Panama is the perfect destination for active adults looking to explore a country without the development of Costa Rica, but all the beauty and amenities. Join the staff at Tumalo Creek for Panama Adventure Week and enjoy a fully supported sea kayaking adventure around Isla Coiba, a tropical paradise complete with white sand beaches teeming with abundant wildlife including howler monkeys, sea turtles and many bird species.

You will be served goumet meals and have ample opportunity to take advantage of snorkeling, jungle hiking, surfing, and star gazing after a long day of outdoor adventure.

Tumalo Creek’s Panama Adventure Week is scheduled for March 6 – 13 and includes five full days of adventure in Santa Catalina with accomodations and meals at Oasis Surf Camp. Guests will have the choice to partake in a three-day sea kayaking adventure for no extra charge, or stay behind at the resort to hone their surfing skills.

Cost is $1895 per person, not including airfare. The Tumalo Creek staff will pick guests up in Panama City the afternoon of March 6th and drop off on March 13.

In order to run this trip, we will need to book four or more guests. This trip will also run in March of 2014 for those who wish to plan a year ahead.

Please don’t hesitate to give us a call if you have specific questions about this adventure or if you have any special needs or requests you’d like to discuss: 541.317.9407 or email hank@tumalocreek.com.

Rumors of an Indian Summer in Bend, Oregon are confirmed!

Buy a boat and enjoy the beautiful weather while you can.

Bluegrass music takes many forms, from back-porch jams, to larger-than-life music festivals, and it’s no secret that no matter how it is presented, Bendites eat it up. Many may even consider themselves connoisseurs. This month’s Pickin’ & Paddlin’ band, Eight Dollar Mountain, promises to deliver the right amount of knee-stomping-yahooing to please the beer-spilling crowd, while also appealing to those who appreciate the finer things: picking proficiency, harmony, songwriting, and of course, a great mix of traditional favorites.

Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe and the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance is happy to welcome Eight Dollar Mountain to the Pickin’ stage on August 29, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

Don’t miss the “Paddlin’” portion of the evening from 4 – 6:30 p.m. when Tumalo Creek’s expert staff and area reps will be on hand to get you comfortable in a kayak, canoe or stand up paddleboard. This is a great opportunity to demo various makes and models and enjoy a beautiful afternoon on the Deschutes in the high summer heat.

Pickin’ & Paddlin’ attendees can look forward to great local food by the Pizza Cart, pints from Deschutes Brewery & Cascade Brewing ($5 per pint), and an evening of catching up with friends, and making new ones. Pint glasses will be sold for $12, and two beer tickets will be included in the purchase.

All money raised will benefit the non-profit, the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance, the organization that is working to transform the Colorado Dam into a whitewater recreation area.

These next few months are absolutely critical to the success of the dam’s transformation. Bend Parks & Rec has included the project in the Bond Measure that will be voted on in November, and it is more important than ever that the community shows their support by coming to the event and making donations to the BPTA.

The rest of this year’s line-up includes Polecat on September 19, 2012.

Mark your calendars for this year’s Pickin’ & Paddlin’ Music Series on the backlawn of Tumalo Creek, and look forward to uniting with new friends and old, swapping paddling stories, and enjoying and evening by the river. With your support, it will be just a few years until the whitewater park becomes a reality.

For more information contact, Tumalo Creek Kayak and Canoe at 541.317.9407 or laurel@tumalocreek.com.

How does it work? Simply print out the voucher below and bring it to the match. When you purchase your ticket ($10) present the voucher. Half of the proceeds from BPTA supporters will go back to our organization. We’ll also get the chance to make some announcements about the November 6 Parks and Rec Bond Measure.

If you’ve never been to a polo match, here is your chance. The game is fast-paced, colorful and exciting, often referred to as “the King of Games.”   Polo combines expert horsemanship, team strategy and game tactics, with daring and hard-hitting play. Watch as polo players boldly gallop across a 15-acre turf field chasing a small white ball and swinging a 4-foot long bamboo mallet!

PRESENTED BY TOM MARTIN

September 4, 2012 at 7 p.m.

At Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe

Please join Tom Martin for a presentation based on his new book, Big Water, Little Boats; Moulty Fulmer and the First Grand Canyon Dory on the last of the Wild Colorado River.

This 45-minute program features original photographs from various 1940’s through 1960’s Grand Canyon River trips, including Boulder Narrows at 126,000 cubic feet per second in 1957. The presentation tells how Fulmer happened upon the McKenzie River hull design of today’s Pacific Northwest boats, and how he used that design to build his boat the Gem, Grand Canyon’s first decked dory. Martin will also touch on the building of a full-sized replica of the Gem and taking the replica through the Grand Canyon. He will show photo re-matching of original pictures from the 1940’s and 1950’s river trips. The program will be followed by a book signing.

Do you have a child ages 8 – 16 that loves playing in the water? Start them whitewater kayaking or Stand Up Paddleboarding at a young age and they will have the skills they need to succeed at some of the most enjoyable watersports around.

Tumalo Creek is offering six four-day camps this summer, two weeks of SUP and four weeks of kayaking. Cost is $225.

Kids Yak – A – Tak (Whitewater Kayak camps):

July 23 – 26

Aug 6 – 10

Aug 20 – 23

Aug 27 – 30

Kids SUP – A – Tak (Stand Up Paddlingboarding camps):

July 16 – 19

July 13 – 16

The sessions run from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. every day except Thursday (8 a.m. – 6 p.m.) Kayakers will spend the first day at Elk Lake learning basic paddle strokes and playing kayaking games to improve skills. On the second day, students will learn rolling techniques and self-rescues in our heated pool behind the shop, and then move on to the Deschutes River to practice bracing. Kids will learn to control their boat in moving current and to ferry from one side of the river to another on Wednesday. Paddlers will spend their final day of camp out on the McKenzie River bringing all their skills together and enjoying one of the most beautiful stretches of river in Central Oregon.

Please watch our YouTube video about the Yak-A-Tak experience produced and photographed by our excellent kayak instructor Steven Gleason: