Ashley started with NOLS in 1998 after completing the River Instructor Course in Vernal, UT. As a field instructor, he works sea kayaking, hiking, packrafting, rafting, canoeing, kayaking, winter, caving and rock climbing courses. Field highlights include the first NOLS rafting course on the Kali River in India and working with NASA astronauts. Since 2011, he's been the NOLS Alaska Program Manager and where he is the caretaker of the NOLS farm in Palmer with his family.