HIGHLIGHTS:

- Spend three days at the height of morel season foraging for wild ingredients to enhance meals

- Learn about the magic of cooking on an open fire

- Dine on hyper local meals and collaboratively prep ingredients if desired

- All meals will feature in-season locally produced ingredients

- Learn about the ecology and geology of the Wallowas thru expert naturalist guiding during your journey

DESCRIPTION:

Join Go Wild on this 2 night / 3 day excursion into Oregon's largest wilderness, focused on gourmet backpack dining and foraging. During your trek along the Imnaha River, help prepare and dine on hyper-local gourmet meals, sip on craft signature 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 ~40lbs, including all of your own gear plus a portion of camp food. Daily hike distances range from 5-10 miles and up to 1000' elevation gain. Hike hard, play (and eat) harder!

Hike Difficulty:

~20 miles RT, <1500'

• 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 non-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
• 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

Get to know your guides and your fellow adventurers over wine tasting and wood-fired pizza at Copperbelt Winery. 17:30

At 8AM on 9/13 meet your guides at a local coffee shop for last minute packing and logistics. From there, caravan to the trailhead and step into the wilderness to leave the hustle of the city behind.  

Hike distance ~6 miles, 1500'

Sink into the solitude and wild of the Eagle Cap Wilderness while foraging for local edible plants and prepping amazing meals. Eat like queens and kings. 

After your last delicious camp meal and bottomless coffee, pack up your gear and start the hike back to home. 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 accommodations & travel plans accordingly.