Kent Frost, Monticello, Utah, born in 1917, has had a lifetime love affair with rivers.  In 1938 he began working for Norman Nevills, building boats and guiding passengers.  Kent was one of the first 100-recorded people to go through the Grand Canyon.  He also rowed Cataract Canyon, the Green River, San Juan, Salmon and Snake Rivers on Nevills’ trips.

In 1939, Kent and a cousin, Ruell Randall, rowing a 12-foot wooden boat built by Arth Chaffin, went from Hite, Utah, to Lees Ferry, Arizona, through Glen Canyon, now flooded by Lake Powell.  Later, using rafts he made of inner tubes, Kent and friends floated the Escalante River in Glen Canyon from the Rincon to Aztec Canyon.  In 1947 Kent guided the first Boy Scout trip through Glen Canyon.  

Beginning in the 1950s, Kent and his wife, Fern, operated Canyonlands Tours.  He also rowed Green and Colorado River trips for Frank Wright’s Mexican Hat Expeditions.  Kent has rowed from Green River, Wyoming to Lake Mead before the Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon dams.

Kent has been a popular, loved boatman and speaker, sharing his wisdom, deep love, and stories  of the rivers with new generations.  In 1994 he was a guest on the Grand Canyon Old Timers trip.  The National Park Service named their Cataract Canyon rescue boat the USNPA FROST.  He was a frequent resource person for the National Park Service, Grand Canyon River Guides and Colorado Plateau River Guides, participating in training sessions and river trips for new boatmen.