Please call us for information:
(512)96-FLOAT (963-5628)
You may also email us at info@austinfloattrips.com.
Shad Scharlach is founder, owner and operator of Austin Float Trips. His experience
includes 21 years of floating and rafting rivers around the country,
including Class Five rivers in Colorado.
For over 15 years, Shad has spent countless hours on the rivers of Central Texas, and has
elevated the recreational activity of floating them to an art form.
Shad grew up in east Texas on a farm and ranch. Most of his high school years he worked in rice fields where his days were spent in water fighting snakes, digging out canals, and keeping water flowing to rice fields.
Shad has worked in education coaching and teaching at schools in Llano, San Marcos, Del Valle, Sherman, Round Rock, and Wimberley. During this time, he has been a head basketball coach, athletic coordinator, and assistant principal, so he understands how to handle large groups of people and watch out for their safety.
Shad loves the water, and he loves people. He is CPR and First Aid trained, and will do everything possible to always ensure the safety of each and every customer!