Last Day in Oregon | Hiking the Myrtle Tree Trail & the Frances Shrader Old Growth Trail | Visiting Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor | November 2025 This morning started out with leaving our stealth camping spot early and driving to the trailhead for our first activity of the day. When we arrived, I…
Port Orford to Nesika Beach, OR | Hiking Humbug Mountain | Arizona Beach | Sisters Rock State Park | November 2025 On the day that we left our camping spot near Port Orford, we had planned a busy day of hiking and exploring on the coast. The rain and clouds that had come over the…
Driving the Oregon Coast | Cape Perpetua to Reedsport | Thor’s Well | Heceta Head Lighthouse | Holman Vista & Sutton Creek Trail | Oregon Dunes | November 2025 We started our morning by driving back down the forest road and returning to US-101. For our last stop in the Cape Perpetua area, we stopped…
Newport to Cape Perpetua, OR | Seal Rock | Hiking in Cape Perpetua | November 2025 After two great days around Newport, it was time to move further South to find more beautiful places. When I drove down the coast with Charlotte in 2017, I did it all in a day and a half, but…
Spending Two Days in Newport, Oregon | Yaquina Head Lighthouse | Otter Rock | Yaquina Bay Lighthouse | November 2025 We arrived at the Oregon Coast on a Thursday afternoon — officially marking the first time we’ve ever driven the van to the Pacific Ocean. To our relief, we found that the sun was truly…
Albany, OR to Mary’s Peak | Camping in Siuslaw National Forest | Hiking Mary’s Peak | November 2025 When we returned to our van after our side quest, we were relieved to find it just the way we left it in the Amtrak parking lot. It was a foggy and dreary afternoon, but that was…