Greetings from Scullbinder Ranch! Today we’re talking safety By Lizzy Scully https://youtu.be/nHnY3SS_Ees?si=c72amrsSeM8cg5CUhttps://youtu.be/BqbIogXP2oE?si=RXz28hjgcOvQrJ9s As guide service owners, Steve and I feel a strong responsibility to not only ensure the safety of our clients, but also the safety of the packrafting community at large. Thus, Steve received his Level 4 certification in the very first American Canoe…
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GREETINGS FROM SCULLBINDER RANCH… For most of this year I have felt incredibly fragile, as if nefarious people (like Russell Vought, Elon Musk and Steven Miller) want to destroy my livelihood, my community, healthcare, everything that gives my life meaning: a sustainable business in a wonderful community, meaningful work, and good relations with my family,…
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Bikerafting the Navajo Nation – Storytime with Doom November 4, 2013 Ahoy!! Let the blogging begin!! Today we’ll take you on a Navajo Nation bikeraft adventure. Story & photos by Steve Fassbinder. The San Juan River Starting and finishing at the San Juan River takeout, my bike and packraft would assist in completing a three-day…
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CLICK HERE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST RESCINDING THE ROADLESS RULE By Lizzy Scully, CEO Four Corners Guides. Photos by Steve Fassbinder, co-owner, head guide. We Need The Silence, The Solace & Adventure I love the National Forest roads as much as the next person. Steve and I drove up NFS dirt roads on Sunday to…
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Show Summary In this episode, Lizzy interviews Rodrigo Alfonzo a Level 3 American Canoe Association Packraft Instructor and Level 4 Swiftwater certified, discussing his journey into packrafting and the significance of La Venta River, including its wonders, dangers and realities. They emphasize community involvement, safety and/or ACA training for local guides and the people living…
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We’ve Been HIbernating Well not really. But since our second 2025 busy season ended late October, we’ve sought warmth… rock climbing in Arizona and hot springing in Idaho. Now Steve is off to do some paddling and canyoneering in the Grand Canyon🥶, and I start a year-long leadership training program today. Yikes! And we have…
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Over the years, many of our fans, followers and clients have expressed interest in participating in our Mexico La Venta Expedition Course, typically in January. 2026 will be the last year we run this course. If you want to learn paddling and river-reading skills and how to do these things in a wild, remote (but…
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Why do we support the LGBTQ++ community? Aside from the fact that our owner, Lizzy Scully, is queer and proud of it, we are living in a time where this community, especially transgendered folks, are under attack. Our president and his zealous religious allies would erase trans folks from our country. But trans and queer…
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Queer packrafters?! Oh Yeah, We Exist! A Conversation with LGBTQ+ Outdoors Founder Justin Yoder & Ambassador Justin Bickley In celebration of Pride Month, I dedicate this The Packrafting Life episode about queer packrafters & outdoors folks to the LGBTQ++ community. ~Lizzy Scully, CEO Four Corners Guides And according to AI (but with some edits )……
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As I write this, it’s dumping rain, and it has since yesterday and is supposed to rain through this week. WOOHOO! We’re still not where we can packraft the Mancos (video clip above). And our snowpack remains just below 60%. But we’ll take this good news (and really muddy roads). In scheduling and course news,…
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