Mike Krajnak, WFR

Mike was born and raised near Lake Michigan and moved to the Southwest in 1981 to explore the canyons of the Colorado Plateau. He has a bachelor's degree in Business and has been guiding since 1990. He played 4 years of college basketball and is a former high school head coach. Mike is a certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR) from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and practices Leave No Trace (LNT) ethics.

Experience
Mike has been exploring Sedona's trails and cross-country routes for over 20 years, moving to Red Rock Country in 1985. He is an avid Canyoneer and has led trips to dozens of remote Southwestern Canyons.
Mike writes for Jet Settin' the West Magazine and has been featured in Sunset Magazine. He has extensive experience guiding in Southern Utah and leads adventure trips for National Geographic. He worked for 13 years in Southwestern Native American Art and shares his knowledge of Native People on many of his adventures. In his spare time, you can find him atop one of Colorado's "14ers" or in the bottom of Grand Canyon.





Marian Diamond, RN,MS,FNP-C

Marian was raised in Illinois and moved to the Southwest in 1978 to pursue a career in nursing. She has hiked extensively on the Colorado Plateau for the last 25 years. Marian holds a Masters Degree (MS) in Nursing and is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). She is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C). She was honored as Arizona's "Nurse Practitioner of the Year" in 2005, by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Experience
Marian has lived in Sedona for over 25 years and has explored its backcountry extensively. In her spare time, she loves to run any of Sedona's trails.
She has hiked many canyons on the Colorado Plateau with extensive experience "below the rim" in Grand Canyon. She loves to travel the Southwest and visit remote locations.







John True

John worked as an IBM Executive for 25 years before retiring in 1992. He spent four years traveling the United States and two summers living in Southeastern Alaska working for the US Forest Service before settling in Sedona. John and his wife owned and operated a Bed & Breakfast in Sedona from 1996 until 2000.

Experience
John has hiked Sedona's backcountry extensively since 1996 and has spent time in some of the Red Rock Canyons of Southern Utah. He has been leading horse pack trips into the High Sierras of California since 1993.