Carey Snyder resides in western North Carolina and hails from Kentucky where he was raised with an appreciation of the outdoors and discovered rock climbing at and early age. That love for the outdoors lead Carey to work in Yellowstone National Park during 2002 where he further developed a love for backpacking and all things nature. He later earned a degree in English with a minor in philosophy from Murray State University in 2004. During and after college, Carey has worked with children and adolescents in a number of different academic, recreational, and therapeutic settings. Anything from substitute teaching to guiding backcountry expeditions, to working with at-risk youth in the outdoors as a guide.
Over the past few years he has enjoyed guiding for two different wilderness therapy programs, where his focus was addressing the needs of students with ADHD and other learning and behavioral difficulties. Most recently, he finished a year stint with Phoenix Outdoor Wilderness Program, and has been with RDCI for over a year. Carey currently works in a residential treatment program for at-risk and troubled teens, and backpacks just for fun now. Carey prefers to fill his spare time in the outdoors, but also enjoys books, music, travel, and the fellowship of good company.