Richard & Cheryl Aspinall
Rich is a Registered Master Maine Recreation Guide and has been trip leading and guiding in Maine for over 19 years. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, he grew up and has spent most of his life in the great state of Maine. He has earned B.S. degrees in both Management & Accounting from the University of Maine, and is now working to complete his Masters degree in Education. Rich is proud member of the Maine Wilderness Guides Organization, is fully certified in Wilderness First Aid, and he makes safety the number 1 priority on all of his trips.
From September to June, Rich is an elementary school teacher and has a great passion for working and teaching children. Before getting into education, he spent over 14 years at L.L. Bean and has had the opportunity to use and test many outdoor products over the years, as well as hike and paddle all of the trails and waterways that he guides on. On his canoe trips he is a stickler for details, and always ensures a safe, exciting and fun adventure.
Cheryl is a Registered Maine Guide and has been co-leading trips in Maine for the last five years. She has worked as a paralegal for over 20 years, but has recently gone back to school, part time, to pursue her dream of working as a full time nurse.
She has extensive experience in the Maine outdoors and enjoys sharing her experiences with clients. She is a hard worker and master of organization, and like Rich, is a stickler for details, and always ensures the safety and well being of clients on every trip. Repeat customers always ask if she is guiding the trip, as she prepares the best Dutch Oven meals & desserts on the waterway!
Rich and Cheryl live in a small log home in the woods in Mount Vernon, Maine and use their home as a base camp for operations. With two teenage daughters who love the outdoors, and their energetic black lab "Baxter", they can usually be found hiking, backpacking or canoeing on a "Maine Trail".
Together as a team, Rich & Cheryl offer exciting outdoor experiences on several of Maine's historic waterways & hiking trails. They stand behind their commitment to their clients in offering their skills & knowledge to coordinate your adventure and to provide a safe, legal and quality trip for you and your group!
