Rod and Martha Taylor, founders and owners of Uncommon Journeys, are in the words of their guests "extraordinary people", whose love of their dogs is surpassed only by their love of the pristine Yukon wilderness they share with their guests. Rod and Martha are also well respected leaders in the tourism industry in the Yukon and Canada and experienced wilderness guides themselves. Collectively they have led guided adventures to wild Canadian places for over 35 years. Both Martha and Rod have degrees in Outdoor Recreation.

Rod is the current Chair of the Tourism Industry Association of Yukon, a member of the Senior Marketing Council of the Yukon, and a member of the Wilderness Tourism Association Marketing Committee. Nationally, Rod has recently become the Private Sector Representative for the Yukon and British Columbia on the Board of the Canadian Tourism Commission. Rod has been a Course Director, Whitewater and Climbing Coordinator, and Professional Development Instructor since 1984 with the Canadian Outward Bound Wilderness School. He has also been a Wilderness - Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for over a decade, and has served on numerous expeditions abroad in this capacity from paddling across Canada's Barrenlands, kayaking in the jungles of Costa Rica, mountaineering on the highest peaks in the Western Hemisphere, skiing across the Greenlandic Ice cap to leading the first commercial dogsledding trip on the Arctic Ocean to Hershel Island. 

Martha Taylor was the Operations Manager of one of Canada's best known northern rafting and canoeing companies and has personally led over two dozen paddling trips down the famous Nahanni River as well as on several other remote Canadian rivers. While she is a back country skier and a seasoned hiking guide, her real love is tending to her many Uncommon Journey’s four-legged partners. Every new litter of sled dog puppies is trained by her nurturing hand. She is the lead guide on the Uncommon Journeys canoeing trips, the manager of the administrative functions at Uncommon Journeys as well as the creative force behind the incredible menus which guests continue to rave about. In her “spare time”, Martha can be found with the staff up to her elbows in dirt, coordinating the planting and care of the beautiful gardens at the Homestead or taking care of their young daughter, the rambunctious Hayley!