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Posted: **Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:43 pm**

Okay, I'm giving up on the Oregon Coast Trail. I tweaked and re-tweaked the route to:

Start: Grants Pass, Oregon.
- down the Rogue River
- to the coast and South
- Kalmiopsis wilderness
- Oregon Caves wilderness
- into California
- Marble Mountain Wilderness
- Castle Crags/Shasta
- Lassen National Park
End: Sierra Butte.

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Start June 1st
End: end of September.
Why: is there any reason not to?
How: got cash, weed, and vaccination.

Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Though the streams are swollen
Keep them doggies rollin'
Rawhide

Rain and wind and weather
Hell bent for leather
Wishin' my gal was by my side

Rollin', rollin', rollin'
Rawhide!

Posted: **Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:37 pm**

happy trails my friend

Posted: **Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:59 pm**

Damn talk about adventure !! Looks like it’s gonna be some fun - I’ve never done any trip like this myself.... yet..

Broadcast seeds

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 1:53 am**

Two questions...

What's the approximate milage of the trip?

What type of footware are you choosing to use?

Just thinking...four months of hiking...probably a lot of rough terrain...
I know what my brother's running shoes look like after just a couple hundred miles.

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 8:33 am**

How much weed do you take with on a walk that lasts 4 months?

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 9:06 am**

smokebreaks wrote:How much weed do you take with on a walk that lasts 4 months?

This is what I was actually pondering last night ... how am I to carry few lbs

Sure as hell not rolling spliffs before! Or maybe I would...

@intrinsic this is the question of they day

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:21 am**

Walking half a centimeter on that map would be the journey of my lifetime.

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:23 am**

mistergrafik wrote:Damn talk about adventure !! Looks like it’s gonna be some fun - I’ve never done any trip like this myself.... yet..

'..Yet..'
There ya go! That's the spirit.
"Of all the paths you take in life make sure a few of them are dirt." ~John Muir

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:31 am**

Butcher Bob wrote:

Two questions...

What's the approximate milage of the trip?

What type of footware are you choosing to use?

Just thinking...four months of hiking...probably a lot of rough terrain...
I know what my brother's running shoes look like after just a couple hundred miles.

Mileage? not too far. I'm old and slow and I take a lot of half days, it's a party hike not a marathon.
I reckon about 800 miles.

I have some new Keens boots, same type as last time, I know the brand fits me well, despite the soles did wear down pretty dang good. We'll see.
It is a good question, I'll have to see about what I can do for replacement along the way. Maybe figure out how to have my current boots, which are used but still in reasonable shape, sent for the last month or so, jes in case.

Pic of boot wear and tear last time, and for the newbies here who haven't seen the last hike

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I'm betting the next pair will be better. Knock on wood.

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:35 am**

smokebreaks wrote:How much weed do you take with on a walk that lasts 4 months?

Last trip I calculated I used only 3/4 an ounce per month. Half of what I carried, i smoke less than when in the city, Nature has its built-in High already.
Also gave away about an ounce along the trail to fellow hikers. Gifting homegrown was a real joy, I want to do that again.

Then there are weed shops in Brookings and Cave Junction Oregon, so I plan to buy an ounce or so for variety. Depending upon funds.

Sooo.. I,'ll start with about 3oz + 1oz for gifting. A 1/4 pound? Plus whatever I'm able to buy in Oregon. Logistically weed is the least problem.

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:17 pm**

Sheesh! Sounds like a plan if I’ve heard one before - I didn’t take into account t the shops along the way those are important..

800 miles and plenty to keep that natural high going I can see the kush being least of the worries

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 1:58 pm**

Intrinsic wrote:
Butcher Bob wrote:What's the approximate milage of the trip?

What type of footware are you choosing to use?
Mileage? not too far. I'm old and slow and I take a lot of half days, it's a party hike not a marathon.
I reckon about 800 miles.

I have some new Keens boots, same type as last time, I know the brand fits me well, despite the soles did wear down pretty dang good. We'll see.
It is a good question, I'll have to see about what I can do for replacement along the way. Maybe figure out how to have my current boots, which are used but still in reasonable shape, sent for the last month or so, jes in case.

