Kurt Hoelting
Kurt is a guide uniquely qualified to lead us on this multifaceted journey. A commercial fisherman in southeast Alaska for 25 years, he is intimately acquainted with the terrain. Currently Director of the Inside Passages Project, based on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, Kurt has a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School, and is a long time student of Zen meditation and practice.

Lena Fletcher
Lena is our Alaska program Assistant Guide and camp cook extraordinaire. Lena graduated from Smith College in 1999, and has an impressive array of Outdoor Leadership training and experience. In addition to her love of kayaking, white water, climbing and backcountry living, she has a passion for field geology, which was her major at Smith College. She brings a contagious energy, competence and enthusiasm to her work.

Emi Morgan
Emi is currently pursuing an MBA in Sustainable Business from the Bainbridge Graduate Institute and is espically interested in small business and community development. Emi graduated with a BA in Environmental Education from Huxley College in 2002. She then worked as a kayak guide in the San Juan Islands and Costa Rica, as well as traveling throughout Latin America. She moved to Seattle in 2004 to work as a Volunteer Outreach Associate with the Greenway Trust, and is now working as Programs Assistant for Seattle Tilth.

During the summer of 2006 Emi worked in Alaska as Rations Manager for the National Outdoor Leadership School, and will be joining us as Assistant Guide and Cook on Trip One this summer. She brings skill, knowledge and enthusiasm to her work, and we look forward to having her on the team.

Lori Wilson
Lori fell in love with kayaking and began her career as a sea kayak guide shortly after moving to Orcas Island in 1982. She founded Shearwater Sea Kayak Tours and led trips in the San Juan Islands, Baja, California, Canada and Alaska. After moving on from Shearwater, she joined Kurt Hoelting and Inside Passages where she led meditation trips for six years. During this time, she spent several winters practicing Zen with Shodo Harada Roshi at Sogenji in Japan. In 2000, Lori moved to Mexico with her husband Dan, where they bought 15 acres in Guanajuato and began a new life. Currently she raises organic vegetables and practices acupuncture, as well as doing volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity.

We are excited to have Lori returning to Alaska with Inside Passages in 2007 season, where she will be Head Guide on the trip with Mark Coleman. Lori will be ably assisted by Ginny Mahar as Co-guide for the trip.