Author: Mark (SlowBro) Hurd

Last night when I climbed into my hammock, my knee was in 8 or 9 out of 10 pain with movement. As you can appreciate, getting in a hammock and situating yourself in a...

Up early and on the trail about 6 to hike the rest of the way to the point of land that is Cape Falcon. My stealth camp of last night was pleasant and undiscovered...

Up at 5AM and fed and packed up by 6 when I pulled out of camp. Two trails led out of the Hiker Camp to the south. One was said to be scenic and muddy....

Nancy dropped me off at Del Ray Beach and said goodbye. I hiked into another blue sky day and headed down to the beach toward the towns of Gearhart and Seaside.  The Necanicum River empties into...

We got up at 5:30AM and went through the drive-thru at MacDs at 6. Then drove over to Fort Steven’s State Park to the South Jetty. Where the Oregon Coast Trail starts. The 3...

Nancy and I drove up to Astoria, OR this afternoon and are staying in a restored 1920’s place called Hotel Norblad. A “Snazzy” place with reasonably priced rooms and bathrooms down the hall. The...