A female takes a selfie connected apical of a mountain. Kierre Childers of Revel Treks and Tours takes a selfie connected Matanuska Peak. (Kierre Childers)

Alaskan’s adventurous quality tin lead down galore paths. For some, starting their ain business successful nan outdoors is one. The risks and rewards of walking done nan mountains, rivers, and oceans are akin to being an entrepreneur: exploring caller terrain pinch uncertain outcomes and perchance precocious benefits. This Outdoor Explorer is portion of an informal bid featuring Alaskans that started their ain business. This section features Kierre Childers pinch Revel Treks and Tours based successful Palmer, Alaska. Kierre shares her communicative of becoming a mini business proprietor starring hiking and backpacking trips successful Southcentral Alaska.

HOST: Paul Twardock

GUEST: Kierre Childers, Revel Treks and Tours

LINKS:
Revel Treks and Tours website
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A group of hikers airs successful beforehand of a waterfall. Kierre Childers of Revel Treks and Tours (third from left) and a hiking group region for a photo. (Kierre Childers)
A female examines a book while connected a mountain. Kierre Childers of Revel Treks and Tours guiding successful nan Talkeetna Mountains. (Courtesy of Kierre Childers)
Hikers airs connected apical of a mountain. Kierre Childers of Revel Treks and Tours (left) leads a organization hike. (Kierre Childers)

Paul Twardock is simply a Professor of Outdoor Studies astatine Alaska Pacific University, wherever he has worked since 1988. He is nan writer of Kayaking and Camping successful Prince William Sound and help found nan Alaska Sea Kayaking Symposium/Paddle Sport Fun Day. At APU he teaches a assortment of undergraduate classes included Sea Kayaking, Recreation Program Design, Nordic Skiing, The Business of Recreation, and Wildland Ecosystems and Human Impacts.  Paul received his BS successful Outdoor Recreation from Western Illinois University, went to activity instructing for NOLS successful Alaska, past received his MBA from APU.  Paul’s  research includes monitoring of campsites successful Prince William Sound and Chugach State Park for quality impact, way usage successful Chugach State Park, and nan Alaska Recreational Boating Safety Incident Database. His passions see oversea kayaking, stream boating of each sorts, hiking, mountain running, climbing, skiing of immoderate kind, and birding.  One of his past adventures progressive a mule ride.

Paul is 1 of respective hosts for Outdoor Explorer