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 ~1 hr 10 min each way from the house, 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) | ~1 hr 10 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 1 hr 10 min (~50 mi) from the house, 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 ~1 hr 10 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 (~1 hr 10 min). Download directions first — cell thins out near camp.
5:30 pmCommunity potluck at basecamp (109 Mt. Adams Rd) — we'll roll in around 5:40. 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.