Pic of boot wear and tear last time, and for the newbies here who haven't seen the last hike
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I'm betting the next pair will be better. Knock on wood.

Aboot 50 per week...that's a pretty good clip, especially if you have a lot of elevation change.

Yeah, that's what I was wondering aboot...wear & tear on light weight soles.

As a teen we used to wear them heavy soled waffle stompers...soles like tire rubber. They stood up well to wear, but they were heavy as fuk. Got used to wearing sneakers in the woods...much lighter. Works fine in MI because much of the ground is peat...very little rock.

Looking forward to your journal.

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:13 pm**

I quickly learned that tennies worked great for me on all the long hikes but it always pays to have a sewing awl and heavy filament

Posted: **Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:09 pm**

Posted: **Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:58 am**

I've smoked about a little more than an ounce and a half in the past stuck at home year. That's getting high once or twice a day most days too. Shit's strong if you know what to get.

<edit> That's an impressive itinerary, I'm familiar with parts of the northern half or so and it's pretty spectacular.

Posted: **Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:12 am**

Vasque Sundowners were my go-to until they moved production from Italy to China. I've got Salomons now but they might be iffy on a 800 mi. trek.

Posted: **Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:00 pm**

Ok, the Equipment
Click/Tap on pictures to enlarge.

From top right, down:
Orange clothes stuffsack
Red wind breaker
Blue rain parka
Grey long sleeve shirt
Green short sleeve
Tan shorts
Black down sweater and on top
Xtra socks and black gloves
Grey fiberfilled vest
Camp shoes
Boots and socks

On the far Left:
Green down Sleeping bag
Orange inflatable themarest Sleeping pad

From top middle down:
Pack
Rain cover
Tent
Blue foam sleeping pad

close up

From the middle down, left to right:
Cooking pot: kettle, stove, lighter, scrub pad, wind screen.
Sierra cup
Blue insulated cold storage for cheese, mayo, fresh stuff.
On the bottom, black 1 gallon MSR water Bag
Clear platpus 2 quart water bag
Water bottle

Smokeage:
Ubiqutous Bic lighter
Bud tin
Pink blue flexible silicon pipe, Lite and unbreakable

Mesh fix-it-kit:
Tooth brush/paste
Fork, spoon
Chap stick
Compass
Emergency TP
Big bobby pin
Med tape
Advil/aspirin
Emergency iodine water purification tabs
Sewing kit
Sunscreen

White Rechargeable head lamp
Red emergency rechargable flashlight( small but bright as shit)
Reading glasses
Pink parachute cord
2 red pocket knives

Blue waterproof Cannon camera
Below: camera battery charger, usb cable, volt amp meter for solar panel

In plastic bag Kindle eReader, w/ lots of books
Red ear phones, w/ behind the ears clips
Square Pink ipod

Tupperware fix-it-kit:
Moleskin
Repair patches
Super glue
Xtra ear buds
Electronic doodads
Xtra camera/phone battery charger

Solar panel on yellow sack
TP and Orange shit shovel
Bug juice, 100% DEET

All on the dark green ground sheet.

Estimated equipment weight 23 lbs.

Posted: **Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:05 pm**

Supplies:

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Starting to fill out the 12 resupply boxes. Brother/Niece will manage the timed sendings to post offices on the way.

Some more food ready to be sorted in the boxes

Posted: **Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:07 pm**

It's on! This shit is intense!

Can't forget the sanitizer...

Posted: **Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:14 pm**

I Will forget it, extra weight. But that did reminds me I still have to put some liquid soap in the Fix-It kit.
no face mask either, that's what the bandana for.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:42 am**

Intrinsic wrote:Camp shoes
Boots...

Nice, Jerusalem cruisers...I luv mine.
And looks like good light-weight boots.

Got a departure date yet?

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:22 am**

Do you just catch a flight home when done? I've never done anything like this. It's pretty fucking awesome.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:58 am**

Butcher Bob wrote: Nice, Jerusalem cruisers...I luv mine.
And looks like good light-weight boots.

