About Pacific NW Float Trips:
With a passion for people, and a
commitment to delivering knowledgeable information in a friendly,
personal and positive manner - always giving more than required ,
Pacific NW Float Trips sets a standard of excellence.
 Former teacher, Dave
Button, spent his childhood in Newhalem, Washington along the
Skagit River where he first started rafting. After earning his
teaching degree from Western Washington University, Dave was stationed
first in Arizona and later in Alaska where he completed his military duty. While teaching elementary school in
Washington, Dave started his first tour business, Pacific Northwest
Float Trips in 1974 and became Washington state's first commercial
river rafting business.
Inspired by the legendary Georgie White who guided him
on a Grand Canyon Colorado River white water trip, Button
returned to the Pacific NW to start his own company. Since then, he
has operated raft trips, sightseeing tours & eco-nature excursions in
Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Arizona.
Pacific NW Float Trips
pioneered rafting on many Washington Rivers and trained numerous raft
guides throughout the Pacific Northwest. Pacific NW Float Trips has
been featured in newspapers, television and radio since its very
beginning. Most recently Button's company was featured on the the NBC
Today Show segment about eagles on the Skagit River and an interview
with NPR radio. With a penchant for adventure, Button and his guides have guided
nature trips for wildlife viewing, white water thrillers and novelty
adventures such as "Quest for the Elusive Sasquatch" (see Seattle PI)
and the Touttle "River of Destruction caused by the eruption" of Mt.
St. Helens.
Button operates Pacific NW Float Trips in the Pacific Northwest and
Eco-Orca Ltd in Alaska. His wife Jane owns and operates
Dolly Varden
Alaska Tours and
Dolly
Varden Mexico both of which offer independent shore
excursions and tours catering to cruise ship passengers and
independent travelers.
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Contact Information
Contact us for more information
and details, or about our special services:
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Telephone: Toll Free
866-389-1349 or 360-757-1201
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Please
note Trips are not cancelled due to rain or cold weather.
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