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Natalie Sands

Natalie is a whitewater kayaking, rafting, canoeing, and backpacking instructor for NOLS. She grew up in a small community in Canada's north and calls the Yukon home. She is passionate about plant identification, empowering introverts, and has recently (moderately successfully) taken up grouse hunting.

Articles By Natalie Sands

Kayaker in a pink boat paddles past crystal blue icebergs

Turnback Canyon: A NOLS Instructor Shares Lessons from Whitewater Paddling the Alsek River

NOLS instructor Natalie Sands writes about making hard decisions about the most challenging rapid she's ever faced.