Barker-Ewing Scenic Float Trips - Jackson Hole and Grand Teton

Best Job in the World

By Eric Barker | July 10, 2018 |

Barker-Ewing Scenic Float Trip River Guide, Eric Barker

River Guiding: it’s the best job in the world. I have been a River Guide on the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park for 25 summer seasons. I return each year for the same reason as all the other guides: I love it. Spending time outdoors, piloting a raft, and looking at the river,…

Top 10 Reasons Why I’m Looking Forward to Floating Season

By Eric Barker | May 13, 2018 |

Scenic rafting in Jackson Hole, WY with the BEST Barker-Ewing Scenic Float Trips River Guides

It’s been a long winter. Not that I’m complaining. Thanks to an epic snow season up here in Montana, I got out on my XC skis more than 100 times! But now that the snow and ice are receding, I’m ready to exchange my ski poles for my oars. The first Barker-Ewing Scenic Float Trips…

Please slow down

By Eric Barker | July 20, 2016 |

porcupine crossing road - Grand Teton National Park wildlife

For the last several years, I have spent the early summer driving back and forth between my adopted hometown of Bozeman, Montana and my original hometown of Moose, Wyoming. I relish the opportunity to spend three to four weeks of the summer guiding rafts along the Snake River, and renewing my relationship with Jackson Hole…

The Same River Twice

By Eric Barker | June 14, 2016 |

SnakeRiver Overlook - Grand Teton float trips

“Don’t you get tired of doing the same thing over and over all summer?” I get this question at least once a week between May and September. And my answer is always the same. “No way!” Many of our Barker-Ewing scenic guides have spent multiple seasons floating the Snake River through Grand Teton National Park.…

Where Are the Bodies?

By Eric Barker | April 25, 2016 |

Deadman's Bar Boat Launch - Barker Ewing Float Trips

In 1887, Wyoming Territory held its first murder trial on the heels of a triple homicide. The story of these gruesome murders and the subsequent trial are well known to Snake River boatmen. It’s how Deadman’s Bar – the spot where we launch our Barker-Ewing Scenic Float Trips – got its name. All you have…

When Interpretation Goes South

By Eric Barker | March 16, 2016 |

When Interpretation Goes South Over the years I have witnessed and participated in the famous Western propensity to spin yarns about almost any subject. “Where is the hole?” is our version of the age old Snipe hunt. And though tourists may expect some measure of abuse at the hands of “the locals,” I’m keenly aware…