Sunny, high 63. Light breeze. 28 miles hiked from Beverly to S. of Waldport, then 10 miles the next day to Yachats.
Continue reading “OCT Beverly Beach State Park to camp south of Waldport. Then Waldport to Yachats”Salishan Golf Course/Lincoln City to Beaverly Beach State Park near Newport
About 6 hours of sunshine, high 63, low 52, breezy out of the North. 24 miles hiked.
Continue reading “Salishan Golf Course/Lincoln City to Beaverly Beach State Park near Newport”Garibaldi to Cape Kiwanda
Cloudy, high 56, low 52. Windy. Approximately 20-23 miles hiked.
Continue reading “Garibaldi to Cape Kiwanda”OCT from illegal campsite to Barview Jetty camp, then to Garibaldi
Cloudy, highs in the upper 50s, lows around 50. Breezy. Approximately 25-28 miles hiked!
Continue reading “OCT from illegal campsite to Barview Jetty camp, then to Garibaldi”O.C.T. Ecola State Park to near Oswald State Park
Cloudy, foggy and occasional drizzle. Highs upper 50s, lows around 50.
Continue reading “O.C.T. Ecola State Park to near Oswald State Park”Oregon Coast Trail, day’s 1 and 2
Total miles… day 1 was 5 miles, day 2 was 15 miles. Day 1 was sunny then foggy. Day 2 was rainy. Highs upper 50s, lows upper 40s.
Continue reading “Oregon Coast Trail, day’s 1 and 2”Onto the Oregon Coast Trail….in 3 more days
I will start on the O.C.T., in Astoria, Oregon, in 3 days. I will hike from Astoria, in far north Oregon, to the end of Redwood National Park, about 60 miles into California. This will put me over 1,000 total miles hiked. I’ve been hiking in and around the Klamath Falls-Ashland, Oregon area trying to keep my “hiker legs”. The PCT continues to get hammered with snow storms every 3-6 days.
Read more on Oct in 3 daysUpdate on my hike plans, big change on the horizon
I went back to Topeka for my step-daughter’s graduation and to take care of my identity theft issue with the thought of restarting my hike where I left off in Tehachapi. I really enjoyed seeing my family again!
Read more Hiking updateDay 41, Walking a total of 41 miles in 25 hours to Tehachapi!!!
start 517.6 end 558.6 total 41.0 miles in 25 hours. Elevation start 3030 feet, end 4132 feet. Total ascent, 5,460 feet, total descent, 4,023 feet. Average grade, 232 feet per mile. Sunny, high 82, low 54, winds 20-25 MPH.
Read more pct day 41PCT day 40, ‘Broken Record’…descending into the Mojave ‘Desert’ botanical garden.
Mile 508.2 to 517.6, 9.4 miles. Elevation start 4852, end 3030 feet. Total elevation gain 922 feet, total descent 2790 feet. Average grade 386 feet per mile. Mostly sunny, high 78, low 50, winds 5-15 MPH.
Read more PCT day 40