Building New Mexico s outdoor economy
by Stephen Hamway, The Associated Press
Posted May 1, 2021 10:02 am EDT
Last Updated May 1, 2021 at 10:14 am EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Ryan and Cody Dudgeon both grew up in northwest New Mexico. Both left for greener pastures in Missoula, Montana.
But after working as river guides in Montana and Idaho for 14 years, the married couple came to see the rivers that flowed through their New Mexico homes differently.
They moved back to Farmington in 2015 and are planning to start leading river-rafting expeditions on the Animas and San Juan rivers in May through their new company, Desert River Guides.
Stephen Hamway May 01, 2021 - 7:02 AM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Ryan and Cody Dudgeon both grew up in northwest New Mexico. Both left for greener pastures in Missoula, Montana.
But after working as river guides in Montana and Idaho for 14 years, the married couple came to see the rivers that flowed through their New Mexico homes differently.
They moved back to Farmington in 2015 and are planning to start leading river-rafting expeditions on the Animas and San Juan rivers in May through their new company, Desert River Guides.
âWe really fell in love with the lifestyle and the whole scene when we were in Missoula, so we wanted to bring that to Farmington,â Ryan Dudgeon told the Albuquerque Journal.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Ryan and Cody Dudgeon both grew up in northwest New Mexico. Both left for greener pastures in Missoula, Montana.
But after working as river guides in Montana and Idaho for 14 years, the married couple came to see the rivers that flowed through their New Mexico homes differently.
They moved back to Farmington in 2015 and are planning to start leading river-rafting expeditions on the Animas and San Juan rivers in May through their new company, Desert River Guides.
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