by Paty | Jun 18, 2021 | Oregon Coast Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
Thursday June 17, 2021 Start Point: Sand Lake / Fisherman’s Day Use AreaEnd Point: Cascade Head / Rainforest TrailDaily Mileage: 27.3 milesCumulative OCT miles: 115.5 mies Last night was my first night stealth camping on the OCT. I’d found a good spot near...
by Paty | Jun 17, 2021 | Oregon Coast Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
Wednesday June 16, 2021 Start Point: Bayocean Peninsula Park (south end of Tillamook Bay)End Point: Sand Lake Recreation AreaDaily Mileage: 24.7 milesCumulative Miles on the OCT: 88.3 miles When I last left off on Day 3, I’d just reached Barview Jetty County...
by Paty | Jun 12, 2021 | Oregon Coast Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
Friday June 11, 2021 Start Point: Nehalem State ParkEnd Point: Barview Jetty Daily Distance: 11.1 Cumulative OCT mileage: 63.6 miles In the end, I’m glad I made it all the way to Nehalem Bay State Park’s hiker-biker camp last night. It was quiet and there...
by Paty | Jun 11, 2021 | Oregon Coast Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
Thursday June 10, 2021 Start Point: Hikers Camp on Tillamook Head End Point: Nehalem Bay State Park Daily Distance: 30.4 miles Cumulative OCT Distance: 54.9 miles It ‘s only day 2 of the OCT, and I was already on a mission. I wanted to get around Humbug Point...
by Paty | Jun 10, 2021 | Oregon Coast Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
Wed. June 9, 2021 Start: Fort Stevens State Park (Northern Terminus)End: Hiker Camp on Tillamook HeadDaily Distance: 24.4 milesCumulative OCT Mileage: 24.4 miles I’m finally beginning my SOBO thru-hike of the Oregon Coast Trail!! It’s probably worth noting...
by Paty | Jun 6, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #41 Date Visited: June 5, 2021 Route Taken: Single lane dirt road from the property’s entrance – 2.5 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Open farmland and rolling hills Elevation: 1,235 feet Ancestral Lands:...
by Paty | Jun 5, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #40 Date Visited: June 4, 2021 Route Taken: Walk from parking lot – 1/4 mile loop through exhibits Type of Terrain: Corn fields and prairie Elevation: 1,670 feet Ancestral Lands: Yankton What’s in a name? For...
by Paty | Jun 4, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #39 Date Visited: June 3, 2021 Route Taken: Eagle Mountain Trail from the Eagle Mountain Trailhead (Forest Road 170) – 6.5 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is...
by Paty | Jun 3, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #38 Date Visited: June 2, 2021 Route Taken: Tower Trail – 600 yards roundtrip Type of Terrain: Heavily forested, but the path to the summit is wide and well groomed. Elevation: 1,951 feet Ancestral Lands: ...
by Paty | Jun 2, 2021 | Great Lakes, US High Points
Order of Visit: High Point #37 Date Visited: June 2, 2021 Route Taken: Arvon Hiking Trail to the summit and logging road back down to the trailhead – 3.6 miles round-trip Type of Terrain: The trail is a single track trail through the woods from the trailhead...
