Practical info
Logistics & agenda
Everything you need for the weekend in one place — where we're staying, how to get around, meals, and a full play-by-play. One thing to plan for: the race basecamp is ~45 minutes each way from the house (a bit more in traffic), so the schedule below is built around the drive.
Where we're staying
The AirBnb — 8191 US-30, Mosier, OR 97040, about 15 minutes east of Hood River. See the listing → · Open in Maps →
Rooming — four bedrooms, six of us. Two rooms double up, two are singles. Alison and Sarah are sharing one. Sunny is happy to share too — the double rooms have separate beds — so we just need one volunteer to bunk in with her. That leaves two single rooms for the rest.
Finding the driveway: we're about two miles east on Highway 30 from the Mosier exit (Exit 69). It's the second driveway east of the Annie's Apricots sign — look for "8200" right before the corner. Turn right on the driveway and go straight up the hill (not to the left); the home is immediately at the top of the hill on the right.
Door code: shared via the WhatsApp group the morning of the retreat.
Getting there
Closest major airport is Portland International (PDX), roughly 1.5 hours west. It's an easy drive east on I-84 along the Columbia River Gorge to Hood River, then a few more minutes to Mosier. Note the whole area runs on Pacific time.
Meals
Breakfast — at the house
Light breakfast is covered: coffee, fruit, and snacks in the kitchen, provided by Sunny. Help yourself.
Thursday dinner — 7:00 pm
Welcome dinner with Angie at Everybody's Brewing, 177 E Jewett Blvd, White Salmon, WA (~25 min from the house, across the river). Menu → · Directions →
Friday — potluck at basecamp, 5:30 pm
Community potluck at the Wild Woman basecamp near Trout Lake. Sunny's organizing our group's food — nothing for you to bring, just show up. Q&A with ultrarunner Rachel Entrekin after dinner.
Saturday — pizza lunch + group dinner
All-you-can-eat pizza truck at basecamp from ~noon (free for runners + crew). After the 6:30 pm panel, a group dinner in Hood River on the drive home — Sunny's booking a table at Celilo (16 Oak St).
Directions to the key spots
| Where | Roughly | Map |
|---|
| The house (Mosier, OR) | base | Open → |
| Everybody's Brewing (White Salmon, WA) | ~25 min | Directions → |
| Wild Woman basecamp / Race HQ (Trout Lake, WA) | ~45 min | Directions → |
About the basecamp: Race HQ is 109 Mt. Adams Rd, Trout Lake, WA — a sheep farm at the base of Mt. Adams in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. It's about 45 minutes from the house (a bit more in traffic), crossing the Hood River toll bridge. Cell service (AT&T / Verizon) usually works but there's no wifi — download directions before you go.
The play-by-play
The day's anchors — when to be up, fed, working, and on the road. Friday is the working day; Saturday's shape is Alison's to call around a few fixed points. Everything bends around the ~45 min drive to basecamp.
Thursday, June 18 · arrivals
all dayTravel in. Fly into PDX (~1 hr 35 min to the house) and settle in at the AirBnb. Everything runs on Pacific time.
7:00 pmWelcome dinner with Angie at Everybody's Brewing, White Salmon WA (~25 min, across the Hood River toll bridge).
Friday, June 19 · the working day (at the house)
7:30 amUp & coffee.
8:00 amBreakfast at the house.
9:00 amWork starts — Session 1: who we are & where we're going.
~10:45 amSession 2: ED update.
12:00 pmLunch at the house.
1:00 pmSession 3: where we're headed — grounded in this brief.
4:00 pmWork wraps. Grab warm layers — basecamp evenings drop into the 40s.
4:30 pmOn the road to Trout Lake (~45 min). Download directions first — cell thins out near camp.
5:30 pmCommunity potluck at basecamp (109 Mt. Adams Rd) — we'll roll in around 5:15. Sunny's handling our group's food, so just come hungry. Rachel Entrekin Q&A after dinner; drive back after.
Saturday, June 20 · board day (Alison's to shape)
earlySunny heads out to run the 50k — on her own race-day timing.
8:00 amBreakfast at the house for the board.
your callThe day is Alison's to set — whether to get outside first or work first, and how to handle lunch.
3–4 hrsBoard executive session — board only, Alison chairing. Plan for at least 3–4 hours.
by 5:00 pmOn the road — leave the house (or basecamp) no later than 5:00 pm to make the 6:30 panel. Cheering the finishers earlier is welcome but optional.
6:30 pmFirst 50k Sisterhood panel at basecamp — the one to make.
~8:30 pmGroup dinner in Hood River on the drive home — Sunny's booking a table (Celilo). One last meal together before travel day.
Sunday, June 21 · travel
openTravel day. Optional outdoor time (the half marathon starts 8 am at basecamp if you want to cheer). Pack up and head to PDX.
Good to know
What to pack
Layers — Gorge days hit the 70s but basecamp evenings drop into the 40s — comfortable shoes for the race grounds, and some cash (there's an ATM at the Trout Lake gas station).
Stay in the loop
We'll run real-time updates (and the door code) through our existing WhatsApp group — you're already in it.
Connectivity
Wifi at the house. At basecamp there's no wifi, but AT&T and Verizon usually work; other carriers are spotty — download directions before you head out.