In June Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe Shop hosted the first Pickin & Paddlin
Wednesday event with local Bend Band Blackstrap. All afternoon folks came out to try out different kinds of canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards. Lots of fun on the water, but that was only a prelude to the evening’s entertainment.
Blackstrap set up center stage on the back lawn at Alder Creek and gave a lively performance of some downhome, homegrown, Central Oregon Bluegrass. By the end of the evening everyone was on the grass dancing.
Pickin & Paddlin Wednesdays are great fun for the whole family. Next up in July are The Sweet Harlots and in August The Moon Mountain Ramblers Y’all come out to Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe shop and pass a good time.
Alder Creek hosted the Spring Paddle Fest in April, and is owned by Geoff Frank, and is a primary supporter of the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance.
Nice! You’re going to make me have to get a new skirt, stick an antique boat in the water, and see if an old man can still roll…;-)
Somehow I get the idea that this is like riding a bicycle, once you’ve done once, you’ll always know how. With all the mountain biking you do I’m sure that with a little bit of stretching you’d be flippin and spinnin as much as you want. Get ready, next family reunion I want to run the Buffalo.
Now here’s a dude having fun:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1202308/Pictured-The-record-breaking-kayaker-risked-life-limb-186ft-waterfall-drop.html
=Matt
Whoa! That’s maybe just a little bit too much fun. I think I’d want to drink an entire bottle of tequila about an hour before attempting that. Get drunk to better survive the landing? Better judgement tells me to leave that sort of water to the young-uns. Heres my friends going over Celestial Falls in Oregon: http://tinyurl.com/mt3wsj Maybe one 4th or 5th the size, but very spectacular.
Try doing an eskimo roll after something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr0GLhW_GJs
Whoa!
Talk about a close encounter.