21 years ago (November 1990) all the brainstorming and wild ideas became a reality. Hunter Morgan and Scott Murphy, with the help of family and friends, cobbled together a modest amount of money and a hand-full of products, and just like that a dream was born.
Hunter Morgan
Hunter grew up with a love of the West. For more then 16 years he has led many Adventures in his favorite wilderness areas. Getting off the beaten path fly-fishing remote lakes and streams as well as scrambling up peaks are what he enjoys sharing with his old and new friends. Home in the Pee Dee, Hunter and his best friend Kara(wife) are raising their 3 boys in the country. When on the water, he chooses to paddle a canoe. Hunter is a canoe instructor with the American Canoe Association.
Scott Murphy
1.Enjoys outdoor places – both urban and wild.
2.Believes that our modern life has become far more complicated than it needs to be and is therefore doggedly pursuing (with his wife and five boys) a more simple and more sane one.
3.Enjoys reading – currently ancient history with his seven-year-old home-schooled son.
Roger Coward
Roger is an ex-Stockbroker turned outdoorsman. As his trail name suggests, he loves backpacking below freezing and whitewater paddling in cold rapids as well. Roger has been backpacking longer than JD has been alive and has the gear to prove it. He has been with Naturally Outdoors for 8 years and is a certified fitness trainer. He also is very dedicated to the Boys Scouts as he serves as the Chairman of the Pee Dee Area Council High Adventure Committee. He is on the Black Creek Kayak Festival Committee.
Paul Shaw
Paul has just joined us on staff focusing on our paddle sports. He has “logged” mile after mile navigating our coast, lakes, and rivers. The North Carolina Challenge hosted by Watertribe was his first competitive event in the 2009. He did the Watertribe Ultra Marathon in 2008. Paul has been extensively paddling our coastal waterways in order to put together some exciting new trips. Paul and his beautiful wife Susan enjoy paddling their fleet of boats. Paul’s great love is to share his paddling knowledge with others.
Jon David Lovell
Jon David has been fortunate to travel and live in some of the most beautiful places on the globe. A few of his favorite residential places for hiking and paddling are found in the South Island, New Zealand; Estes Park, Colorado, and The Big Island, Hawaii. He has been with us off and on through his adventures for 11 years. He enjoys guiding the paddling trips on the local rivers in eastern South Carolina and is especially fond of the Little Pee Dee. He is blessed with a beautiful wife, Kelli, and three sons, Koa, Caed, & Kalon.
