Grand Canyon Dories

Don't miss the latest episode of the Outside podcast with legendary OARS Grand Canyon dory guide, Steve Kenney! If you've been on a trip with him, then you know just how special this conversation will be.

You might want to grab a tissue first.

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If you’re heading to Flagstaff before setting out on a Grand Canyon whitewater rafting trip with us, here’s how to make the most of 24 hours in this spirited and adventurous mountain town.

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A low snowpack is setting the stage for a different kind of rafting season out West—but that doesn’t mean you should sit this one out. 🚣

In our just-released 2026 Whitewater Rafting Outlook, OARS Grand Canyon Manager, Lars Haarr, shares that while there are a number of uncertainties surrounding negotiations among the Upper and Lower Basin States about Colorado River allocations, and Lake Powell reservoir levels are at a historical low, Grand Canyon rafting operations are expected to be normal in 2026.

Across the region, our operations managers are seeing similar silver linings. Curious what to expect this season in Grand Canyon and beyond?

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Steve Kenney has been an OARS fixture since 2003. For decades, he’s been “scribbling” on scraps of paper tucked into ammo cans and journals between rapids, documenting the highs, the lows, and the colorful characters of the river in his journals.

Those notes have finally flowed together into his first book: Scribblins - Poetry from Mountains, Deserts and Rivers. In his signature, no-nonsense style, Steve shares about the wild and wonderful life of a river guide from the raw adrenaline of the big runs to the serene, quiet moments in between.

📖 You can pre-order his book here: https://www.thethalweg.com/chap.../p/scribblins-steve-kenney

And if you’re in the Flagstaff area, join us for the book release party at our warehouse, along with Whale Foundation and The Thalweg.

📍 Sunday, April 5th | 6-8 PM
OARS Grand Canyon Warehouse
1802 W Kaibab Ln #250, Flagstaff

"State leaders and water managers should climb into a raft and keep floating downstream until they figure out how to stretch less water further, and how to fund an infrastructure that sustains it."

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