Our Legend of the Snake…Dick Barker

This Friday afternoon, the Snake River Fund will be bringing the 5th annual “Legends of the Snake” float trip to Grand Teton National Park.  Our owner and founder, Dick Barker, will be a part of this float, as will co-founder Frank Ewing.  This provides me with a great opportunity to give a brief (hopefully) history…

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Blogging and River Rafting…huh?

Mt. Moran at sunrise

Well here it is.  Barker-Ewing Scenic Float Trips has made history.  Who would have thought we’d have a blog?  Back in 1963 when the business started, “blog” wasn’t even a word or a concept.  It was all about rotary-dialed telephones, and mailing brochures through the mail… Now its email and websites, Facebook, and blogging.  For…

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