Flakes Tour- Boise to Hood River
Time to pack up and hit the road with the flick. On this first leg of the tour we have 14 shows in 14 nights throughout Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana.
We started things off in Boise at the newly remodeled Idaho Mountain Touring. Great shop with a friendly crew that helped us rearrange the shop for a showing.
Before
100+ showed up to torture themselves with wintery images on a lovely fall evening.
Our good friend Mark Menlove and crew from the Winter Wildlands showed up to sell beer and raffle tix to benefit their work in promoting non-motorized winter recreation. They raised over $700 thanks to the folks in Boise.
We hit the road towards Bend. Jonah wanted to stay here.
I had to remind him why that wasn’t such a good idea.
Besides, why pay for a cheap motel when we are towing our own luxury accommodations?
The beautiful town of Bend is home to the funky St Francis Theatre.
Before..
130 folks lining up to get seats and beer.
In working with the Oregon Natural Desert Association we raffled off Scarpa boots and other prizes to raise money to protect and create wilderness areas in WhOregon.
I like pumping my own gas, but it’s not an option here.
Ashland was a new addition to the tour. Jonah and I always get nervous and a little chippy with each other when we don’t think anybody is going to show up.
Always nice to be humble and proven wrong. 50 of the kindest and friendliest folks came out to Creekside Pizza for an intimate viewing. Thanks everybody!
We kept finding ourselves driving along saying ”Oregon is really nice”.
And you don’t have to pump your own gas!
Backcountry Gear was host to our next stop in Eugene. Great little shop that hosts slide shows and puts out the red carpet for attendee’s.
120 came out for the free beer and food and seemed pleasantly surprised there was a movie as well. Jonah and I succumbed to the free flowing libations and stayed up well past our bed time dancing and partying with the owners in the warehouse.
We passed out and slept in the parking lot to the sweet screech of trains. This friendly local suggested breakfast at Ye Old Pancake House. Can’t go wrong there.
A short drive north put us in Hood River with time to take care of some business
We had a nice convergence of PW’s at the Dog River Coffe house. Darrell was in town for some turns on Mt Hood. Kyle Erkkila was passing through town. And Charlie Cannon is the local legend.
A packed house of 80 supporters showed up to support PW and the Teacup Nordic Center.
We stayed out enjoying some nice local beers and avoiding fights with some not-so-nice locals. Ended up spending a lovely night in the Wal-Mart parking lot.
It’s not just a traveling party, we put the hurt on at the track this morning.
This little fella helped us park the trailer at The Kennedy School where we currently sit waiting for tonights show in the Land of Port. This is one of the coolest venues and rowdiest crowds in the PNW. We’ll let you know how it goes! Oh yeah, we’ve got the new Justice skis from BD along with other prizes from our great sponsors.
So, that’s a little recap of the first week on the road. Check out the tour page at www.powderwhore.com for all the tour stops.
