All of the staff at Uncommon Journeys are handpicked by Rod and Martha Taylor, owners of Uncommon Journeys, to ensure the professional standards are met which are at the core of Uncommon Journeys. Uncommon Journeys typically receives on average fifty applications for the four guide and dog handler positions we hire for each year, which allows us to be selective so that our guides are true outdoor educators and that dog handlers are both enthusiastic and experienced. All of our staff meet or exceed the licensing requirements of the Yukon and are also chosen for their abilities to teach and assist our guests with superb customer service. All of our guests love our staff and inevitably our guides are invited to visit our guests in the many far flung places where they live. All Uncommon Journeys staff and guests share meals at the same huge, harvest table every evening and the conversations in the main cabin tend to outlast the candles!