Mountain Whitewater: About the Owners
A little bit about the Modesitt family:
It’s hard to believe that it has been almost thirty-five years running rivers and about 30,000 miles running along, through and with those river currents. The Cache La Poudre has been home for most of those years and no backyard could be better. We have taken tens of thousands of guests and it always brings pleasure to see so much joy. The Cache La Poudre River as the only Wild and Scenic river in the state offers an unparalleled canyon. Having traveled to over 40 countries as an adventurer and photographer, I can speak easily about beautiful places. The Poudre River is spectacular.
In the beginning. . .
In 1993, Brad Modesitt and his brother Kent canoed down the Poudre, Platte, Missouri, and Mississippi Rivers to end up 2400 miles later in New Orleans. This experience left both of them with a deep respect for our nation’s rivers. Kent started law school and is now an attorney in Denver. Brad continued his journey and the traveling lifestyle bicycling 10,000 miles and sailing 3000 miles to southern Chile. When he returned a friend told him he should become a rafting guide. It was good advice. Brad still guides rafts down the river he loves enjoying the people, the scenery, and of course the rapids.
Growing up in Fort Collins, Colorado, Lindsey developed a deep and all-encompassing love for the Cache La Poudre River Canyon as a wee babe. Spending many days frolicking along her banks taught her the deep respect and breathless commitment to her protection and also, a desire to travel the world’s rivers. She jumped on an airplane and landed in the mountains of Northern California and that is where she learned to guide rafts and kayaks and discovered a love that would forever change the course of her life. After several years in the Northern California Wilderness, Lindsey returned home to finish her degree in anatomical sciences from Colorado State University, there she met Brad (on an interview to be a guide) and the rest is history. Lindsey still guides occasionally but you can usually find her chasing water in some form whether that is sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding, rafting or swan diving into a remote ocean somewhere.
Brad and his wife, Lindsey, now run the business together with their two kids. After growing up and cutting their teeth on wild rivers all over the west, Ella (20) and Turtle (18) help out with the day to day operations when they are not chasing rivers around the planet. Twenty six years of adventure with the same owners, has made Mountain Whitewater one of the most respected whitewater rafting companies in the State of Colorado.
Their Latest Adventures. . .
Follow the Modesitt family on their sailing adventure at their Blog: Rivers2Seas.com (circa 2010-2013)
Grand Canyon River Adventure, (2025)
Where in the World is Ella? Southeast Asia (2018), Bahamas (2018), Costa Rica (2018), Baja, Mexico (2022), Ecuador (2022), Paris, France (2022), Paris (2023), French Polynesia (2023), Costa Rica (2024), UK (2025), Grand Canyon (2025)
Where in the world is Turtle? Southeast Asia (2018), Bahamas (2018) Costa Rica (2018); UK, India, Japan (2020); Baja, Mexico (2022); Ecuador (2022); French Polynesia (2023); Costa Rica (2024); Grand Canyon (2025); Southeast Asia (2026), Grand Canyon (2026)
- A fun trip with experienced and entertaining guides.
- Professionalism means everything in every aspect of a business.
- A job should be fun.
- Work is only a four-letter word if you make it that way.
- Lead by example.
- Follow with respect and the desire to learn.
- Life is fun – enjoy it everyday.
Brad has published three books on his adventures; Taking the Old Highway is about the canoe adventure from Fort Collins to New Orleans; Professionally Guiding Whitewater – Fundamentals of running rivers as a paid guide, can turn a novice river runner into a professional; Pura Vida is a photographic journey around the world with colorful short stories; “Around the Caribbean Clock” is a magnificent sailing adventure around the Caribbean with two young children on the adventure of a lifetime. Join us on this amazing adventure as we face storms, mishaps, enchanting moments and meet some incredible people
