Holiday Time in the High Desert
Let's go rafting! Just kidding, unless you are a fan of icicles hanging from your nose and ears. Though rafting season is over for the year, your guides are working hard! Some are working hard on their tan down in Baja and Costa Rica while many more are working hard on their goggle tan up on Mt Bachelor and Whistler. It is a hard life but someone has to live it.
Speaking of Mt Bachelor, the season on the hill is going great to date, they have received 159 inches of snow and currently have a base of 54 inches. Pretty sweet to be able to ride or ski on over 4 feet of snow by mid December, you can put that rock board away and get ready for the pow pow! Central Oregon is beautiful this time of year, while the mountain has been getting plenty of snow the weather in Bend has been great. This is the time of year where you can get in some awesome multi-sport days, hit the mountain in the morning, maybe a short cross country ski after that for your cardio and then top it off with some kayaking(so we are a little nuts) or a bike ride(road or mountain). If you don't like those options many of the area golf courses are still open providing another way to unwind. Too much activity? Then simply stop off at Cascade Lakes Lodge on your way back from the mountain for a delicious brew, burger and fries. Bend, the place to live if you don't want your vacation to end, that is why I moved here.
Rafting
Rafting Season will kick off in May. Due to the wet winter area reservoirs are filling at a fast pace. That means plenty of great water for 2007 rafting!
Rafting Gift Certificates make great holiday gift ideas.
Our office staff can email you a printable certificate ensuring it will be received in time for the holidays.
Book your 2007 rafting adventure by the end of 2006 and receive 10% off your trip. Call 800-770-2161.
It is still not too late to purchase pictures from your 2006 rafting trip. Simply go to www.suncountryrafting.photoreflect.com to view and purchase your photos. If you would like an image cd of all your rafting pictures please call 800-770-2161
Elk Lake Resort - Cabin Rentals from "Rustic Log" to "Modern Resort"
For the full winter nature experience take a trip out to Elk Lake Resort. 11 miles from Mt Bachelor, Elk Lake Lodge is not accessible by road in the winter. Access options include cross country skiing, snowmobile, or reserve a seat on the Elk Lake Resort snow-cat. Skiing in can be very pleasant as that part of the trip is mostly downhill obviously meaning mostly uphill on the way out so unless you are really hardcore you will probably want to opt for the snow-cat.
Once at the Lodge enjoy groomed Nordic trails, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, enjoy a good book by the fire as well as meals prepared by Chef Tim Murphy.
Resort Recreation Line: 541-480-7378 www.elklakeresort.net
Being prepared for a survival situation in the outdoors
The Ten Essentials and promote as critical and essential items which belong in your pack as insurance against the unexpected. Although you may not use all the backpacking ten essentials every day, they can be life savers in an emergency.
