Category: Oregon

  • Florence, OR to Lakeside, OR

    Florence, OR to Lakeside, OR

    Last night I was having a really tough time deciding how to plot the next couple days, mostly due to rain in the forecast again. When I finally let Rett know the trouble I was having, she worked through it with me, came up with a couple good ideas, and mostly convinced me not to…

  • Lincoln City, OR to Florence, OR

    Lincoln City, OR to Florence, OR

    We’re still getting used to our new house, all 31 square feet of it. Rett had a period where she’d been waking up at 2:30am every night and not getting to sleep again for a while. Last night, after being concerned about some noises she thought were critters, she dropped off fairly early, but it…

  • Lincoln City, OR to Waldport, OR

    Lincoln City, OR to Waldport, OR

    Getting out of Lincoln City wasn’t super-fun, with the driver that crashed into Scott still on our minds. The insane level of condensation that soaked our tent overnight both inside and out was a pain too. But once packed up and out of town, we had another beautiful day of sun and sea. It’s October,…

  • Netarts, OR to Lincoln City, OR

    Netarts, OR to Lincoln City, OR

    The biggest climb of the trip so far woke us, 800 ft. with sections at 9% grade. It was a beast, but easier first thing in the day than last thing. There is a hiking trail that extends west into the ocean atop the pointed finger of Cape Lookout (which we had just climbed to…

  • Manzanita, OR to Netarts, OR

    Manzanita, OR to Netarts, OR

    The forecast actually showed a lot more rain on this travel day than it did on our motel day, but the real advantage was not having to pack up camp in the morning rain; instead we could just head out into it with everything (including ourselves) already under waterproof layers. And that waterproofness was harshly…