HIGHLIGHTS:

- A unique festival to festival hiking experience

- Start at Juniper Jam in Enterprise, OR and backpack through the Wallowas to Pine Fest in Halfway, OR

- Listen to incredible music before and after your tour

- Enjoy expert naturalist guiding during your journey

- Leave the cooking to the chef with gourmet backpacking meals and cocktails

- Give back with an included $100 donation to Greater Hells Canyon Council

DESCRIPTION:

Join Go Wild and Greater Hells Canyon Council on this 4 night / 5 day excursion into Oregon's largest wilderness, book-ended by two of Eastern Oregon's premier music festivals. During your trek, 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, hatchet throwing, 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 3000' elevation gain. Come ready to listen to great tunes, hike, camp, and enjoy the serenity of the untouched wild.

Juniper Jam: Sept 1-2

Pine Fest: Sept 8-9

Total Hike distances from Sept 3-7:

32 miles, 7200'

• Full festival tickets to both Juniper Jam and Pine Fest
• Commemorative Camp Mug
• Contribution to part of our $1500 Donation to GHCC and their Blue Mountains Trails work
• Local, professional, naturalist guides from Go Wild and a representative from the Blue Mountains Trail
• OPTIONAL: All chef prepared meals, beverages & cocktail package
  • add these options at checkout
• 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
• OPTIONAL: Shuttle back to cars in Enterprise if needed
• Professional photographer & download link to photos
• Meet & greet evening before
• Endless adventure, new friends, an experience of a lifetime

• 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 during the music festivals
  • contact us for local recommendations
  • camping is available at both festival locations for a fee
    • see Juniper Jam and Pine Fest websites for details and to reserve
• sleeping bag (Big Agnes Synthetic Down sleeping bag rentals for $40/person cleaning fee)
• other items not borrowed from Go Wild

Meet the crew on Sept 2nd at Juniper Jam to talk logistics and get to know each other over beverages and fantastic music. Meals today are on your own. Contact us for hotel and restaurant recommendations. 

At 8AM on 9/3 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. We'll spend the next 3 days slowly making our way through the Wallowa Mountains, breaking camp every morning and setting up camp in the late afternoon to ensure time to relax and explore. 

Total Hike distances from Sept 3-7:

32 miles, 7200'

After your last delicious camp meal and bottomless coffee, pack up your gear and start the hike to our exit 32 miles across the Wallowas from where we started. 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 accommodations & travel plans accordingly. 

We will have arranged a shuttle so that your cars are waiting at the trailhead. 

Pine Fest begins on 9/8, so grab a shower, relax, and finish the trip with great music and good vibes. 

Don't forget to pick up commemorative Go Wild and GHCC swag before departing.