Hello Everyone, I am at Camp 19, about 20 miles east of Waldport, which is on the coast. I trekked 15.13 miles today and it was a little less than I had planned because I wanted to make Waldport by tomorrow, but it turned out to be a challenging day because of the blisters on …
Author: tafstek
Canada Day 17
Hello Everyone, Well, I made it to Camp 18 today, which is at Campbell County Park, which is a day use area only. I was just too tired to go further and had not found a good camp site as much of the area is farms and ranches. This spot looked inviting, so here I …
Canada Day 16
Hello Everyone, Here I am at Camp 17, about 3-4 miles west of the little community of Alpine, also north of Monroe. I trekked 17.69 miles today and some of it was challenging. I am in a very isolated and remote spot well off of the road in an area controlled by the Bureau of …
Canada Day 15
Hello Everyone, Well, I made it to Camp 16, strange one at that, about five miles south of Monroe and about four miles north of Junction City. I trekked 20.25 miles today and went a little further than expected as I wanted to camp beyond Junction City and had a difficult time finding a camp …
Canada Day 14
Hello Everyone, I am still in Camp 13 & 14 and have been running around getting supplies and also waiting for some other items to arrive here. I had everything shipped to the REI Store as I also loaded up with things there. The manager there was great and took care to help me, especially …
Canada Day 13
Hello Everyone, Well, I made to to Eugene, Oregon, and Camp 13. I trekked 24.03 miles today and it was a very good day. I woke up this morning and looked out of the tent and saw the usual weather conditions, cloudy and overcast. On the positive side, it is nice to trek on cloudy …
Canada Day 12
Hello Everyone, Well, I made it to Camp 12, which is about 17 miles outside of Eugene. I trekked 16.75 miles today and probably would have gone further if not for an about two hour distraction. Actually a great distraction! I am camp off of the highway, and always, had a hard time finding a …
Canada Day 11
Hello Everyone, I made it to Camp 11 today, about 3 miles west of Oakridge. I trekked 16.67 miles today at a slow and steady pace. Weather forecast showed no rain for last night or today, but it rained most of the night to about six in the morning. I was up by 5:30 and …
Canada Day 10
Hello Everyone, Well, I am still at Camp 9, which I'll call Camp 10 now. Didn't trek today and stayed put because the rain and a few other related issues. It rained hard all last night and lightly into the late morning to about ten or eleven. Weather forecast was for no rain in the …
Canada Day 9
Hello Everyone, I am inside my tent at Camp 9, about 11 miles east of Oakridge, right next to Salt Creek. I can hear it roaring as it has been raining hard. It's actually very soothing and will be great to sleep to. I trekked 25.56 miles today, but think it's more of a 26 …