A Gay Men’s Social Group Promoting with Power and Pride, the Seattle Men’s Leather Community.
Founded in March 1989.
Equinox 2013
September 6-8, 2013
Seattle Men In Leather's Annual Club Run
Seattle Men in Leather's annual leather run weekend, Equinox 2013,
will be held the weekend of September 7-9, 2013. Equinox is a leather
run for guys who are 21 years of age or older and have male ID.
You do not have to be a member of Seattle Men in Leather to join us
for a great weekend.
This year, it will be held at The Longhouse near Redmond, Washington,
a 25 minute drive from downtown Seattle and a mile from the nearest
bus stop (A shuttle vehicle will be available for those choosing to
use mass transit.)
The Longhouse is a private, secluded, 20-acre compound where you will
be able to experience a unique outdoor environment with your club
brothers and other leathermen. You will enjoy the indoor heated pool,
inside and outside areas for play, plus indoor and outdoor hot tubs.
There are grassy lawns for sunbathing and lounging. The wooded,
rustic, and partially developed site features hiking trails where you
and "Mister Right Now" can escape for a while. Tent camping will be
the norm.
A limited number of cabin bunks are available on a
first-come-first-served basis for an additional fee.
If you are interested in an indoor sleeping space, please email: membership@seattlemeninleather.org
Seattle Men in Leather will be doing the cooking this year and you can
count on us to know how to feed hungry men! The meals will include
Friday evening dinner, three meals on Saturday, and brunch on Sunday
as well as cocktail parties on Friday and Saturday night.
Soft drinks and light snacks will be available day and night.
The Equinox experience features workshops, Saturday night dress
leather dinner, games, cocktail parties and play parties on Friday and
Saturday night. If you are interested in meeting some of the Seattle
Men in Leather guys, we offer a fun-loving and intimate weekend to
make it happen.
Schedule
Friday
6pm-7pm Cocktail hour hosted by SML's Leather Daddy and Daddy's boy.
7pm-8pm Dinner
8pm-Late Bonfire, port and cigars
8pm-Late Play!
Saturday
7am-9am Coffee and continental breakfast
9am-10am Real breakfast
10:30am-Noon Demo / Workshop
Noon-1pm Lunch
1:30pm-3pm Demo / Workshop
3pm-4:30pm Games
5pm-6pm Cocktail hour
6pm-8pm Dress Leather Dinner and Patch Presentation
8pm-Late Bonfire, port and cigars
8pm-Late Play!
Sunday
8am-9:30am Coffee and continental breakfast
9:30am-11am Brunch
11am-Noon Packing, Cleanup and Departure
Pricing
$100 SML Members
(member prices are extended to Border Riders, 15 Association, Kinghts of Mantra, NW Bears, CSPC.)
$120 for SML non-members
$10 off if you register before July 31st.
Day Pass: $25 Friday, $50 all day Saturday or $25 for Saturday evening (includes cocktail party, dinner and play party.) (no discount for early registration.)
Photos
One of the high-end cabins at Equinox
The bunk house cabin at Equinox contains a queen sized bunk bed.
A camper-cabin at Equinox
If you want a remote cabin-in-the-woods, we have one at Equinox.
Our chef, Tom
The Stone Circle provides ample opportunities for places to play.
The deck around the outdoor hot tub is an excellent place to socialize.
The outdoor shower, adjascent to the outdoor hot tub, is also an excellent place to socialize.
The dining area is rustic and quite comfortable.
The bonfire circle has ample seating.
The indoor pool and hot tub are available for use throughout the weekend.
Classroom and play space
Directions
The site is located approximately 15 miles east of Seattle Washington, between Redmond and Fall City.
Address: 23301 Redmond Fall City Rd.
From Seattle or Bellevue take state Highway 520 to Redmond. Watch for the State Highway 202 sign -- it is almost at the end of State Highway 520. Turn right on 202, also called the Redmond Fall City Road/Redmond Way. Travel approximately 4.3 miles. At the 12-mile marker take the second driveway to the right.
The Longhouse Retreat Center is less than 0.2 mile west of Guardwell Storage and Albertson Grocery Store. If you're coming from Seattle and see these on the left, turn around -- you have gone slightly too far. Also there is a sign that says "Longhouse" as you go down the driveway. If that sign is not there, you have entered the wrong driveway.
PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB THE NEIGHBORS--some of them keep very sensitive animals! Again, if you go down a driveway that does not have the Longhouse sign prominently displayed, please turn around immediately, go back to the main road, and look for 23301 with the word "Longhouse".
