North Cascades
Women's Wilderness Retreat
canoe - yoga - camp - adventure
Are you a woman ready to escape the matrix and have an experience of a lifetime? Would you enjoy going on a wilderness adventure, swimming in crystal clear water, relaxing in a hammock amongst the tress, and having some summer fun! Join North Cascades Women's Wilderness Retreat, a canoe camping getaway designed for women ready to press pause on life and reset in the wild. Spend six days and five nights on Diablo and Ross Lake, replenishing through yoga, mindfulness, and moments of reflection. Connect with a supportive community of women as you travel and camp in a remote wilderness area. Surrounded by water and majestic mountains, this is the ideal place to disconnect from the digital rush, reflect on what is most important to you, let go of whatever isn't serving you, and come home with a full heart.
Trip Overview
Duration: 6 days, 5 nights
-tent camping
-double occupancy
Group Size: 6-8 women
Meals: all meals included starting with dinner day 1 and ending with lunch on day 6, healthy camp cuisine, vegetarian or lean meat
Transportation: Participants are responsible for transportation to the Colonial Creek Campground North Cascades National Park by 3 PM on the start date and should expect to return on the last day of the trip between 1-3 pm.
Daily Activities: Optional:
canoeing swimming
yoga hammock nap
meditation games
reflection small walks
group sharing art
camping
What's Included
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Canoe instruction and guiding
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Canoe gear - including paddles, PFD, dry bags
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Tent camping- including tent and sleeping pad
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Gourmet, healthy camp cuisine, all meals and snacks
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Yoga instruction and mindfulness activities
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Journal and reflection activities
Trip Exclusions
X Travel to starting point
X Travel insurance
X Sleeping bag and pillow
X Yoga mat
X Alcohol
*You will be provided a full packing list of personal items to bring upon booking the trip.
This is a participatory camping experience, in which participants will partake in loading gear into canoes, paddling, and putting up and taking down tents. The trip leader will provide instruction for how to accomplish these tasks. No former experience is required. Participants should be able to carry all their own gear, paddle up to 8-10 miles a day in variable conditions (flat water), and tandem lift and carry a canoe a short distance onto shore.
Note: This is a remote canoe trip without cell service. The trip leader will carry an inReach for emergency communication. Advanced medical care may be several hours or more away.
Hi, I'm Tasha
I grew up in southern Oregon where I spent most of my time playing in the forest and on the rivers. My first multi-day river trips started when I was about 15 years old on the lower Rogue River. As an avid outdoors person just out of college, I pursued many different types of jobs that kept me in remote locations working with youth groups helping them with personal development. Some of my trip leading highlights follow:
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2008-9 Wilderness Therapy Head Instructor, year-round 15 day backpacking trips, outdoor leadership, group facilitation, primitive skills, Wilderness First Responder training
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2009-11 Lead Instructor for the North Cascades Institute, coordinating and leading 12-day canoe and backpacking on Ross Lake in the North Cascades
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2012 Youth Conservation Corps Leader in Yellowstone National Park
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2013-15 Backcountry and Interpretive Ranger for the North Cascades National Park
Meet the Trip Leader
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Fall of 2015 I became a full-time classroom science teacher. While I stopped leading wilderness trips professionally, I continued to lead more than a dozen personal trips and field trips for my high school students.
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In 2024, reinvigorated by my new journey as a wellness coach and yoga teacher, I decided to create a wilderness adventure for women that includes elements of yoga, mindfulness, and reflection. I was looking for a way to combine my various skillsets to create a highly impactive experience for women needing a reset, looking for adventure, connection and fun.