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Would your community/group like to interact with John before, during, and/or after the trip?

John is available to give his 45 minute presentation to your group most anytime until the end of July 2020, during the trip August - October along the route, and then after.

He is available to talk to local news, blog and phone updates, and especially talk to youth about the adventure.

Contact John

John Email: jkuntz@olympicoutdoorcenter.com

Olympic Outdoor Center Phone: 360 297-4659

He will do his best to accommodate your requests. He is available before August 1st, 2020 for presentations. After, please realize that he will be out of communication a good portion of the time. You can also plan to meet him at the river for interviews and get together (food and treats always accepted).

About john

Click here for a photo gallery of John and the trip.

Click here for John Bio.

John Email: jkuntz@olympicoutdoorcenter.com

Olympic Outdoor Center Phone: 360 297-4659

news media Articles

Kankakee Daily Journal News Stories:

Kitsap Daily News Stories:

Kitsap Sun News Stories :

Kitsap man kayaking entire Columbia River to inspire kids to adventure, get outdoors

Daily Astorian Stories :

Kayaking the Columbia River: Source to Astoria

King5 Seattle Stories :

Kitsap man kayaking entire Columbia River to inspire kids to adventure, get outdoors

The Star Grand Coulee News Stories :

Man passes through coulee on 1,250-mile kayak journey

John's Past Columbia Trips:

John has paddled the Columbia twice before and in 2015 he came up with the idea to paddle the Columbia river, just portions of the river, not the whole 1250 miles of the river that today may be as pristine as when man first discovered it or as much as I could find. I pictured this as FUN and exciting as just a handful of people try this each year.

View John's Youtube videos of past explorations:

Johns 2018 Columbia River Trip

Columbia river source to sea 1250 mile paddle. Click Here:

Johns 2017 Columbia River Trip

I made a trip in 2017 of 250 miles from Revelstoke BC to Kettle Falls, WA and have documented it some YouTube videos that will give you an idea of the experience. Click Here.

Johns 2016 Columbia River Trip

I made a trip in 2016 of 200 miles from Golden BC to Revelstoke BC. Click Here.