Owner and Lead Guide, BJ, has been paddling for 24 years. His favorite saying is, "Folks, You can’t see this from your couch!"

BJ is Swiftwater Rescue certified and has his PADI Master Scuba Diver certification. He is a Wilderness Medical First Responder, and is CPR/AED certified. When he is not out on the water he is participating as a member of the Flathead County Search & Rescue Team, Flathead County Swiftwater Rescue Group. BJ recently retired as a sheriff's diver after 29 years of service.

Guide, Loretta was born in Connecticut. When she was young her family moved to Montana where she spent most of her free time communing with nature. Many a day were spent on the waters of Flathead Lake. As an adult the love for outdoors transferred from just play to becoming an occupation.

Loretta has been a cow milker, a paid and volunteer wildland firefighter, a log home builder, an asphalt paver, a construction laborer as well as an EMT. Loretta currently maintains a license as a physical therapist assistant and massage therapist and is CPR/Firt Aid and AED Certified. Her love for adventure and wealth of experience will make her your perfect guide when you paddle with us ths summer!

Guide, Pamela is a biologist by training and an adventurer at heart. Travels have taken her all over the planet, where she has landed on the shores of the Flathead Lake at the base of Glacier National Park.

Pamela is a steward of the outdoors whose persepective comes from a place of respect. In addition to her Leave No Trace traning and SMP self-rescue and companion rescue guide traning, Pamela is CPR/First Aid/AED certified, and is certified as a Wilderness First Responder. When she is not traveling and kayaking, she is teaching and practicing yoga, which makes her tours a safe, balanced and well rounded adventure for all!

Guide, Hunter is originally from a small farm town near Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up hunting, fishing, foraging, and trapping in the land around his house where he developed a love for the outdoors. After studying Recreation, Sport, and Park Administration at Missouri State University, he moved up to Ely, Minnesota. He spent three years in Ely leading multi day canoeing trips in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. He spent his winters leading multi day dogsledding trips in the same area. After completing an 86 day, 1,250 mile canoe trip from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay, he moved here to the Whitefish area where he is excited to explore Flathead Lake.

Guide, Chrissy was born and raised in sunny South Florida, but her career in the outdoor industry has taken her all over the country. In the past six years, Chrissy has guided or instructed on mountains in North Carolina and Montana, in lakes in Minnesota, and down rivers in New Hampshire, California, and Utah. No matter the activity, as long as Chrissy is outdoors and moving, she is happy. She has experience teaching rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, paddling, dog sledding, and backpacking!

Chrissy has a bachelor’s degree in Outdoor Recreation Management, a Wilderness First Responder certification, completed SMP self-rescue and companion rescue training, and is a Leave No Trace trainer. She is continually searching for new ways to enjoy the outdoors and hopes to share her love for being outside with everyone she paddles with.

Guide, Colter grew up spending his summer days at his grandparents’ cabin on the lake, and has loved every moment of it. Montana born and raised, Colter’s passion for the outdoors stems from a life of being a part of it! From Glacier Park to Big Mountain, he loves getting out and having a blast in the amazing wilderness Montana offers, and would love to share a bit of what makes the area so special!

Colter has completed all SMP self-rescue and companion rescue guide training, and is wilderness first aid certified. When not guiding, you will probably find him up mountain biking, backpacking in Glacier Park, or looking for fresh powder on the ski slopes.

Guide, Logan just recently moved to Montana after graduating high school from Swan Valley High School in Saginaw, Michigan. Saginaw, MI is approximately 100 miles North of Detroit and is home to the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay. Logan is excited to be living out west and to be guiding on Flathead Lake. Logan has been kayaking and boating the streams, rivers, and Great Lakes of Michigan since he was a child. Logan’s other interests include fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, mountain biking, traveling in his FJ cruiser and the Detroit Tigers.

Logan is CPR and First Aid Certified and has successfully completed SMP companion and self rescue training.

Guide, Brysen Herion is the most recent addition to the Sea Me Paddle guide team and probably one of the tallest. He spent most of his childhood in central California which is equally distanced to Pacific Coast beaches and the Sierra National Forest, but loves his new life in Montana. He enjoys all things outdoors from kayaking on the lake to snowboarding at the local sky slopes. When he’s not guiding in the summer you can find him on the baseball field with a pocket full of seeds. He plays first base and pitches for our local legion baseball team, the Lakers and is knowledgeable in all sorts of random sports facts. Go ahead, ask him!

Brysen will be a senior at Flathead High School this upcoming fall and is in the process of looking at colleges to attend for a degree in Finance. Brysen is trained in SMP self-rescue and companion rescue as well as being CPR/First Aid/AED certified. He is looking forward to showing you some of the hidden treasures of Flathead Lake and excited to help make your tour a memorable one