#160 | Joshua Cedar Larsen - White Water Guide Traveling Through Space And Time

Becoming Human

Joshua Cedar Larsen is a Whitewater Raft Guide at Triad River Tours and Conservationist with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science. Josh has over 8 years of guiding experience and he’s kayaked up to class 5 rivers. In his youth, he was tenaciously trying to get on the river as often as possible. He graduated high school from the World Class Kayak Academy where he learned general education through traveling the world, immersing themselves in culture, and kayaking rivers along the way.

Josh spends his year paddling rivers in rafts and kayaks. From his perspective, he sees a river change over time with high resolution. He sees beyond the superficial nature of the landscape and has an intimate knowledge of its contents. The nature of the guide is intimate and educational. Josh takes the array of people down rivers, managing hazards, and their client’s experience. It’s a unique thing to see so many kinds of archetypes on display during an intense moment; a moment that commands presence.

Every one of us likely has a river within an hour or two from where you live.

Rivers, creaks, lakes, and oceans play a fundamental role in all of our lives.

They provide sustenance, life, potential hazard, and the opportunity to challenge yourself. These rivers are not without their threat as well. If you were to find a guide and learn skills to paddle, fish or recreate in another way on your local rivers, you would discover something very pleasurable. This sense of satisfaction and anticipation to experience your local river gives it a deeper level of meaning and value. With that relationship, we become advocates for healthy waterways and water access.

Find Joshua Cedar Larsen on Instagram @joshuacedar