Ben Murphy, husband, father, and founder of All-Star Grand Canyon Tours, Inc., brings diverse personal and professional skills to his Grand Canyon All-Star team. Ben's profound respect and appreciation for the outdoors began as a youngster growing up in Vermont with the Appalachian Trail at his back door. As a teen his explorations extended southward through the Blue Ridge Mountains. He became a certified scuba diver, expanding his range to ocean environments of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. While continuing to be an avid backpacker, mountain biker, hiker, skier, and snowboarder; Ben spent four years in the Coast Guard performing Search and Rescue.

He ventured West twenty-five years ago extensively exploring and guiding backcountry and luxury tours throughout the Grand Canyon, Red Rock country, and Southwestern Four-Corners States. Ben concurrently earned his Bachelor degrees in Education and Fine Arts from NAU in Flagstaff, Arizona. His education, leadership, nurturing and outdoor skills, combined with an abundance of enthusiasm make him a great guide,vacation coordinator, and corporate event planner. The biggest reward for him is fostering a relationship between people and their environment. Ben believes that the more people understand and appreciate natural places, the more they will want to protect these places.

Cari Murphy's love of the outdoors had taken her on many hiking trails and mountains throughout the Southwest, but her very first trip into the Grand Canyon was to Havasupai Falls, and guided by Ben Murphy. They found they shared a love of all things outdoors as well as a deep respect for nature. Today they are husband and wife, owners of All-Star Grand Canyon Tours.

Cari achieved 8 years as an award winning, upscale Landscape Designer and brings 10 plus years of experience in the high-end hospitality industry to All-Star to ensure that top notch customer service, quality and luxury are synonymous with All-Star Grand Canyon Tours, making it truly world class. Wife, Mother and business partner, she and Ben have built their business to be the perfect blend of a elegance, paired with the rugged surroundings of the Southwest and the Four Corners Region.

She coordinates all private, corporate, student and large group tours from itinerary planning to the flawless execution of all details. Her amazing attention to detail will make certain you will have an extraordinary experience with All-Star Grand Canyon Tours from your first phone call to the end of your trip.

Since gathering medicinal herbs with his mother as a child, Jon has believed in the power of nature and has fought to protect it. As a lifelong Verde Valley native Jon has explored all of the trails, the area has to offer. His knowledge and passion for the outdoors have led him to pursue activism through volunteering with the Arizona Site Steward Program to preserve the State’s rich history and culture. It is with the same knowledge and passion, along with a great sense of humor, that Jon leads others on fun adventures down those same historical and beautiful trails. With so many stories and insights to share Jon hopes to one day chronicle them into a guidebook to share with the world.

David Spies first laid eyes on the Grand Canyon in 2005. While floating through the great abyss on a raft he fell deeply in love with the canyon. The connection was so strong that he promptly drove home to New Hampshire, sold everything he owned, quit his career, and moved to Flagstaff. That began a continuing obsession with the canyon. He has been guiding at the Grand Canyon since 2006 and spends free time exploring off trail summits and side canyons throughout the canyon's beautiful backcountry. When not in the canyon David is usually rock climbing or mountain biking throughout the Colorado Plateau region. Sharing knowledge about the canyon and instilling outdoor stewardship in others is a life passion. Beware, exploring the Grand Canyon can become an unhealthy addiction. You have been warned!

Ivy Hanna was born in Tucson Arizona and grew up hiking and camping all over Arizona. In her latter school years she lived in Southern California and enjoyed living by the ocean. She often visited her aunt who lived in Flagstaff and immediately fell in love with the area. She would come every summer to spend time in Sedona and in the beautiful forests surrounding Flagstaff. After high school she moved to Flagstaff and has been here ever since. Working for All-Star Grand Canyon Tours has given her the opportunity to plan amazing vacations for guests all around the Southwest. Her love of the Canyon and it's surrounding areas is reflected in her pleasant and informative interactions with guests.

Jason has always had an appreciation for the outdoors and art. He is an eagle scout and has a Master's degree in ceramics. Jason grew up skateboarding, surfing, wake boarding and taking art classes. His grandmother taught him landscape painting at a very young age and he minored in drawing in graduate school. His love for clay introduced him to northern Arizona while participating in a five day wood firing at Northern Arizona University. After revisiting many times Jason moved to Flagstaff in 2006 and began guiding at the Grand Canyon. He has also guided in Rocky Mountain National Park and Sedona. Snowboarding, hiking, disc golf, boating, rock climbing, making pottery and mountain biking are some common activities for Jason these days. He is a member of the Flagstaff Potter's Guild and displays his work in downtown Flagstaff at Arizona Handmade Gallery. Jason is proud to be an All Star Guide and looks forward to many outdoor adventures in remote and peaceful places.

Jeff was born and raised in New Hampshire and was introduced to the backcountry as a boy scout in the White Mountains. The scouting program led to the discovery of his passions for naturalist literature, rock climbing, river running, snowboarding and all things outdoors. A former business major and corporate employee, Jeff quickly realized the error of his ways and moved to northern Arizona in 2013 and began guiding in 2015. He quickly found his calling in educating and entertaining new friends in the outdoors. He is known to wax poetic as an armchair philosopher and aficionado for self-deprecating humor.

Patrick Boyd was born in Franklin, Tennessee and had an affinity for being outside since childhood, whether it be playing in the woods behind his house or spending his time on the various reservoirs and forests of Tennessee. He completed his first real backpacking trip when he was 7 years old, scaling Mt. Leconte, the highest peak in Tennessee. His passion for the outdoors was solidified. He learned of his passion for the great West on family vacations as a teenager. He knew then he would one day leave his beautiful homestate of Tennessee to explore the mountains and deserts of the west. Patrick received his B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science with a concentration in Conservation Biology from Tennessee Technological University. While in school, he spent countless weekends exploring the caves, rivers, waterfalls, and reservoirs on the Highland Rim and Cumberland Plateau and spent three summers as a Seasonal Interpretive Ranger of Tennessee State Parks at Burgess Falls State Park. After completing his degree, it was time to move to the great West to find new things to explore. From 2011 to 2013, he spent the majority of his time in Crested Butte, Colorado, skiing and bagging peaks and trout in the Wildflower Capital of Colorado. For the summers of 2013 and 2014, he decided to forego paying rent and camped beside the beatiful Slate River outside of Crested Butte so he could have more time to explore the rivers and peaks surrounding Crested Butte. Now a resident of Flagstaff, Arizona, Patrick stays busy exploring the mountains, deserts, gorges, and canyons of the area. His love for the beauty in the four corners region, including the Grandest Canyon of them all, fuels his ever­growing passion for the astounding nature that has offered him happiness since he was a child.

Dan grew up in Illinois and spent his childhood hiking almost daily in the forest preserve behind his parent’s house. When the forest preserve got too small he looked west and joined his friends in Flagstaff in the early 2000’s and enrolled in Northern Arizona University. While he earned his Masters in Education, Dan worked as a guide at Grand Canyon and spent his spare time hiking through Northern Arizona and Southern Utah’s canyons, plateaus, and forests. He journeyed through the Grand Canyon and took countless road trips through places like Escalante National Monument, Zion National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, and along coastal California from Big Sur to the Lost Coast trail. He later became a high school Special Education teacher in Flagstaff and also taught and lived in South Lake Tahoe. In his time off from teaching, Dan worked summers as a guide for All Star and for a local non-profit group that takes children on educational river trips. Dan has returned to guiding in the canyon full time and given in to his Grand Canyon addiction. Whether he’s taking folks on a tour of the South Rim or helping someone up a steep canyon trail, Dan is eager to share his knowledge and truly wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world.