Alaska Guide Eric Keely

Guide: Eric Keely
Short Bio: Eric grew up in western Pennsylvania along the Allegheny River and Mountains. A majority of his childhood was spent outdoors from boating/canoeing trips with the family to mountain biking with friends all around his hometown of Oil City.

After graduation from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Eric followed his heart and passion to live at the beach and located himself on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. There he worked in the radio business and service industry but always found time to take in what the area had to offer. He greatly enjoyed camping, biking and kayaking with friends. With great scenery and clean ocean air, Eric built up a love for running, completing his first two marathons in ’07 and ’08. It was also the place where he met his life-mate Nikki Lindsay as they both share a similar sense of humor and an enthusiasm for music, sports, traveling and the outdoors. They have proven to work wonderfully together and are very excited to lead our guests around the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska.

Trips Guided by Eric:

Eric's Guide Survey:

What’s your favorite vacation destination?
San Francisco. Great music, the 49ers, awesome redwood forests. Very close to Monterey and Carmel. B-e-a-utiful.

What’s your favorite hike?
Muir Woods. (the Badlands of South Dakota are a close 2nd)

What’s your favorite bike ride?
So far, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. Great beaches and a neat little town.

What’s your favorite trip to guide?
Alaska

Why?
It is always changing, very abundant wildlife and is absolutely breathtaking regardless of the weather.

What do you do that makes a guest’s vacation special?
Make them feel “at ease” and that they are in good hands. Also, I like to connect with my guests so that I’m not just your guide. A great sense of humor can go a long way.

Favorite Movie: Transformers

Favorite Book: The Secret; If everybody knew and used the power of positive thinking this world would be a better place.

Favorite Song: Can’t narrow that down. I LOVE all sorts of music. A top 100 list would still be extremely hard for me.

When did you first catch the travel bug?
After hearing about and experiencing Nikki’s [Lindsay] past trips. What a fun and fulfilling line of work.

What are your hobbies?
Music is a huge part of my life. I love everything from listening, going to concerts or playing my guitar on the porch or in front of a crowd. I love sports, mainly football and college basketball. Running (ran the past two OBX marathons). Watching old episodes of the Simpsons. Traveling.

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