The 1st annual Halloween Howl featuring the Great Pumpkin Chase is just around the corner! It's Saturday, November 1st at Northwestern Lake and you're invited! Have you found a costume yet?

For those of you bold enough to dare the challenge, The Great Pumpkin Chase will be on the Middle White Salmon and will put your boating skills, and your luck, to the test.

Prizes, raffles, potluck BBQ, and great friends! This is what it's all about! Our sponsors have really stepped up with some amazing gear that's coming in daily. So put on your costume, get your paddling gear ready, and see if you can't scare yourself up a prize!

Schedule of Events:

12:oo pm - 12:45 pm: Registration opens at Northwestern Lake, WA

1:00 pm: Costume Contest at Northwestern Lake (incorporating your personal, non-motorized watercraft is highly encouraged)

1:45 pm: Carpool/set shuttle for chase (Directions available at registration)

2:30 pm: The Great Pumpkin Chase (a class III chase with class IV skills)

3:30 pm - til sunset: Potluck BBQ, games, and a killer raffle with lots of prizes


Chase Details: Paddlers line up along a section of the Middle White Salmon River waiting for the Great Pumpkin to toss miniature pumpkins into the river. Paddlers race each other to collect the mini gourds, negotiate the section of river safely, and use the gourds  for a “pumpkin raffle” at the evening's BBQ. Chase Entrance Fee $10, includes 5 raffle tickets for the evening raffle as well as the chance to collect pumpkins for the “pumpkin raffle”.

Rules: The basic “No No’s”
- No pulling spray skirts off or deliberately trying to cause someone harm.
- No intentional paddle blades to the face.
- No intentional movements to make a flipped boat unsuccessful at their roll attempts.
- No touching of the “Pumpkin’s Boat”, you’ll be disqualified and must give back all of your pumpkins


A huge Thank You to our sponsors:

AT, IR, Kokatat, NRS, Outdoorplay, Wind Cellars, World Kayak, WRSI, Yakima

Go to http://www.outdoorplay.com/halloweenhowl/ for more info and to check out some of the prizes.