Oregon Coast Trail Thru Hike Day 25
The last road walk. That’s how I looked at the last stretch of the Oregon Coast Trail heading south out of Brookings. Honestly there didn’t seem to be a point. Except that I wanted that picture of me standing...
Oregon Coast Trail Thru Hike Day 23 – 24
I don’t always hate road walks. I’ve done my share. But the biggest downfall of the Oregon Coast Trail, besides not being able to sleep in Oswald West SP as a thru hiker, is the 41% of the trail...
Oregon Coast Trail Thru Hike Day 17 – 22
It turns out that my ride wasn’t a serial killer after all. He was simply in the area looking for some property on which to park his RV for the summer and he dropped me off at a hotel...
Oregon Coast Trail Thru Hike Day 16
Like I said, the storm lasted through the night but at least it let up in the morning. I ended up dragging everything into the bathroom to pack up there and get ready for the days hike. The big...
Oregon Coast Trail Thru Hike Journal
On April 8th I was dropped off at the Columbia River’s South jetty in Fort Stevens State Park to begin the 382 mile hike south along the Oregon Coast Trail. It started out overcast, and my ride, a trail...
Camping on the Oregon Coast Trail – Part 2
(This is a speculative post which was posted before any of my Oregon Coast Trail Thru Hikes. Keep that in mind as you read it.) After South Beach State Park where we left off, the state maps seem to...
Camping on the Oregon Coast Trail – Part 1
(This is a speculative post which was posted before any of my Oregon Coast Trail Thru Hikes. Keep that in mind as you read it.) Another hiker recently sent me a message asking about camping on the Oregon Coast...