Name: Nature Lover’s Reading Retreat with Wander Women
Start: 2025-01-24T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-26T11:00:00-06:00

https://wanderwomenmidwest.com/2024-trips-calendar/nature-lovers-reading-retreat-january

This winter, escape to a cozy cabin winter reading retreat, where hot cocoa, good books, and winter views set the scene for a weekend of pure relaxation and fun.
If you're looking to curl up with a great read, get a little crafty, revel in some old school camp vibes or simply unwind in a space filled with warmth and creativity, this retreat is calling your name!
Our Winter Reading Retreat is designed to give you all the time and space you need to dive into that novel you've been meaning to finish, or start a new one in a perfect cabin setting. We’re mixing in some nature and creative time too, with a beautiful winter hike, crafts, and programmed community time — the perfect balance of “leave me alone I’m reading” you time and bonding with other book lovers. And we’re all about no-pressure vibes, so whether you’re a casual reader or book-obsessed, you’ll fit right in!

ACTIVITIES

The weekend is jam-packed with cozy reading time and other activities to pick and choose from, including:

Scheduled, dedicated reading time

A guided interpretive nature hike

An optional yoga session with Rooted Yoga & Fitness

A bookish craft table, where you can make your own bookmarks and other reading-related artistic creations

An book-themed open mic night, where you can share your book opinions or your favorite passages from your library

An interactive book recommendations board, full of reading suggestions from other Wanderers

A book swap table — bring the titles from your shelf you want to share with others, and pick up a few new ones for yourself!

A classic winter puzzling table, for when you need a break from the wild stories you’re reading

*all activities are optional. You get to pick and choose what you'd like to do during the weekend!

ACCOMMODATIONS

It’s summer camp in the winter, y’all! We’ll be staying at the Des Moines Y Camp in Boone, set right in the heart of the Des Moines River Valley. We’ll be staying in their individual cabins and will be hanging in the big and beautiful Chase Lodge, where we’ll eat meals, do yoga and spread out for reading in front of the historic stone fireplace. The cabins are equipped with heating, bathrooms and sturdy, cozy, bunked twin beds — perfect for stowing away with a good book or taking a mid-day cat nap.

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