Integrate Your Psilocybin Mushroom Facilitation in Portland an Alpine Lake Deep In the Forest of the Cascade Mountains. Plus more!
Integration, or the time after a psilocybin experience, is arguably the most important part of the Journey! Our 3 day Integration camp is set on a gorgeous Pacific Northwest Alpine Lake. Create healthy feedback loops while the neuroplasticity is still fresh, and interact with deep nature and the mystery of the natural world while immersed in this deep journey.
This is our most customizable offering. You get the facilitation process and the 3 days of integration included in the price. You can also add on camping near Portland for the 2 days prior, and you can add kayaking before the Journey and rafting at the end, if you like!
The science is quite clear, that both nature connection and facilitated mushroom experiences can have incredible impacts on people. Combining them makes the impact of each that much more powerful. We offer professionally guided and outfitted nature based journeys with an optional psilocybin sessions. And your facilitators are on the journey with you the entire time!
Spend time restoring your relationship with Wild Nature by being there, just enjoying it's presence, in a variety of ways. We of course have suggestions for practices to help you along your journey, or you could just go with what feels best.
Yoga does so much, from opening up your body to the world around you, getting you feeling great, move things that may be stuck, focus on your (very fresh) breath, and more! We include it on all of our Journeys!
Along your journey, you will meet allies, angles and demons, and we're here for it. Anchoring your story in words help to create your reality around it, and your tribe. And that goes beyond people. Whether publicly or in your own space, which there's plenty of, it's a chance to heal on the personal, interpersonal levels, as well as with the world you exist in.
Being on the water is all about beauty, flowing consciousness, shared experience, interspersed with thrills. On your way out, you will have the option of rafting with Eric on the White Salmon River. It is a 3-4 hour trip amid a collapsed lava tube. A great way to cap off the experience!
Our facilitators are your personal journey specialists, and will work with you directly concerning personal matters related to your inward journey. When you contact us, you'll first go through an initial screening for journey, group, and facilitator fit. Then you'll have a 1 on 1 in-depth preparation session with your facilitator, and a group meeting online. On the journey, the facilitator will be able to help you move through everything that comes up for you, and offer their own special blend of magic!
Our journeys require people with a lot of different skills. While facilitators are on the whole journey with you, we also bring on river guides, yoga teachers, cooks, mushroom foraging experts, and more to provide a professionally outfitted experience. All of our journeys are permitted and insured, and we are a licensed outfitter in the state of Oregon!
We go to some difficult to access places, we run shuttles, and you legally can't drive after a psilocybin experience. If you're flying in, it's nice to know that you don't have to worry about working out a car. And this reduces emmissions! Even better, you can use the travel time to focus on your journey. Listen to audiobooks (Eckart Tolle, 4th & 5th agreement, etc.) to release your attachments to everyday mindsets and explore expansive thoughts. Talk to other journeyers & facilitators, or just relax and enjoy the breath taking views!
This isn't your normal outdoor cooking. We do food right! We get local, organic, seasonal ingredients the were grown in the lush Pacific Northwest. We pack a full kitchen, with spices, sauces, and more. Our food is both journey and environementally friendly, and mainly vegan/vegetarian. Don't let that scare you though, we've converted plenty of people.
Our Journeys take place the first 2 days in human made environments, either Portland, Bend, or Hood River, where we do the mushroom facilitation. You will stay at beautiful accommodations while in town, with all cooking and group activities provided. The second half of the trip will be spent in nature, as you'll be camping. You'll have a gorgeous site with plenty of space. We can talk about how distant or close you want to be from your guides and the group.
No need to worry about bringing your own outfitting or gear for the activities. You will need personal clothes, and typically some long underwear would help during the cooler months, but we handle all of the wetsuits, splash gear, and even dry suits, not to mention boats, boards, and all of that stuff
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We stay at Milo McIver Campground, 45 minutes outside of Portland, for this segment.
It’s a beautiful campground with a deep woods feel, but still has showers and toilets.
We open camp at dinner time, with transportation from Portland. Night one is a relaxing night as the group comes togther. We are happy to talk with people and will hold an evening check-in circle.
On 8/13, you have the option to kayak or paddleboard the river, or even sit on the raft. Or you can paddleboard on the lake. Both options start from within the park boundaries.
The river is a beginner friendly class II river, and you can explore operating your own whitewater craft, whether whitewater paddleboard or inflateable kayak. We can even guide you on a raft, though it’s a pretty tame rafting trip. You can also chose to paddle on a flatwater lake and explore.
At camp we have food, the sites, and activities, groups and one on one time to help you prepare for your Journey.
