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COLORADO AMBASSADORS

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JAMIE BRYAN

Favorite Adventures:
Jamie loves skiing, mountain biking, boating, camping, and hiking! This summer (2022) he's excited to begin doing some bike packing trips, for the first time!

Why He Always Chooses Adventures:
Jamie always calls mountain biking and skiing his “happy place”.

Since he was a kid his favorite activities were anything involving being physically active. He grew up on Maryland’s beautiful Eastern Shore, where exploring the creeks and rivers of the Chesapeake Bay, as well as hunting and fishing, was a way of life. He also started skiing in the Poconos of Pennsylvania when he was 5 years old. It wasn’t long before he experienced the “Call of the mountains”. He moved to CO in November 2010, and instantly felt at home. To this
day, he's still just as much in awe of the mountains and beauty here, as when he first arrived.

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PHILIP COX 
SENIOR AMBASSADOR 

Favorite Adventures:

Hiking, Mountaineering, Off-roading

Why he Always Choose Adventures:

Exploring through the wilderness is his therapy, gym, and church. Completing a challenging hike sets his soul on fire. At 28 Phil completed all 58 of the Colorado 14ers in 3 seasons, and 3 of the 4 great traverses. Every weekend he’s out on a new trail. He also hosts homeless drives every winter using his social media influence to gather hundreds in donations to help the less fortunate. So it’s not just about adventuring for him, it’s about helping out the community more importantly.

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LYNNE JUSTICE 

Favorite Adventures:

Exploring Colorado with family and friends, camping, photographing wildlife. Lynne loves visiting new places and learning about their history plus what each town has to offer.


Why She Always Chooses Adventures: 
Lynne grew up camping in Northern California with her family and when she moved to Colorado, she
went camping and fishing with her neighbors. She actually spent her honeymoon in the mountains
on opening fishing day. Lynne has passed her love of traveling and enjoying the beauty of nature to her family and encourages her friends also.

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DONI MARSELIES
ACA EVENT PHOTOGRAPHER
ACA Ambassador II - Wilderness First Aid Certified - Solo Colorado 

Favorite Adventures:

Backpacking in the spring and winter and photography hunting.

 

Why He Always Chooses Adventures:

Marsel loves the outdoors. He often enjoys nature by going on solo backpacking trips. Since he would go out and about by himself, he likes to make sure that he knows everything there is to know about his surroundings. He likes looking at his immediate landscape that sometimes includes trees, rocks  and random shrubs with a hope that he can catch a glimpse of any type of wildlife; so he can capture it with his camera. Lately he's been writing about his hikes, and hope someday he can make a living writing about his experiences in the outdoors. 

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JENNY ROACH
LEAD AMBASSADOR
Wilderness First Aid Certified - Solo Colorado 

Favorite Adventures:

Jenny's favorite adventures include hiking the big rocks and exploring the trails sharing her love of the mountains with her grandson. She hiked her first 14er in 2019 and caught the bug. Jenny hopes to see the top of them all. She loves all the winter things best. 

Why She Always Chooses Adventures:

For sanity. For grounding. For connection. Jenny will be the first to tell you of the magic in the sparkling snow just before the sun crests the horizon; the tranquility of the rushing, half frozen mountain steam as it timelessly passes by; the utmost importance of passing on the knowledge of conservation, love and care for our planet. 

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AWK STANLEY
 

Your Favorite Adventures:

Hiking, camping, kayaking, fishing, snowshoeing, and traveling. And food! Food is an adventure too right?? 

 

Why she Always Choose Adventures: 

Nature and the outdoors is where she finds her therapy and peace. Having never visited Colorado at all, Awk decided to move to Colorado 3 years ago after a slump in her mental health. If the saying is true about the mountains calling, it called and Awk answered. It was probably the best decision she could have made and she doesn’t regret it one bit! The positive impact that nature and the endless outdoor possibilities have really helped her find her inner peace. She always choose adventures because life is full of amazing adventures and she wants to share it with as many people as possible! 

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LEAH WHITELAW

Favorite Adventures:

Canyoneering, hiking, rock climbing, sky diving, camping, and SUP-ing

 

Why She Always Chooses Adventures:

Leah considers her life to be a spontaneous adventure! She prefers to spend more time outdoors than in, usually accompanied by her dog. Leah is a retiredish circus performer now working in the beer industry. She values helping people discover joy, empowerment, and inner peace through outdoor recreation. Leah’s latest passion is slot canyons and hope to be spending more time between rock walls soon!

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