09/07/2026
A love note to labor.
To say that it’s a labor of love to tend to our bend of the river is an understatement. If you’ve sat in a pool & observed our team buzzing around, it doesn’t take long to sense that there is a blurry line unfolding.
A blur between work & play, sacrifice & service, hourly shifts & lifetime commitments, hustle & healing.
To labor with love is not for the faint of heart. Like love, it means to care beyond a clock, a role, a shift or a project. It means more than just time into a job, it’s devotion of talent, tenacity & tenderness in equal parts.
It’s rare, yet remarkably abundant every single day.
So this Labor Day, let us remark just a bit...
Aubri & Mel, your tenacious GM’s, keep everyone on track & in sync. From ops to events, their hands & hearts touch every ounce of your stay.
Your hosting teams are led by Kendall & Kennady & buoyed by your newest hosts Rick & Robbi. All of whom are guided with the care & stability that only Chad & Emma can offer (who also lead your groundskeeping & wellness offerings). To be a hosting couple onsite requires an artful blend of awareness, grit & consistency that very few couples can achieve as a team.
To offer restful spaces in such a wild setting is no easy task yet thanks to Gabi, Keylin, Paulina & Juana, the daily meditation of putting it all together only to invite you with joy to take it all apart flows with a certain degree of sacredness.
The 60 acres of repairs, machines, structures, septic wins & solar-powered losses are all shouldered by Derek alongside the steady ex*****on of Poncho, our main man for wood, trash, water & everything in between.
If you’re dining with pizza on the patio, it’s thanks to Mike & Bailey for making it possible on a weekly basis. If you’re admiring the return of hummingbirds & perennial colors that’s because Hanifa has been tending to the garden & showing us all what a future in food & farming can look like.
And this weekend, our cups are full thanks to Kendra your Yoga Fellow for the magical completion of 6 weeks of classes, meditations & evening music.
Together, it all adds up into something we never could have imagined-
This labor IS love.