by Paty | Jun 27, 2021 | Oregon Coast Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
Saturday June 26, 2021 Start Point: Depoe Bay End Point: South Beach State ParkDaily Miles: 18.8 miles Cumulative OCT miles: 158.6 miles At the end of my last post, I was just walking into Depoe Bay to meet up with Keith and Finn. Instead of...
by Paty | Jun 19, 2021 | Oregon Coast Trail, Trail Journals, West Coast
Friday June 18, 2021 Start Point: Cascade Head / North Rainforest TrailEnd Point: Depoe BayDaily Miles: 24.2 miles Cumulative OCT miles: 139.8 miles Last night’s tent spot on the edge of the North Rainforest Trail was fairly noisy thanks to the storm that blew in...
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...