Salmon Walk 2011
Aug. 20, 2011
7:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.at
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute
at the Wildhorse Resort east of Pendleton, Oregon
Registration Form
(registration is free)
Informational Flyer
Open Microphone Spots:
looking for talented performers, singers, stand up comedians to perform
The 16th-annual Salmon Walk is a one-day fundraiser festival that includes running and bicycle races, children's activities, tours of spawning salmon and a Indian Taco lunch.
Events begin at 7 a.m. and the
event ends at 2 p.m. with a raffle drawing for a Pendleton
blanket and other items. On site registration begins at 6:30 a.m. Enjoy the challenging Kanine Ridge Climb, a 6.5 mile hike up Kanine Ridge
Road which starts near Cayuse and ends at Deadman Pass rest area
along Interstate 84.
The bus for Kanine Ridge Climb
participants will depart at 7 a.m. from Tamastslikt and
participants will be picked up at Deadman
Pass in time to participate in lunch and other activities.
All races begin at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute
at the following times:
50-mile Steelhead Cycle – 7:10 a.m.
10 mile Spawn Run - 7:20 a.m.
5k Smolt Run - 7:40 a.m.
2.3 mile Trail Walk- 8:00 a.m.
3-mile Family Fun Walk/Run/Bike - 8:20 a.m
In addition to the races, activities at this year’s Salmon Walk include a tour of live spawning salmon, t-shirt sales, face painting, watershed information booths, children’s games, a Salmon Story tent, an Indian taco lunch (tickets for lunch are $6 for adults and $5 for seniors and children). Sweatshirts and t-shirts are available for purchase at the event.
Salmon spawning tour will be a highlight of this year's Salmon Walk event. A bus will depart at 7 a.m. from Tamastslikt Cultural Institute to take participants to the upper Umatilla River on the Umatilla National Forest to observe live, natural, wild salmon on their spawning beds. Anyone wanting to go on the spawning tour is asked to gather at 6:45 a.m. at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute. The bus will return around 11 a.m. to the same location. Spawning tour participants are encouraged to bring cameras, comfortable walking shoes, binoculars and polarized sunglasses. They will ride through the heart of the Reservation along the Umatilla River. An experienced guide will narrate points of interest along the way.
Proceeds from Salmon Walk will supplement local schools natural resources curriculum (k-12), including the annual Salmon Expedition, held each spring for more than 2,000 local students.
Salmon Walk is hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
