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