TRIP INFO | Perseid Meteor Shower Star Gazing Trip (3 days, Aug 13-15):

Join the expert guides of Go Wild on this stargazing extravaganza backpacking excursion into Oregon's largest wilderness. This group trip is fantastic wilderness adventures for first-timers and seasoned experts alike. During your trek, dine on hyper-local elevated backpacking meals, sip on craft cocktails, explore incredible alpine lakes and vistas, and try your hand at one of many custom activities: fly fishing, foraging lessons, star gazing, and more.

Expect to carry a backpack weighing close to between 25-40lbs, including all of your own gear plus a portion of camp food. Daily hike distances range from 5-10 miles and up to 1500' elevation gain. Hike hard, play (and eat) harder!

This trip takes you into a secret wilderness basecamp location with wide open views of some of the West's darkest skies. The Perseid Meteor shower is a dazzling annual solar event with about 50 to 100 meteors seen per hour. Lay down, warm cocktail in hand and watch the heavens descend. Also, try your hand at astro-photography with our resident photographer. Contact us for a luxury mule pack Perseid trip.

• Local, professional, naturalist guides from Go Wild

• All meals, including coffee service and cocktails, excluding lunches

• Backpacking gear as need- tents, backpacks, pads, group gear, kitchen, etc. (excluding sleeping bags)

  • we'll send you a packing list upon booking

  • A note on tents: for solo travelers, let us know if you would like to / can share. This decreases our impact on the land.

• Camp games, activities- we are professional wilderness fun facilitators

• Night-photography workshop (Perseid trip only)

• Professional photographer & download link to photos

• Meet & greet evening before

• Endless adventure, new friends, an experience of a lifetime

• lunches
• transportation to and from Eastern Oregon
  • for a small fee we can provide transportation from PDT (Pendleton, OR ~45min) or BOI (Boise, ID ~2hrs)
• lodging before / after wilderness trip
  • contact us for local recommendations
• sleeping bag (Big Agnes Synthetic Down sleeping bag rentals for $40/person cleaning fee)
• other items not borrowed from Go Wild

• SIMPLE & ELEVATED: leave logistics, trip planning, safety, local  knowledge, and gear considerations to us. We'll craft a trip worth  remembering. These are great introductory backpacking trips. 
   
• DINE: We've taken great lengths to develop an uber-elevated backpacking menu that will leave you satisfied and tickled too.
   
• LEARN: valuable backpacking & wilderness skills, naturalist ecological and  cultural interpretation, guided fly fishing and more
   
• ALL GEAR INCLUDED: No need to drop big bucks at REI, we have everything to make your backcountry trip simple and comfortable
   
• DISCONNECT: explore Oregon's largest wilderness free of distractions with local professional guides. There's no cell service here. 
   

 Meet  at our favorite La Grande brewpub to talk logistics and get to know each other over beverages and dinner. Go Wild hosts everyone's first  beverage. Dinner on your own. Contact us for discounts at local hotels. 

On the day of departure, your guides will meet you at your La Grande accommodation for complimentary pick up in Sully, our adventure van.  After a ~1 hour drive to the trailhead. Step into the wilderness and  leave the hustle of the city behind.  Alternatively, drive your own car to the trailhead.

Settle in to your wilderness basecamp, taking day hikes to surrounding lakes and vistas, but returning to camp each night for the big show.

At camp, your professional local guides turn into expert fun facilitators  and chefs, serving hand crafted appetizers, cocktails, and elevated backpacking fare, all sourced from hyper local ingredients. 

After your last delicious camp meal and bottomless coffee, pack up your gear and hit the trail. While it's tempting to put your head down and hustle  (like a horse to the barn), even your last day is a chance to deepen your experience in the wild and enjoy the stroll back to civilization. 

Typically, groups reach the trailhead between 1-4PM, please plan flights & travel plans accordingly. 

Before your final departure, be sure to pick up custom Go Wild gifts, from  t-shirts, to hand made leather work to local art prints of your location.