Ralph has been a photographer for Cascade Raft since 1986. He has been a retired Science teacher for 8 years having taught at Treasure Valley Community College (6 yrs.), Garden Valley High School (27 yrs.) and Boise State Concurrent Education Program (6 yrs.). He loves to travel to foreign Countries and observe wildlife and nature. He has traveled extensively to Belize, Costa Rica and Mexico; with other trips to Africa, Chile, Ecuador and Alaska. He enjoys taking rafting photos and the excitement of the action on the South Fork of the Payette River. His main hobbies include fly fishing, fossils and mineral collecting and hiking.