Class IV is in Session

Photography by Adam Barker
Every year in late May, Jared Hopkinson, owner of Rocky Mountain River Tours shares this gift with his guides. Some are veterans of the river, but most are young, wide-eyed, blank-slate greenies with a thirst for adventure. They’re looking to cut their teeth of one of the most classic wilderness experiences in the Continental US. It will be their first time on the Middle Fork, and regardless of how many other rivers they’ve run in their modest guiding careers, this will no doubt become a life-long favorite.
Adam Barker lives in Salt Lake City, UT. When not chasing his three boys through the snow, down the river or into the woods, he can be found on his bike, skis, with fly rod in hand or (gasp) shooting pictures.