I'm currently in a place called Gold Beach in Oregon. I'm getting out of the Redwood area finally and have a lot of coast for the next few days. So far, Oregon has been very good cycling-wise. Most of it has been close to flat, or at least nothing to get worked up about. One big hill, but even that was fairly easy because of its length and had a real nice ride down. Spent last night near Harris Beach, just north of Brookings (also Oregon). Should be able to make it past Bandon tonight.

Met two groups of cyclists so far today. The first was two guys going from Portland to San Fran, the other group of 3 apparently was enjoying the ride down the big hill too much to stop.

I'm currently in Coos Bay meaning I'm about 1/3 of the way through Oregon. There's a port here - in fact there are ports every 30 miles north of here for a while - so a lot of the logging industry is based here. Oh - I'm beyond the Redwoods but am now in the middle of the pine and fir logging areas! Sigh.

Spent last night in a real state park campsite, guests of school teacher couple who were riding south. Campsites are about $4 for trailers, $2 for backpackers and cyclists. The main advantage of a real camp is that they generally have shower facilities available, which I made full use of!

I think the weather is trying to have a battle above me. Since yesterday afternoon the sun has been trying to break though the clouds and it looks like it might actually make it today. However, it looks like the cold side is going to win, so maybe I'll soon be getting the clear skies and strong NW winds that 68 year old guy warned me about.

My cycling shoes are a big improvement over my old shoes, but the right shoe is trying to wear a hole in my ankle. Such are the disadvantages of breaking in shoes on the road.

Guess I'll be around Roosevelt Beach tonight. Let's see, that's not too far. How about Yachats? Oops missed 21 miles, Roosevelt is 84 miles. Well, somewhere around there.

You should be getting this same day as yesterday's, as I've forgotten to mail it. Oh well.

June 15th, 4:45 PM, Dunes City

Yerch? After I left the restaurant in Coos Bay, I've been fighting a 15-30 MPH head wind ever since. Right now I'm outside of Florence getting a snack and resting a bit. Forgot to check the odometer, but its not that far. The map says 50 miles, which I guess is pretty good. Hmm. I did ~19 to Coos Bay and have about 2.5 hours of riding time left. Maybe I can do 80-85 miles today after all. I think if I do go to Intel, I'll have to ride this route south, taking a little more time than I've allowed so far. Except for tailwind days.

Hey! My watch still says 1645. Arghh.

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Written 2024 June 5, last updated 2024 June 5.