We wake up with a light breakfast, optional yoga, and then move to the service center for the magic mushroom part of the experience with your facilitator.
You must purchase the mushrooms themselves separately directly from the service center on the day of your psilocybin journey, per Oregon law. You can read more about this on our sister site, mushroomeric. You can also skip this part of the experience if you choose, and we have several activities you can engage in.
Those that spent the night in the campground would return here.
Crater Lake
We start the day slow, with breakfast at the campground, then pack up and move on afterwards.
We go on a Waterfall Hike in the Columbia River Gorge on our way, then on to the campground.
The integration is a very important part of the psilocybin experience, and doing it right can have lasting effects. The neural network has just reset, so your feedback loops, or neural connections, are reprogramming. It’s here that you get to set new habits and patterns in your mind.
Both psilocybin and nature allow the deep exploration of self. Whether you want to share journey with the group, spend time in nature, paddle the lake, work on some personalized practice suggestions, or rest from the experience, the way you unpack is on your terms.
Rafting The White Salmon River
The day begins at the campground for breakfast, where we do our final groups or personal practices.
After we break camp, we can take you back to Portland, or you can go rafting on the gorgeous White Salmon River with Eric as your guide!
the White Salmon River is a unique river that runs through the heart of a collapsed lava tube! Undammed from its source (a glacier on the side of Mt. Adams) to its confluence at the Columbia River, it is nestled in the fern, pine, and moss-lined beautiful scenery of the Pacific Northwest. It’s as special as it is unique.
The White Salmon River underwent historic changes with the demolishing of the nearly century-old Condit Dam in October 2011. This was, at the time, incredible progress in the history of the dam removal community, spearheaded by local fishermen, whitewater enthusiasts, scientists, and Native American tribes (often the driving force in dam removal actions). For those interested in this topic, the Movie “Damnation” (Link, free on YouTube through Patagonia) is a critically acclaimed movie that details this wonderfully
We’re here for you every step of the way. All you have to do is reach out with curiosity. Schedule a free Exploration call to see if the fit is good, for everyone.
Book a call or fill out an intake form and let us know what’s going on.
Talk with your guides and meet your group safely and confidentially.
Get out, align with your wild nature , and vibe with it all!
Bring what you find back into your life and our human-made world.
I’ve been a guide and in the field of psychology for most of my adult life, seeking to understand the types of experiences that change the way people see themselves and the world!
I found an important part working in wilderness therapy, where I first began helping people connect with their Wild Nature. I ultimately getting my M.A. in Ecopsychology, then going on a Year Long Soulcraft Immersion afterwards. I then began runnning my own Nature Based Journeys in 2016.
In 2023, the first year Oregon officially began offering legal psilocybin services, I knew that it would change everything! I completed his psilocybin facilitation training at InnerTrek, met a bunch of wily facilitators wanting to get people outdoors, and here we are!
Contact me, or match up with a facilitator, and we’ll move things forward!
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Setting a good container for a deep experience isn’t easy for most people, and getting outdoors takes a lot of work and head space. Let us take care of it all for you. Here’s what to expect:
Our guides are licensed psilocybin facilitators, and this is considered part of your integration. You can book with them for your psilocybin session, and have them be there with you for your journey as well so you can both carry some pieces from it to your time in the natural world.
Plus we have all kinds of practices, gear, and do all of the work so you can soak up the valuable insights from your journey while they are still fresh.
You have your own spot, with some space between sites, so you can sink into the rhythm of natural world. You can also join the group space if you're feeling more social.
The beauty of this place helps you to appreciate being here, and the land alone allows for intense feelings of presence and awe. The longer you spend here, the more the vibe of this incredible place flows through you.
Paddle around the lake at your will, or you can do yoga with the group! We accommodate beginners to both if you're willing to try.
Yoga on a paddle board may seem like a lot for a beginner, but there's a reason we do it. Yoga in nature opens your body up, releases your mind and brings you more quickly into a state of presence and peace. It accelerates exactly what we aim to do here. But there typically aren't flat surfaces for yoga mats out here.
Our sups are soft, and are very stable. You can do yoga on the land if you are more comfortable as well, but it's a bit different.
We like to work with you personally, and tailor the experience to what you're looking for, as well as your style and choice. But we have a general outline of things
Intention Sharing: We hold a group space every day where people can be seen and heard if they want to join. We encourage people to offer a bit of their intention or their journey during your introductory circle. We will have a variety of circles, though these will vary a bit with the facilitator's approach.
