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PCT 2007 Day 11 – Umpqua – Orford, OR

PCT 2007 Day 11 Stage 11 / 4-5-07 Umpqua - Orford 79 miles; 567.96 total miles; 11.9 mph avg.; 6:38 hours 60's sunny I slept well last night despite having to get up once to answer nature’s call. Around 7 AM a bunch of Steller Jays came…

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PCT 2007 Day 10 – Beachside – Umpqua Lighthouse S.P.

PCT 2007 Day 10 Stage 10 / 4-4-07 Beachside - Umpqua Lighthouse S.P. 61.96 miles; 488.96 total miles; 11.7 mph avg.; 5:17 hours Overcast with some blue sky mid to high 50's Today's stage can only be described as rolling. There were…

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PCT 2007 Day 9 – Pacific City – Beachside State Recreation Site

PCT 2007 Day 9 Stage 9 / 4-3-07 Pacific City - Beachside State Rec. Site 74.51 miles; 427 total miles; 12.5 mph avg.; 5:55 hours Cold and overcast for much of the AM, 51 in the PM Last night was a cold one. The stars were out and no…

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PCT 2007 Day 8 – Nehalem Bay – Pacific City, OR

PCT 2007 Day 8 Stage 8 / 4-2-07 Nehalem Bay - Pacific City (Kiwanda RV Park) 54.09 miles; 366.9 total miles 11.2 mph avg. 4:47 hours Rain - then partly cloudy w/ sun in late PM I'm couped up in my tent and not motivated to move. Alarm…

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PCT 2007 Day 7 – Manzanita

PCT 2007 Day 7 Rest Day #1 / 4-1-07 Manzanita 0 miles; 294.3 total miles Partly sunny; 50 I did actually ride about a 1/2 mile south on the route when going from Manzanita to Nehalem Bay State Park. Today we got up around 8 AM…

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PCT 2007 Day 6 – Fort Stevens, OR – Manzanita, OR

PCT 2007 Day 6 Stage 6 / 3-31-07 Fort Stevens, OR - Manzanita, OR 46.9 miles; 298.3 total miles 11.2 mph avg Rain in AM, Sunny in PM I'm not sure what happened to the mileage but I know it's off. I will have to figure it out some how.…

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PCT 2007 Day 5 – County Line Park – Fort Stevens State Park, OR

PCT 2007 Day 5 Stage 5 - 3-30-07 County Line Park - Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon 51.83 miles; 251.4 total miles; 11.3 mph avg. 4:33 hours I've decided to call days 'stages' since I started to think of my day like it's on stage in…

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PCT 2007 Day 4 – Lewis & Clark State Park – County Line Park, WA

PCT 2007 Day 4 Day 4 / 3-29-07 Lewis & Clark State Park - County Line Park, WA 50.6 miles; 199.5 total miles; 13.1 mph avg. 4:50 +/- Sunny and high 50's Last night was COLD. I think part of the issue was I unknowingly shifted most…

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PCT 2007 Day 3 – Elma, Wa – Lewis & Clark State Park

PCT 2007 Day 3 Day 3 / 3-28-07 Elma, Wa - Lewis & Clark State Park 56.54 miles; 148.9 total miles 12.5 mph avg 4:30 hours 55; Sunny with some clouds Last night I didn't sleep as well as I thought I would. I kept waking up every…

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PCT 2007 Day 2 – Mason Lake – Elma, WA

PCT 2007 Day 2 Day 2 / 3-27-07 Mason Lake - Elma 44.5 miles; 92.3 total miles; 10.8 mph avg 4:06 hours AM - cold and overcast; PM - 50's and clear/windy Well it rained all night and stopped around 5 AM. My tent was on a slope so I keep…