Afternoon: Hospitality Room opens at 3:30 PM in conference room. Room check in at front desk 4:00 PM. Program Orientation begins at 5:00 in conference room.

Dinner: In Conference Dining Room featuring healthy & delicious home-style meals served buffet-style. Meals are prepared by our private caterer and proudly served with enthusiasm!

Evening: Welcome and get acquainted program following dinner.

Lodging: Earthbox Inn & Spa

Meals Included: Dinner

Salish Sea Natural History / San Juan Island Hiking: American Camp and Mt. Finlayson

Note: Day 2 Hike Description: Four segments routes. All routes = approx 4.1 miles total. Ample opportunities to shorten or self select out of routes based on individual preference. Terrain: Well maintained trail in most places, some gravel beach, watch for erosion on trails close to cliff edge. Rocky shoreline and upland trails have several short modest elevation gains, including one section with elevation gain of approx 300’.

Breakfast: In Conference Dining Room featuring healthy & delicious home-style meals served buffet-style. Meals are prepared by our private caterer and proudly served with enthusiasm!

Morning: Orientation to hikes and route descriptions, followed by a presentation on the Salish Sea region and its mammalian inhabitants. Mid morning head out to the trail! Up to four hiking route options with varying distance and challenge available.

Lunch: Picnic lunch on the trail.

Afternoon: San Juan Island hiking continued from late morning. Hike the coastal prairie and bluffs in the San Juan Island National Historic Park at American Camp, featuring views of the Haro Strait, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Olympic Mountains, and Vancouver Island. Late afternoon return to hotel.

Dinner: In Conference Dining Room featuring healthy & delicious home-style meals served buffet-style. Meals are prepared by our private caterer and proudly served with enthusiasm!

Evening: Enjoy a presentation "Views from the Islands" to discover an insider's perspective on contemporary life in the islands as will as issues affecting the Island and its residents.

Lodging: Earthbox Inn & Spa

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Day 3 Hike Description: Morning has 2 possible hiking routes - Up Mt Young and over to British Camp or Bell Point Loop. Van to Roche Harbor area, Afternoon: 2 options: walk at the Westcott Bay Sculpture Park or hike to Mausoleum . Length: Mt. Young approx 3.8 miles total (elevation gain of 650 ft); Bell Point approx 1 mile; Sculpture Park ½ mile; Mausoleum approx 1.5 miles. Terrain: Logging road and well maintained trail, some tree roots and minor rocky footing in sections.

Breakfast: In Conference Dining Room featuring healthy & delicious home-style meals served buffet-style. Meals are prepared by our private caterer and proudly served with enthusiasm!

Morning: San Juan Island Hiking: Today's highlights include San Juan Island National Park at English Camp on the shores of Garrison Bay. Climb Mount Young for views of surrounding islands. Easier morning route around Bell Point Loop on the shores of serene Garrison Bay.

Lunch: Picnic lunch on the trail.

Afternoon: In the afternoon, van to historic Roche Harbor Village on the Islands NW corner. In Roche Harbor, hike through an outdoor sculpture park or to the Mausoleum (an architectural delight and family crypt for the John McMillan family). Late afternoon return to hotel.

Dinner: In Conference Dining Room featuring healthy & delicious home-style meals served buffet-style. Meals are prepared by our private caterer and proudly served with enthusiasm!

Evening: Evening Presentation: "Geology of the San Juans" discusses the formation of the islands and terrain of the islands and surrounding region.

Lodging: Earthbox Inn & Spa

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Day 4 Hike Descriptions: Morning hike is Moran State Park/Mountain Lake Loop. This route circumnavigates Mountain Lake and is approx 4.1 miles of woodland trail, with root and rock outcroppings. At 920’ elevation, this lake hike has a definite “mountain” feel. After completing the loop, van to the summit (Elev. 2409’) for a spectacular views of the entire archipelago. Afternoon hike: Little Summit trail. Trail is 2.2 miles with approx 390’ gradual decline elevation from Mt. Constitution.

Breakfast: Early Breakfast in Conference Dining Room featuring healthy & delicious home-style meals served buffet-style. Meals are prepared by our private caterer and proudly served with enthusiasm!

Morning: We'll board the ferry for a 40 minute ride to neighboring Orcas Island. On Orcas Island, hike the old growth forest and mountain lake trails of Moran State Park's Mountain Lake Loop. Van to the summit to savor incredible marine views of the San Juan and Canadian Gulf Islands from Mt. Constitution.

Lunch: Picnic lunch at trail site.

Afternoon: Hikes continue on Orcas Island. Little Summit trail, which is approx 2.2 miles with approx 390’ gradual decline elevation from Mt. Constitution. Late afternoon ferry trip returns to San Juan Island Hotel.

Dinner: Dinner out on own in Friday Harbor to explore wonderful local fare!

Evening: Free evening to savor a leisurely dinner and Friday Harbor ambience.

Lodging: Earthbox Inn & Spa

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Note: Day 5 Hike Description: This route begins at Jackal's Lagoon parking area (no services) and features the Griffin Bay coastline of San Juan Island National Park/American Camp as it rambles beneath the Cedar and Fir canopy past lagoons and estuaries to the Cattle Point Lighthouse concluding at the Cattle Point interpretive area (pit toilets). Length: Approx 2.7 miles. Terrain: Gently rolling terrain at sea level. Old logging roads or good dirt paths throughout.

Breakfast: In Conference Dining Room featuring healthy & delicious home-style meals served buffet-style. Meals are prepared by our private caterer and proudly served with enthusiasm!

Morning: Focus on creatures of land and sky and learn about wildlife of the San Juan Islands as presented by a wildlife rehabilitation expert. Late morning depart for San Juan Island Hiking. Today's route features the grassy shorelines and beaches near Cattle Point Lighthouse at the islands southern tip; and San Juan Island national park's Griffin Bay area with its pristine lagoons and estuaries.

Lunch: Picnic lunch during excursion.

Afternoon: Explore Cattle Point Lighthouse and Interpretive area. Return to hotel mid-afternoon.

Dinner: In Conference Dining Room featuring healthy & delicious home-style meals served buffet-style. Meals are prepared by our private caterer and proudly served with enthusiasm!

Evening: Special farewell program features historical folk music from a performer / musicologist revered as known as an Island icon and local treasure. Features homespun songs and stories from people who built America while living a simpler life. This unusual and irreverent collection of songs conveys remote history through toe-tapping music.

Lodging: Earthbox Inn & Spa

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: In Conference Dining Room featuring healthy & delicious home-style meals served buffet-style. Meals are prepared by our private caterer and proudly served with enthusiasm! Breakfast available early for those wishing to leave on an early ferry.

Morning: Program concludes after breakfast to allow travel time for those returning to the greater Seattle area to extend stays or catch outbound flights.

Meals Included: Breakfast