Practices: We offer a handful of practices to the group, but we also individualize our recommendations for the people we're working with. From there, you can choose what feels best for you relative to where you're at and what you're hoping to get out of it. Eric has a Master's in Ecopsychology and is always happy to offer you suggestions to explore a different angle on things.
If you have any questions about this, please ask.
You have the (highly recommended) option of rafting the White Salmon on your way out. The river bed was formed by an ancient lava tube. It is both a beautiful and exciting class III run. Moving through the water in this way after a period of stillness offers a new perspective on it.
The movie "DamNation" Gives good insight into the history of dams and rivers, and Eric is happy to help you recognize why rivers are such and important and overlooked aspect of the environmental movement.
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Here at Evolve Wild, our experiences were designed to provide the set and setting so you can have a deeply personalized experience. You can do what you feel, as we provide a container for lots of personal space and choice. Here’s how:
You have your own site, with distance and trees between your neighbors.
You can chill out on your own or relax at the group (social) site, where there is always at least one guide, within reasonable hours anyway. Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, you get to decide how much you want to engage with other people!
How you engage is up to you!
We offer a lot of ways to engage with the experience, and some of it pushes people's boundaries. Whether it's yoga, rafting, paddle boarding, sharing your intentions for coming out, or checking in with the group about where you're at, or some of our more personalized suggestions, you decide what you do and what you don't do.
I (Eric) talk about lots of things on this site, but it’s to let you know where I’m coming from, and why I went to all the trouble to create Evolve Wild. But I don't get preachy or judgmental.
If you're looking for deeper conversation, have questions about some of the stuff I talk about on here, or just want to trip out, we're happy to go there. And our guides will offer different ways to deepen into your journey. But it's up to you to pick what we choose, if anything.
This is not a party / loud scene!
We aim to get away from modern-day distractions to allow the world around us to speak to us. But the natural world speaks a soft language, and is easily drowned out. We discourage heavy drinking, loud music, and motor sports. We ask that you respect others on the experience by refraining from such things as well.
Access to nature may be one of the biggest hidden privileges in our society today.
We welcome, and do our best, to offer our experiences to people of all skin colors, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, beliefs, languages, religions, SES, and political affiliations. Your experience is about you and your relationship with the world around you. We'll do our best to hold others to those standards.
And always know that if you don't feel respected you can talk with us about it, or disengage by leaving the social area and going to your own site (and, of course, talking with us later).
This is meant to be a small, but important, step along your larger journey. It's not about what we think you should be doing, it's about you doing what you feel as it arises, and allowing the experience to unfold.
To help you get to and from camp, we have a few ways
1. We provide free transportation from Hood River Transit Center, where you can take an express bus to Portland's Gateway Center (near PDX airport). Tickets for that transit are $10. On the way, you can see Multnomah Falls if you catch an earlier bus. This is our favorite option since it is both the most environmentally friendly and saves us time and energy driving back and forth to Portland.
2. Drive yourself all the way to camp. It is nearly a 2 hour drive from Portland. Directions and exact location given the morning of the experience. You will need a car with a bit higher ground clearance, as the road is gravel and can get rutted out.
3. We provide full shuttle service from Portland for a charge of $80 first person in your party, $60 each additional person.
4. If you purchase this experience through our sister site Mushroomeric (Mushroomeric.com) that 5 day package includes your stay and psilocybin facilitation in Portland, as well as transportation.
Food- This isn't your typical outdoor grub! We bring fresh food, quality kitchen gear, and prepare your meals deliciously. We are based in the fertile Pacific Northwest, where the ingredients are insanely good. Our coffee game is on point as well! Just tell us your diet preference
We offer vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options for free. Eating light and more ecologically sustainably takes the medicine and nature connection experience to another level.
If you would like meat options, it is an additional charge for increased, cost, separate storage, cleaning, and pest control (the hornets come for the meat). While we understand people love their meat, we appreciate your understanding of the difficulty involved in storing, preparing and cleaning required of it.
We provide the group gear, including the kitchen, a small shower, and boats/ SUPs.
tents, sleeping bags and pads, hammocks, tarps and more.
We also have emergency supplies, like first aid and trained guides, along with remote communication and tracking devices.
We handle all the gear and guiding for activities and in camp. You just need to bring your personal hygiene items and clothes. We'll give you some pointers before you come out, but you probably have everything you need already.
This Journey is beginner-friendly. You can choose your own level of participation for the hike, even skipping any hiking options altogether. You could also go on a variety of hike lengths.
The rafting is also beginner-friendly. You will have a life jacket, and clothes to keep you warm if you'd like. You can paddle, or even sit in the middle of the boat if you are worried.
