Category: OCT

Returning To The Trail

Right now I am sitting in a motel room on the coast in Lincoln City (LC). I left Eugene at 11:30 this morning on the bus and after one transfer in Salem, I arrived...

I See A Doctor

This morning when I got out of bed, my knee was improved. Sore, but improved. Likely, doing a lot less walking yesterday and getting a whole nights sleep didn’t hurt either.  I grabbed a...

Geez! What A Day!

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...

Ups And Downs

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...

Regret & Triumph

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....

Leaving The. Beach

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...