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 | May 21, 2021 | Mt. Whitney, Trail Journals, West Coast
Start Point: Whitney Portal Trailhead, CAEnd Point: Eugene, ORTotal Distance: 698 miles Starting/Ending Elevation: 8,374′ to 430′ May 20, 2021 I’d just made it back to my car at Whitney Portal when I left off yesterday. I was...
by Paty | May 20, 2021 | Mt. Whitney, Trail Journals, West Coast
May 19, 2021 Start: Trail Camp (Mile 6.5)End: Whitney Portal (Mile 22)Distance: 15.5 miles total I had a horrible night’s sleep last night up at Trail Camp. Truth be told, I probably only got a sum total of three hours of sleep, most of which was in...
by Paty | May 19, 2021 | Mt. Whitney, Trail Journals, West Coast
May 18, 2021 Start: Whitney Portal (Mile 0.0)End: Trail Camp (Mile 6.5)Distance: 6.5 miles total As I mentioned in the prologue, I was just heading out of Lone Pine to begin my Mt. Whitney hike around 2:30 pm when I saw two more PCT thru-hikers huddled in the shade of...
