The Guides

Ms. LYNN

Guide Manager

Born: Yep, sure was … on a cold morning up in Ontario, Canada.
Nickname: “Snake Lady.”
Sedona since: 1994.
Why’d you end up here? Been following my babysitters wherever they moved.
Secret talents: Can’t tell ya.
What do I like most about being on the ADW guide team? Best bunch of people you could ever hope to work with!
How long have you been Guiding Tours? Going on 13 years now.
Favorite Quote: “Look where you step & step where you look.”
Most rewarding part of your job: The people . . . especially the kids.
Favorite Tourist question: “Why’d the Indians build ruins?”
Best animal encounter on tour: Mountain lion … but seeing a snake makes my day!
Favorite Season to guide: All of them!... I especially love the Monsoon!
Worse part of your job: Can’t tell you that either.

MARIO

Guide Manager

Born: Yes I was…unless this really is the matrix.
Nickname: Cloned Feb. 1958
Sedona since: In these lands for 25,000 years…How about you “white man”?
Secret talents: Well if I told you then they would not be “secret talents” anymore…duh!!
What do I like most about being on the ADW guide team? Who said I like them? What’s ADW anyway? Some kind of new rash?
How long have you been Guiding Tours? I dunno…what time is it now?
Favorite Quote: Sure you can trust the U.S. Government. Just ask the Indians.
Favorite Tourist question: Where are we? Can you please let us off here? We’ll walk back ourselves. What’s with that big gun? What do you mean you want to be tipped now?
Most rewarding part of your job: The drugs, the booze and the naked women…no wait, that was my last job.
Best animal encounter on tour: None that lived…you’d be surprised what a jeep can do to the critters doing 65 mph on a rocky dirt road. (just kidding)
Favorite Season to guide: Well if it’s called “tourist season” why can’t we shoot them.
Worse part of your job: Getting paid with beads and blankets instead of real money.

JIMMY

Born: Black Hills of South Dakota.
Nickname: Wolf Eyes.
Sedonian since: 1978.
Why’d you end up here? Bull-riding. I didn’t have to go far to get beat up!
What do I like most about being on the ADW guide team? You get to go 4-wheel drive all day, never pay for gas or tires, have your own mechanic, and meet people from all over the world.
How long have you been Guiding Tours? 10+ years.
Favorite Quote: “Never kick a fresh cow pie on a hot day.”

BUZZARD

Born: In a White Oak tree.
Nickname: Turkey Buzzard.
Sedonian since: Before the Great Flood.
How’d you end up here? Fell out of a hot-air balloon.
Secret talents: How can I tell my secret?
What do I like most about being on the ADW guide team? I get to meet people from all over the world.
How long have you been Guiding Tours? 343 years.
Favorite Quote: You know what they say in South Italy – “Ciao ya’ll.”
Favorite Tourist question: “At what elevation do Deer turn into Elk?”
Most rewarding part of your job: People’s laughter.
Best animal encounter on tour: Ringtail cat.
Favorite Season to guide: All seasons.

RUSTY "CAST IRON"

Born: Yes.
Nickname: Cast Iron
Sedona Since: My arrival.
Secret Talents: None – however, numerous quirks.
What do I like most about being on the ADW Guide Team? The adrenalin driven women, of course.
How long have you been Guiding Tours? (See: Lewis and Clark, expedition of)
Favorite Quote: “Let me so live that I can look any man straight in the eye, and tell him to go to hell.” (Rusty)
Favorite Tourist Question: How much should I tip you?
Most Rewarding Part of your Job: The Love . . . ah yes, the freakin’ Love!!
Best Animal Encounter on Tour: A two-headed Coyote – the harmony was phenomenal!
Favorite Season to Guide: Anytime!
Worse Part about Being a Guide: The questionnaires.

NINA

Born: not as long ago as you may think. in a galaxy far, far away. in berlin, germany
Sedonian since: a conspiring alliance of old grade school buddies lured me here in 2004.
Secret talents: hey, that´s a secret! (but is it a talent?)
What do you like most about adw guide team: no hard feelings for over-keeping a jeep and otherwise blondly messing with other people´s days.
How long have you been guiding tours? it´s been a long tour since i escaped my mommy´s arms. mostly unguided, i´m afraid.
Favorite quote: the gods must be crazy
Favorite tourist question: so... you were actually in control the whole time?
Best animal encounter on tour: ravens playing with the wind
Most rewarding part of your job: giddy kiddy-laughter. and screaming grownups!
Favorite season to guide: i´ve yet to encounter them all. only been thru sluggish, toofreakingwindy and itwillpickupanydaynow worst part about being a guide: stickshift on a hill. can´t figure it out, dammit!

HAROLD

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Nickname: Bobby
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JUSTIN

Born: Flagstaff, Arizona
Nickname: "SUPER DAD"!!
Sedonian since: 1979
How’d you end up here? My Mom gave birth to me.
Secret talents: Multiple... extremely fertile!
What do I like most about being on the ADW team? Everybody's really nice.
Favorite Tourist question: Do the Indians still live out here? (asked while out in the middle of nowhere.)
Worse part of your job: Half way through the tour and having to poop...lol
Favorite Season in Sedona: Fall in Sedona... cool at night... warm during the day.

DARRYL

PAULY

JERRY

Born: Portsmith, Virginia
Nickname: Jerry
Sedonian since: 2006
How’d you end up here? Came for the views, stayed for the people,
Secret talents: Juggler
What do I like most about being on the ADW team? Enjoy sharing the view with people.
Favorite Tourist question: Would you like to come to my room after the tour.
Worse part of your job: Washing muddy jeeps.
Favorite Season in Sedona: I like all the seasons... especially tourist season!

MATT

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PETE

Born: New London, WI during Gerald Ford administration
Nickname: Ponderosa Peter or Rooster
Sedonian since:I've lost track of time since I've been here
How’d you end up here? Love of the west, vacation and divorce.
Secret talents: History, geography, sports, and aviation nerd...can bore or entertain you for hours with useless knowledge.
What do I like most about being on the ADW team? Working outdoors and sharing the Sedona experience with our guests. Oh, and my co-workers are swell also.
Favorite Tourist question: Do you get sick of looking at all the rocks all the time?
Worse part of your job:Trail dust
Favorite Season in Sedona: Winter

GINA

Born: Mabelvale, Arkansas
Nickname: "Nina"
Sedonian since: September 2006
How’d you end up here? Ran away from home at 40+ to "find" myself...
Secret talents: that's a secret...
What do I like most about being on the ADW team? It's fun meeting people from all over the world hopefully bringing a smile to their face or making them laugh....we have way too much fun here!
Favorite Tourist question: Are you located in Sedona?
Worse part of your job: Cranky people on vacation
Favorite Season in Sedona: Spring