PCT 2007 Day 12 – Port Orford – Harris Beach SP
PCT 2007 Day 12
Stage 12 / 4-6-07
Port Orford - Harris Beach SP
57.7 miles; 625.66 total miles; 11.2 mph avg.; 5:07 hours
Foggy and low 50's; sun broke around 12
Before I forget I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who have donated…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…