Ihop, Bend, OR Walked here from Sunriver, mostly along the Deschutes River Trail where I could. Got super dehydrated and late yesterday walked an extra 3 miles into a McDonald’s. No sooner had I set my pack down and...
McDonald’s, Klamath Falls, OR Out of South Brown Mountain cabin by 7:30am, torn between ten miles north on the trail or two miles south back to Dead Indian. I first walked north, hit some snow, and turned around. Maybe...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Let me just say this again, the Oregon Dunes are awesome. Leaving Umpqua Lighthouse I returned to the beach near the jetty. I passed a school bus picking up kids and a single guy on the beach walking his...
With a cool morning it was an easy hike into Yachats for my resupply. I ate a pastry and drank a half gallon of milk on a bench overlooking the ocean. I considered Yachats to be my halfway point....
The beach walk in Lincoln City is nice but heading south from there is another long road walk. I was getting sick of road walks. So for a couple bucks I rode the bus south to Beverly Beach State...
Asprin and the idea of catching the ferry across the bay got me through the next day. My ankle was bulging out of my shoe and now both of my feet were infected on the bottom with some kind...