Sunshine Coast Trail!!

I was ready to be done with the horribleness of California, but I wasn’t ready to be done with the PCT, so I compromised and decided to downgrade myself from “thru-hiker” to “section-hiker”.  So I jumped up to Cascade Locks to hike Washington.  Both the Sierras and Washington are some of the absolute best hiking…

Well, there’s not a whole lot to mention, I’ve just been cruising along and trying to enjoy as much of the ocean as I possibly can.  I saw whales and Depoe Beach, tide pools all over in Yachats, harbor seals near Waldport (and then again all along the coast, they kept popping up!).  It’s just…

Made it to Stevens Pass…  This section of the trail is absolutely gorgeous!  I really enjoyed it, of course it was a lot of constant elevation gains and drops, but once you got to the views it was oh so worth it.  And all of the snow is gone (at least trail snow), so there…

I had a fantastic time in Mammoth, I basically laid in my hotel bed with the air conditioning blasted and watched YouTube videos as long as I possibly could…. it was amazing 😍 Today I’m heading back up to the trail, there’s a bus that goes from Mammoth -> Red’s Meadow, so I’ll be on…

Finished with the sunshine coast trail!  Well, as much of it as I can do, I had to bail out a little early so I could get down to Bellingham to visit a friend before I start the superior trail.  Turns out the group I was hiking with likes to sleep in, take long lunches,…

And just like that, my hike of the Oregon Coast Trail is complete!! So overall, it’s a gorgeous trail, the beach is amazing and the rainforest is fantastic! The only downside is the highway walking that you have to do along the 101, otherwise this is an incredible trail.  Would I do it again?  Probably,…