[[Kindred 2015]]
Other possibilities:
* These are close (1.7 miles from each other)
** Sleeps 29 in hood river in very nice accomodations! https://www.vacasarentals.com/unit.php?UnitID=346&adults=18
** Sleeps 20 in hood river in very nice accomodations! https://www.vacasarentals.com/unit.php?UnitID=107&adults=18
Geography
* East of Portland: Windward, Camp Trackers, Camp Namanu
* South of Portland: Silver Falls, Camp Westwind, Cape Lookout
* Also consider Cedar Ridge, which is an hour northwest of Portland
* Also consider the Whidbey Institute, which is northwest of Seattle on Whidbey Island
{| border="1px"
! Values
! Windward
! Camp Westwind
! Whidbey Institute
! Silver Falls Conf. Center
! Cape Lookout
! Camp Trackers
! [http://www.visitcedarridge.com/ Cedar Ridge]
! [http://NamanuRentals.org Camp Namanu]
|-
| available at solstice 2015 (if not then, when?)(mid summer (roughly August 5th))
| <!-- Windward --> Yes but tricky
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> No ... summer camp
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> [http://whidbeyinstitute.org/events/ Yes]
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Fri afternoon-Sun afternoon
| <!-- Cedar Ridge -->
| <!-- Camp Namanu --> Probably ... their first day camp for 2014 is June 23
|-
| kid-friendly (safe, flexible, options for kids)
| <!-- Windward --> Fantastic!
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Adequate
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Seems okay, there were kids at Whidbey Bioneers 2013
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes, including kid-friendly trails
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
| <!-- Cedar Ridge --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Namanu --> Fantastic!
|-
| community (shared meals, opening/closing circle)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Yes, they do both at Whidbey Bioneers and are [http://whidbeyinstitute.org/visiting-the-land/nourishment/ very proud of their food]
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes, meals and a meeting hall included with [http://silverfallsconference.com/rates/group-lodging group lodging]
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
| <!-- Cedar Ridge -->
| <!-- Camp Namanu --> Yes, there is even meal service if desired
|-
| beautiful and inspiring (e.g., stirring natural setting)
| <!-- Windward --> No
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> [http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=whidbey+institute&qs=n&form=QBIR&pq=whidbey+institute&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk= Yes]
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> [http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=silver+falls+state+park&qpvt=silver+falls+state+park&FORM=IGRE Yes]
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> No
| <!-- Cedar Ridge -->
| <!-- Camp Namanu --> Pretty good, on the Sandy river close to bull run ... trails through old growth
|-
| free (allows dance, singing, rockets ... you know ... spectacles!)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Moderate
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Some limits due to wildfire risk
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Moderate
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Mostly
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
| <!-- Cedar Ridge -->
| <!-- Camp Namanu --> Yes
|-
| accessible (easy to get to for those coming from elsewhere including proximity to an inexpensive airport)
| <!-- Windward --> 2hr from PDX
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> 2hrs from PDX
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Okay, about 90 minutes from SeaTac but requires a ferry ride
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Pretty good, 30 minutes from I-5/Salem and 90 minutes from PDX
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> 2hrs from PDX
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> 45min from PDX
| <!-- Cedar Ridge -->
| <!-- Camp Namanu --> 45-60min from PDX
|-
| apart (not something you just come to for an hour or two each day)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes ... ferry across a river
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Yes, on an island
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes, in a state park with lodging
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
| <!-- Cedar Ridge -->
| <!-- Camp Namanu --> Yes
|-
| not too uncomfortable (decent weather conditions, indoor sleeping accommodations for people for whom camping would be an issue)
| <!-- Windward --> No
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Yes, includes [http://whidbeyinstitute.org/visiting-the-land/accommodations/ both camping and indoor lodging]
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes, all indoor lodging (camping isn't a listed option)
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> No
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> No
| <!-- Cedar Ridge -->
| <!-- Camp Namanu --> Yes
|-
| affordable (has to fit within the budgets of the convening organizations)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Expensive
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Probably not, unless they reduce rates due to being a co-convener
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Yes, [http://silverfallsconference.com/rates/group-lodging food+lodging is $100 or less per person per night]
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
| <!-- Cedar Ridge -->
| <!-- Camp Namanu --> Expensive ~$6000, but has capacity for 300 people ... so if we ask for $100/person definitely doable (60 people covers the cost completely)
|-
| neutral (the people who run the venue shouldn't be too ideological or religious, at least not in a way that clashes significantly with our values)
| <!-- Windward --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Westwind --> Yes
| <!-- Whidbey Institute --> Their ideology is a good match
| <!-- Silver Falls CC --> Probably, no obvious problems
| <!-- Cape Lookout --> Yes
| <!-- Camp Trackers --> Yes
| <!-- Cedar Ridge -->
| <!-- Camp Namanu --> Yes ... inclusiveness is part of their prominently stated values
|}