to inspire the community to do the same, she is Masters Certified in Leave No Trace and regularly facilitates LNT training and clean-ups.
Most days you can find her hiking, camping, doing yoga, or biking, and her favorite adventures include the ones before the sun is even up. She believes there is nothing like being the only one at the summit watching the sunrise.

Lydia Kopecky
Lead Guide

Lærke Nielsen
Lead Guide

Alexis Krauss
Lead Guide

Nathan Duclos
Lead Guide

Savannah McCauley
Lead Guide

Justine Horton
Lead Guide

Marc Cassone
Lead Guide

Jade Chimo
Lead Guide

Justin Carter
Lead Guide

Diana Proemm
She/Her
Lead Guide

SHAUNA BARON
Lead Guide
Over the years, she focused her career on predator conservation, working as an educator for the Colorado-based captive wolf program at Mission: Wolf, a field biologist and outreach coordinator for the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina, and a forest carnivore researcher for the University of Vermont. Shauna spent 13 years as a resident instructor for the Yellowstone Forever Institute, where she specialized in creating outdoor education programs for disabled veterans, inner-city and at-risk youth, as well as autistic youth groups. Today, she is working as a naturalist guide in Yellowstone National Park, where she continues to share her love and in-depth knowledge of wolves and the outdoor world, inspiring a sense of wonder in students, both young and old.

Colin Snider
Lead Guide
passion for protecting the environment and sharing it with others. Colin holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology from Indiana University and a Master’s in Environmental and Sustainability Education from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He is a Montana Master Naturalist, Wilderness First Responder, and holds his Avalanche Level 1 certification. In his free time, Colin is a die-hard skier, climber, and fly fisher.

Gary Keir
Lead Guide

Marc Leone
Lead Guide

Matt Bloomfield
He/Him
Lead Guide

PJ O’Malley
He/Him
Lead Guide

Annie Keatly
She/Her
Lead Guide

Michelle Zizian
She/Her
Lead Guide

Lori Taylor
She/Her
Lead Guide

Kimberly Rivers
She/Her
Lead Guide

Molly Brennen
She/Her
Lead Guide
Molly grew up in Michigan where she fell in love with the outdoors at a young age. Molly got her start in the conservation world after she graduated from Western Michigan University and joined a conservation corps doing trail work where she found a passion for protecting, preserving and respecting the environment. Since then, she has gained both personal and professional experience in the outdoors: she was a Conservation Educator for youth where she taught outdoor education and led backpacking trips and a Park Ranger with the Bureau of Land Management where she enjoyed leading a variety of different groups on interpretive hikes in Northern California. In her free time she loves exploring, backpacking, camping, kayaking. During the winter, Molly enjoys sports such as snowboarding, cross country skiing, and ice skating. Molly finds joy and enthusiasm in connecting with people and the environment through interpretation and is looking forward to more opportunities to do so!

Derek Esposito
He/Him
Lead Guide

Ally Petrilla
She/Her
Lead Guide

Kim Palmer
She/Her
Lead Guide
Kim is an avid adventurer, having grown up in a very active family in Colorado. Kim enjoys hiking, cycling, skiing, mountaineering, and whitewater kayaking. Kim has been guiding professionally for three years following a corporate career helping small businesses find financing in Denver. She left the corporate world to pursue her passion for adventure, and for helping others enjoy and learn more about the outdoors. Kim has guided hiking and cycling trips all over the Western United States. During her time in Denver, Kim worked as a volunteer on a mountain search and rescue team for ten years. Her specialty was avalanche education, rescue, and recovery. During her tenure on the team, Kim gained many valuable outdoor skills, including navigation, outdoor survival, and most importantly, how to handle an outdoor emergency. Kim is an EMT and Wilderness EMT. When she is not guiding, Kim enjoys international travel, and organizing trips for groups of friends. She has spent a considerable amount of time in Nepal, trekking to Mt Everest Base Camp twice, and helping build a school in a rural community. Kim believes it is very important to give back to the communities in which she recreates. Whether with a group of friends or with people she has not previously met, Kim loves sharing her knowledge and passion for the outdoors.

Erin Quinley
She/Her
Lead Guide

Sam Combs
Lead Guide

Patrick Powell
He/Him
Lead Guide
The love of mountain landscapes and wild places began for Patrick, during his earliest years, raised on a horse and cattle ranch, in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains,surrounded by the Sequoia National Forest. The snowmelt waters of the Kern River with high ridges that promised giant trees turned him into an explorer at a very young age. As a teenager he moved to the Pacific Northwest where he found a bioregion to love beyond any other. The next 28 years (and counting) were spent working, playing, and learning in the mountains of Oregon and Washington. Over this time he’s led friends and visitors on innumerable trips to experience his favorite places throughout the region. Always famished for more knowledge and time in the wilderness, Patrick has volunteered with the Cascade Forest Conservancy and the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Collecting data for wildlife reintroduction studies, and rehabilitating long-neglected trails, with these organizations led Patrick to take a position on a self-supported backcountry trail crew, in the North Cascades National Park, stationed in Stehekin, Washington. The experience gained from camping and working for long periods in the rugged North Cascades has given him the knowledge and familiarity, with the Northwest’s wildernesses to feel comfortably at home on the trail. Whether it’s The Olympics, Mount Rainier, or the North Cascades, Patrick is excited to show others the real magic of the Pacicfic Northwest’s surreal landscapes.

Beau Reed
They/Them
Lead Guide

Mallory Fischer
She/Her
Lead Guide
Mallory grew up playing outside with farm animals, birdwatching, and exploring her family’s farm in Northern Illinois. This rural upbringing instilled a passion for wildlife and nature in her, which led to earning a bachelor’s degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Management and a master’s degree in Conservation Biology. Mallory’s academic adventures took her to Brazil, Mexico, Mongolia, and Namibia to study the impact of climate change on various communities and ecosystems while also helping to develop environmental education resources, scientific research, and community-based conservation efforts. As her career evolved, she spent time working as a naturalist and environmental educator whose goal is to help others see the value in caring for the environment while simultaneously building connections that work to ensure a healthy, sustainable future. Mallory is a Certified Interpretive Guide through the National Association of Interpretation and has previously worked for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, the National Park Service, Walt Disney World, an AZA accredited zoo, and various other government and nonprofit conservation organizations. She is an experienced naturalist guide who loves to hike, camp, kayak, observe wildlife, and provide an inclusive and welcoming experience for anyone who joins her on an outdoor adventure.

Emma Capulong
She/Her
Lead Guide
As a AMGA Apprentice Rock Guide and Mayo Clinic trained & Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Emma Capulong (pronounced like a cup of oolong tea: Cup-Oolong) helps clients explore nature within and outside. Emma loves getting to know her clients and helping them reach their goals. Whether you want to climb a mountain or explore the National Parks with your family, Emma meets you where you are. Since 2014 Emma has been guiding individuals, groups, children, and families through every season with transformative coaching, mindfulness education, and outdoor play.
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