Bill Dvorak

Bill (yellow jacket) on an early Spring training trip down the Rio Chama, in New Mexico.

Bill Dvorak is a Salida, Colorado-based whitewater rafting outfitter. He is best known for organizing multi-day rafting trips on the Dolores and Green Rivers where professional classical musicians give nightly concerts.[1][2][3] He claims to be a fifth cousin of classical composer Antonín Dvořák.[1][2]

He grew up on a ranch in Wyoming and founded his river guiding company, Dvorak Expeditions, in 1979.[4] During the 1980s, Dvorak Expeditions was one of the first companies to organize rafting trips for fishers on the Gunnison River.[5] He has worked as a public land organizer for the National Wildlife Federation and advocated against the diversion of water from the Gunnison River to cities in Colorado.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Charlie Meyers (20 June 1993). "L.A. Musicians Find Harmony: Philharmonic Floats the Dolores". The Denver Post. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 Christopher Corbet (29 March 1998). "Pachelbel's Canyon". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  3. Jeff Rennicke (January 2006). "A Civilized Wild". National Geographic Traveler. pp. 88–90. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. "Bill Dvorak: Colorado River Guide". Backpacker. December 2004. p. 69. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  5. Barry Noreen (22 August 1993). "Floatin' & Fishin': Remote Gorge Offers Gold-Medal Fishing, Adventure". The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  6. "Udall seeks feedback on proposed national monument". The Aspen Times. Associated Press. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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