Dan and friends, his senior year at Lewis & Clark
Our Guides
All our guides, whether leads, contracted, or volunteer are first-aid / CPR certified and dedicated to safe fun adventuring.
PAT. chef extraordinaire | guide
From an early age, Pat sought fulfillment from the great outdoors. Now, returning to eastern Oregon after exploring other parts of the world, he is excited to help others discover his childhood playground. After dropping out of culinary school, Pat completed a degree in human physiology from University of Oregon. Pat still loves to cook, especially when it involves a campfire, fresh morels, and a bottle of wine.
About Us
Go Wild: American Adventures really began my freshman year at Lewis & Clark College. I told people I lived in Eastern Oregon and they said, "Where? Bend?" No, farther east, the real east, where there are more cows than people, where a traffic jam means waiting at a stop sign longer than 30 seconds. I began taking friends home, friends from the city, and many friends from overseas, from Tokyo, Japan, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Every time it was the same- we stepped out of the car after the five hour drive from Portland, looked up at the starry sky, and mouths dropped open. The more I explored the mountains in my own backyard, the more I realized, yes, this is something worth sharing. And so, Go Wild was born.
Our mission hasn't really changed much since those first nights in my driveway. Dedicated to environmental education, partnerships with community businesses, and international outreach, Go Wild: American Adventures seeks to: foster enthusiasm for the outdoors and the rural lifestyle, enliven the local community, and above all, have a wild good time.
Dan. founder