About Teton Expeditions

Jacob Gore was born and raised in Cheyenne, the capital city of Wyoming. As a proud Wyomingite, he loves to share his home with visitors from around the world. Spending years in Jackson Hole and Alaska as an interpretive nature guide, he remains a photographer, traveler, storyteller, and avid hobbyist of all-things outdoors. Jacob enjoys bridging the connection between Jackson and the rest of the Cowboy state.

Dave is an educator and outdoor leader with experience as a teacher and assistant principal, passionate about connecting people with meaningful learning and adventure. His background with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and Teton Science Schools has shaped his approach to guiding—blending leadership, environmental education, and hands-on exploration. He enjoys helping others learn, grow, and build lasting connections with the natural world

Nick’s love for wildlife and water began in the marshlands of Louisiana. After working as a paramedic in Atlanta and running rivers in the Smoky Mountains, he moved to Wyoming in 2014 to assist with Golden Eagle research, rappelling into nests to help biologists monitor young birds. He now enjoys sharing the river and the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem's with guests.

An educator by trade, Brendan spends the school year as the Dean of Students and a classroom teacher at Jackson Hole Community School. He brings a deep knowledge of and passion for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, with previous experience as a guide and outdoor educator in the Tetons and Yellowstone. In his spare time, you’ll find him skiing, trail running, climbing, and watching hockey. With his background, experience and knowledge of the ecosystem Brendan is everything you could want in a park guide.

Taylor grew up in coastal North Carolina and has always felt at home in the outdoors. After moving to Jackson five years ago and guiding on the river, she discovered her passion for sharing the wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem with guests. She has a special love for birds and raptors and enjoys helping visitors experience the region’s incredible birdlife.

As a guide and outdoorsman Ian has spent nearly a decade working in the outdoor industry. He enjoys sharing the history, wildlife, and geology of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem with guests. Outside of guiding, Ian can usually be found rowing the Snake River, fishing, skiing, or exploring the Tetons.

As naturalist and whitewater kayak instructor throughout the Jackson and Yellowstone region, Mark teaches paddlers to move with the water rather than against it. Over his many years as an outdoor educator he's learned what really stays with people. It's learning why the cottonwoods grow where they do, how a river carves its canyon, which birds are passing through in July. His love of this place can be contagious.

As a marine biologist and SCUBA instructor, Teiga has followed her passion for outdoor education around the world. She has taught at the Catalina Island Marine Institute, educated on the Great Barrier Reef, acted as a naturalist in Hawaii, and managed an eco dive resort in Greece. Teiga has recently shifted her pursuit of ecology inland, and now enjoys sharing this beautiful Wyoming landscape with visitors and wildlife alike.

Gordon spent years visiting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem before finally making Jackson Hole home. His guiding has taken him around the world — kayaking, hiking, scuba diving, whitewater rafting, and national park touring — drawn always to wild country and the chance to share it.That experience comes together here, in a landscape of geothermal basins, sagebrush flats, and one of the last intact temperate ecosystems on earth.

Jeff has been in the tourism and adventure industry in Jackson since childhood. With deep local roots and decades of experience, he ensures every guest feels welcome. After work, he loves his family, skiing and fishing.

Evan grew up exploring the hardwood forests of New England and dreaming of one day heading west. He has now been a leader in the adventure tourism space for nearly 25 years. Evan is passionate about conservation, public land and sharing his love for the outdoors. He is a snowboarder, mountain biker, hunter, fisherman and best of all a father.