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 and safety chat & orientation, meet your mule packer, drop off your gear and step into the wilderness. Leave the hustle of the city behind as you get to know your fellow runners on an easy run to camp.

At camp, settle in and we'll kick off the retreat with our first session!

Two options:

Avg Mileage: 4.5 5.5 miles
Elevation: Gain/Loss: +1200/-587 or +/-500

Max Altitude: 8198'

Settle in to your wilderness basecamp and our retreat curriculum. Let the inspiration flow among towering granite peaks, meandering alpine streams, and fellow runners. After or before runs, visit surrounding lakes, practice fly fishing, water color, forage for wild edible plants, or relax at camp.

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. 

Day 2:

Avg Mileage: 5-8.2

Elevation: 1000 - 2400'

Max Altitude: 7826'

Days 3 invites you to venture farther from camp to explore the best of what this ancient mountain range has to offer from jagged granite peaks to culturally important historical sites. Push yourself on the Elkhorn Crest for epic views and some of the best trail running Oregon has to offer.

Run lengths, elevation, and intensity will be flexible based on participants desires.

Day 3:

Avg Mileage: 12

Elevation: +/- 1600'

Max Altitude: 7909'

Day 4 takes you on a circuit of nearby lakes with an optional long loop or cut it shorter for more time at the alpine pools for relaxation, fly fishing, or swimming. Return to camp for an epic send off dinner and story time with your fellow adventurers.

Run lengths, elevation, and intensity will be flexible based on participants desires.

Day 4:

Avg Mileage: 10.6

Elevation: +/- 2682'

Max Altitude: 8138'

After your last delicious camp meal and bottomless coffee, enjoy a final sharing circle around the campfire. Once we're ready, pack up your gear for the mule packer 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.

Our last day has multiple options for exiting the woods. Take the same 5 mile route you took in or take a longer meandering downhill run, ~10 miles, -3500'.