SlowBro's Blog Posts

OCT

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...

OCT

Starting Out On The OCT

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...

OCT

Ready For Tomorrow

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...

OCT

Two Weeks To Go

Just a short entry as I try to get all the things in my real life in good order so that I can be gone for a month on the trail. My daughter and...

OCT

Trip Report- 4 Days In The Gila Wilderness

Last week I met friends, Cappuccino, Level, and Jolly Rancher, in Albuquerque for a backpacking trip into the Gila Wilderness of SW New Mexico. Roughly a 5 to 6 hour drive from ABQ, the...

OCT

Local Overnight Trip

In preparation for a trip out to New Mexico next week, and in spite of predicted bad weather here, I did a shakedown overnight trip to nearby Hardesty Mountain. I was on the road...