River Dancers' guide Tom Tuttle has perfected the art of river travel and is highly regarded as a master snowboarder and skier. Less known is his genuine talent for storytelling.He finds inspiration in the wealth of tales once told by the northern California Indian tribes, Shasta, Karok, Yurok, Hupa and others who lived along the Klamath River corridor.
Many of the traditional narratives feature the character Coyote, both greedy and a hero, doing mischievous things as well as good ones.
Rosemary Holsinger has compiled a collection of old myths and she brings them vividly to life in her book "Shasta Indian Tales".
John Mc Dermott, too, knows how to captivate an audience.
This young rafter hails from England and is utterly fascinated...Chantal McDermott