There is no experience necessary for the psilocybin journey either. Your facilitator will work out a personalized plan and dosing with you.
We provide clean food to reduce issues you have with medicine or the energetic experience. This isn't your typical outdoor eating, either. We bring fresh food and prepare it deliciously with a solid kitchen setup. We are based in the lush Pacific Northwest, where the ingredients are insanely fresh. Our coffee and tea game is on point, too.
We have the ability to accommodate most diets. Whether you're a vegan, vegetarian, or prefer meat options, we've got you covered. We think everyone should be able to enjoy a delicious meal, regardless of their dietary preferences.
Most of our food is naturally gluten free food, as there's just not much wheat in outdoor cooking.
Just let us know your preferences during booking and we'll take care of the rest!
The accommodations for this trip is camping.
Portland (prior to the Cascade Lake portion) You can stay in Portland, ad do the medicine journey there. For more details on that package, check out our sister site Mushroomeric.com.
For the nights we camp, we provide tents, sleeping pads and group equipment. You will have to chose a sleeping bag option:
Sleeping Bags
Sleeping bags are personal items, as they are right up against people. Cleaning sleeping bags causes them to break down quickly, both structurally and insulation wise. But not everyone has one, so we have a few options:
1. Rent A Bag at $35 per person per trip. This covers cleaning and degradation of the sleeping bag.
2. Buy your own. This is our recommended option. Getting your own sleeping bag is a necessary step to you getting outdoors more often. We work with Next Adventure, a Portland based outdoor outfitter, to get you discounted bags. Please let us know in advance if you will be buying a bag.
3. Donate your bag- Don't want to bring your sleeping bag back home? You can buy a bag and, after you are finished, donate it to local people having housing issues.
Transportation from Bend, Or. back to Bend is included in the price. Driving on the medicine day is prohibited, and shuttling vehicles for rafting is complicated, so you cannot drive yourself for this part of the experience.
If you would prefer to join us on the trip out from Portland, the cost is $80 for the 1st, $50 additional.
We use minivans and light trucks to move around, to make it environmentally friendly and to allow for more personal choice and flexibility.
We get a lot of questions about the toilets. Smith Rock, Bend and the medicine session will have flush toilets. The campgrounds have vault toilets (pictured above). And no, you won't have to dig a hole.
Showers are available the first two nights. The third night, if you rent a cabin, you can take a shower. The fourth night, there is no shower, but there is a river.
No. If you have wool or synthetic long underwear, that can help on colder days. We have splash tops and pants, and we have wet suits if need be. But towards the end of June through July, which is when we have most of our trips, it's hot out and the water gets warm as well, so swim gear is usually fine.
We do ask that you don't wear open-toe shoes, as they can be dangerous, during the rafting portion of the experience. You can wear sneakers or booties, or use ours.
The river portion of the journey is van supported, so we don't need to pack your gear, and stuff it into a gear boat. You just need to change into river clothes, put on our safety equipment (life jacket, helmet, and shoes) and go rafting!
We typically require a 25% payment up front for the Nature-Based Journey. Full payment must be made three days before the trip's start date.
If you book early in the year, we do accept payment plans.
If you choose to do a psilocybin journey, you will also need to pay for the room and the psilocybin mushrooms you consume directly to the service center. The total cost is typically between $500 - $800 per person, and the mushrooms can only be paid for in cash on the day of the services. Several guides are also psilocybin facilitators, and their time, skills, and services around that aspect of the journey are included in the price.
100% deposit refund for cancellation 30+ days before retreat start date, or within 48 hours of booking (up to 3 days before the journey begins)
50% deposit refund for cancellation 15-29 days before retreat start date.
0% deposit refund for cancellation 0-14 days before retreat start date.
The remaining balance is due upon arrival.
If paid at the time of booking, a full refund of the remaining balance is available up to the day before your retreat start date.
A lot of this journey is in national forests and Crater Lake National Park, which we are permitted to operate in. Psilocybin mushrooms are illegal here, and go against our permits. The Oregon Health Authority governs the laws about psilocybin, which is federally illegal, though legal in Oregon under their parameters. So combining a deep nature experience in these places with a psilocybin journey causes a lot of complications, despite how naturally they fit together.
Several guides are also psilocybin facilitators, and their time and services are included in the price, though the psilocybin piece of this journey is optional. If you do choose to do a psilocybin journey, you will also need to pay for the room and the psilocybin mushrooms you consume directly to the service center. The total cost is typically between $500 - $800 per person, and the mushrooms can only be paid for in cash on the day of the services.
We do a day hike near Bend for those not interested in the psilocybin part of the experience.
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