LSO Episode 60: Kyle Drake - Arrowhead River Adventure

Outdoor educator has been Kyle’s profession through various paths (climbing guide, hiking instructor, ski patroller, ski/snowboard instructor, etc.) In recent years, he worked as a commercial and residential carpenter. Arrowhead operates on the Rogue River, the John Day River, and they hope to start doing a few trips on the Deschutes. They are booking trips for the upcoming 2023 river season. Kyle is most excited about the Decolonizing the Rogue, a 4-day place-based workshop focusing on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. He has run this trip once for the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy and is excited to do it again, and hopefully into the future. FYI Being new to the area, we are hoping to meet people, and we have met some folks mostly through preschool, other friends, and the guide community. I look forward to getting settled and doing some building and woodworking projects again. This business consumes my thoughts, and I work hard to create space for being with my family and trying to settle into a new place. That sounds negative, but I love what I am doing. It is incredibly hard, but I find it really mentally stimulating. Arrowhead River Adventures - Grants Pass Decolonizing the Rogue Rafting Trip A Taste of India - Grants Pass Cathedral Hills Hiking Trails - GP Recreation section of the Rogue River  Forged & Found Antique store- GP Oregon Books & Games - GP YMCA of Grants Pass