everyone kept telling me before i started; “take lots of pictures of oregon…. it is so pretty and green!” well, i did not get lots of pictures of oregon. like everything else on my journey, the image of the green strip of west oregon is burned into my memory. but green is not what i think of when i think of oregon. oregon, to me, will always be the great sandy desert. 130 miles, from Read more…
126 days 11 hours 41 minutes and 57 seconds after getting my feet wet in the atlantic (newport rhode island) i got them wet in the pacific (newport oregon) i think i will take that day off now. laz
for newport oregon and there is a 2% chance of rain right now…. it is raining. laz
september 13 day 127 17 miles total 3,306 0 remaining my journey has ended. with wet feet. more later for now i need a nap. so tired for some reason. laz
september 12 day 126 26 miles total 3,289 17 remaining i climbed a good sized hill to start the day and sort of thought that was it. coastal range behind me and now down to the pacific. negatory good buddy. the coastal range extends for miles and goes over multiple summits. i didn’t move all that fast but it was a really nice day. with all the green and the hills and creeks it felt Read more…
september 11 day 125 27 miles total 3,263 remaining 43 1×26 + 1×17 today started out great. three easy miles into the center of lebanon then i turned west for the final time. the day was cool and breezy the shoulder was wide. i must be getting excited corvallis was only 21 miles in and we all know, if i could reach corvallis i have a chance. i know i was excited because i was Read more…
september 10 day 124 27 miles total 3,236 remaining 69 2×26 + 1×17 let me start by saying that i have no idea how close the remaining mileage is to being right. google maps had removed another mile from the time i got to internet service until i finished. then it gave the mile back. the frustration of the vagaries of google map is about to drive me mad. first thing tomorrow i intend to Read more…