A Local Perspective: Dan Sizer
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO…
1. Seek out music and art.
This region has remarkable art and music scenes attracting both local and traveling talent. I play drums and trombone in my two-man funk hip hop band, Good Sax. Catch us or other acts at Barley Brown’s Brewpub in Baker City, Side A Brewing in La Grande, or Terminal Gravity Brewing in Enterprise. Find a friendly place, grab a pint, enjoy the tunes, and strike up a conversation with the folks next to you.
2. Go snow skiing.
3. Take a tour with Go Wild.
We have a knack for helping people make the most of a visit to Eastern Oregon. A few tours that are quickly becoming staples are our private family backpacking tours, our Taste of History Baker City walking tour, and our beginner fly fishing tours/lessons. New things we’re excited about are dating singles backpacking adventures and urban fly fishing experiences with a river revitalization component.
A Personal Tour
Dan Sizer and his business partner Pat Vaughan lead Go Wild tours themselves, to a growing audience of visitors from around the globe. “The key to getting newcomers to care about conservation, responsible recreation, and the outdoors lies in how they are introduced to the outdoors,” he said. “That’s why our focus is on creating incredibly fun introductory outdoor experiences that lead to appreciation of the natural world.” Food is a key component: “This ranges from the cast-iron elk sausage hash that we serve for breakfast on an overnight family backpacking tour to the homemade sourdough and hors d’oeuvres that we pair with the wine tasting on an alpine stargazing tour.”