Mira Guide launching off boat.Name: Mira Dโ€™Amato
Hometown: Portland, ME
Age of First Rafting Trip: 20
Year you started guiding at Northern Outdoors: 2021

What type of guiding do you do?Whitewater Rafting

What do you enjoy most about working at Northern Outdoors?

I love that Northern runs trips on the Dead, Kennebec, and Penobscot. Getting to experience 3 different, unique rivers while working for the same outfitter drew me to Northern.

What is your favorite river to guide, and your favorite rapid on that river?
The Penobscot. Nesowadnehunk – might be a river-guide cliche to say but thereโ€™s nothing cliche about it!

What’s your classic Northern Outdoors memory?
Guiding the Kennebec at 8,000cfs, hitting Maytag, and getting โ€œguide poppedโ€ several feet into the air. Thought I was going for a swim but I managed to land back in the boat. My crew had no idea what happened.

Where do you adventure when you are not working?
All over! I love the Coast of Maine and paddling on the ocean. The White Mountains also have a special place in my heart, as I love to climb and be in the alpine zone.

What do you do in the off-season when you’re not guiding for Northern Outdoors?
I am a ski patroller at Sugarloaf. I am the Incident Investigator for the mountain and am an Outdoor Emergency Care instructor.

Tell us about any certifications, special talents, guide awards.
Rookie of the Year – 2021
Wilderness First Responder
Outdoor Emergency Care – instructor
Registered Maine Recreation & L2 Whitewater Guide
L4 Swiftwater Rescue

What rivers have you run outside of Maine?
None yet! Iโ€™m waiting for my Grand Canyon lottery application to be selected.

Which Kennebec River Brewery beer is your top choice after a day on the river?
Brewerโ€™s Choice

   

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