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A Collision Course With Nature

Umpqua State Park, OR to Cape Blanco State Park, OR

As predicted in yesterday’s forecast, there was rain last night. But not much. I certainly heard light rain on my tent throughout the night but by morning my tent was essentially dry. The Hiker/Biker area is rather sheltered by trees which clearly limited the amount of rain that reached myRead More …


Where’s Waldport?

South Beach State Park, OR to Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, OR

Another morning, another day without a plan. That’s not a bad thing. It’s probably a good thing. Either way, the presence of numerous Hiker/Biker camping options of late has lessened the need for a set goal each day. In theory though, that may start to change as the Hiker/Biker sitesRead More …


So Much For Prevailing Winds

Cape Lookout State Park, OR to South Beach State Park, OR

Waking up to see the sunrise is not something I generally set out to do. But today I saw the sunrise. Granted, the sun rises a bit later when there are mountains between you and the sun. Still, I was watched the sun come up over the mountains. And itRead More …


Cookie Dough

Seaside, OR

As anticipated, today was a non-travel day and as result I knew the likelihood of having much blog-worthy material would be pretty slim. Then again, that’s rarely stopped me from writing long updates in the past so we’ll just see where we end up. That’s somewhat fitting as hat’s kindRead More …


Lewis and Clark Were Here

Raymond, WA to Seaside, OR

One thing I don’t miss about camping is packing up a wet tent. This morning I had to do just that. On the upside it wasn’t from rain but from dew. Sometimes I’ll opt to delay my departure to the allow the sun to do its drying duty but IRead More …


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