Where I Am Tonight: Home! Miles Hiked Today: 10.2 (16.4 km)
Miles Hiked Overall: 144.7 (232.9 km)
Today I completed the last section of the Oregon Dunes. This hike was supposed to start with a hike across the dunes from where I ended another hike, However, that was ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE due to the stupid and quite bothersome sand dunes, and I swore I would never go there again. So, there was NO WAY I was going to walk through (and get lost again) in that sea of sand. So, I found another park a couple miles before the planned trail head as I determined the sand dunes there (while huge and still the stuff of nightmares) were smaller and not as intimidating. My hike ended in North Bend, after crossing the McCullough Memorial Bridge.
I am really lucking out on this beautiful weather! I'm still using sun screen!!
I have seen people fishing many times along the beach but I saw a lot of them today. They were fishing for pink perch - or at least the one guy I talked with was.
I ended my day crossing the bridge on Hwy 101 into the town of North Bend. This bridge is named after Conde Balcom McCullough, who was an American bridge engineer who is primarily known for designing many of Oregon's coastal bridges on U.S. Route 101 during the 1920s and 1930s. The former Coos Bay Bridge was renamed the McCullough Memorial Bridge in his honor after his death.
I will be taking a few days off to come home, go to Matthew's last back-to-school night at Sunset, go to a football game, a play, do a triathlon, stop in Eugene to see Elizabeth, etc. And maybe rest a little! 😃 I will be back to the OCT early next week with Pam.
Ah, North Bend/Coos Bay! Steph went to culinary school there. I've filmed and taken many pictures of the bridge.
ReplyDeleteJust south of "The Coo" (a name Steve gave it... lol.) Is Bandon. You must see the cute little abandon light house there. Walk along the beach where Face Rock is located. The beach can be pretty windy, but it's a nice area.
Oh and just south of Coosbay and north of Bandon is Sunset Cove. Not sure you can access it from the beach, but it is a very cool little cove. There is a campground across the street there too. It's very secluded and you can't get WiFi in the campground, but you can at the cove.
Hope your resting week goes well. Glad you were seeing some great sunny days on your hikes.
Keep trekking. 👟👟