Got a departure date yet?

Sorry, they're not Jerusalem Cruisers.
I got them at Walmart for ~$10 a few years back. cheap one piece molded, the lace is solely for looks, don't know why I don't just take it off.

Cheapo but they have thick soles, they have to be being so cheapo, so If I had to, i could hike out on 'em
Mainly they're lite at 8oz. Used 'em on the Lassen trip and still trucking.

Departure date? yup, i do!
Got a ride, leave for the drive on Monday may 24th, to avoid the following Memorial Day weekend traffic. The actual date when I start is going to be a little up to him, See he wants to make a photography road trip out of it, and maybe hang out the first or second nights on the trail with me for Old Time sake. I'm jes along for the ride.

Short version: sorta May 27th.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 11:04 am**

ripper5 wrote:Do you just catch a flight home when done? I've never done anything like this. It's pretty fucking awesome.

Since I'm finishing in the state where I live. Plan it is to take Amtrak from Reno NV, Which would be a series of hitchhike, bus, train, bus, walk last 3 miles. Depending upon funds or just hitchhike the whole way. I worry tho hitchhiking might not be viable during a pandemic. But by the end of September it could be a different world.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:11 pm**

Intrinsic wrote:Sorry, they're not Jerusalem Cruisers.

Sure they are...not quite shoes...not quite sandals...they're Jerusalem cruisers.

Just a slang term for the style.

Great for barefoot season.

Wishing you great connectivity on your travels...because I luv the updates.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:07 pm**

Looks like you are prepped and ready. Happy trails amigo, can't wait to see the pix.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:11 pm**

might i suggests
a number of shirts and bandanas

so you can fit in wherever youve the need to...

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:46 pm**

Great idea, how's this sound?
I'm carrying my normal 2 bandanas also a synthetic silk scarf, weighs nothing, works as a great covid face mask, and when it gets cold towards the end its incredibly warm. fwiw I always find bandanas on the trail too, that American flag bandana I'm still using, was a found one.

the plan is to buy a tourist shirt on the way, if it suits my style, a Rogue River t-shirt off the bat would be nice. an Oregon Caves National Park tshirt would be cool too
Otherwise I'm carrying the Lassen National Park t-shirt I bought in Mineral from last time, and used on the trip.

You can see from my list I have a few torso garments for mixing and matching, layering as the kids say. I'll be sending home the rain jacket once I climb out of the Oregon coast mountains and July kicks in. Windbreaker and fiberfill vest is fine for summer showers.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:50 pm**

Wow I really rambled there.
Antithesis of concise.
I think I just cracked open the jar of bud I'm taking on the trip.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:59 pm**

might add iodine for scratches and pokes.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 11:10 pm**

I never use iodine before. Except the water purification iodine tablets.
Sounds like a prudent idea...

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 11:27 pm**

get the decolorized iodine. is clear, is a little bottle.
best to dose scratches as they happen then no infections.

Posted: **Mon Apr 26, 2021 11:39 pm**

I'm wondering, seems like the planned rations are mostly dry, light, vagan? Will you aquire the fresh stuff (fruits, veggies, meats) along the way?

Posted: **Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:39 am**

Intrinsic wrote:the plan is to buy a tourist shirt on the way...

Oh snap...sometimes the simplest things make me feel so dumb. I knew you would be picking up provisions along the way...I knew you could replace gear along the way if needed...but it never dawned on me that you could forgo gear when packing, with plans to pick it up during the trip. Nice.

ripper5 wrote:I'm wondering, seems like the planned rations are mostly dry, light, vagan? Will you aquire the fresh stuff (fruits, veggies, meats) along the way?

I'm guessing, nothing that will be carried...that shit is heavy.

Best I've ever done for "carry it all on your back" hiking was dehydrated fruit (usually in a trail mix), freeze dried veggies in "just add water" meals, and jerky. If you're lucky, maybe an apple or two, and some minimal fishing equipment.

Posted: **Tue Apr 27, 2021 12:59 pm**

ripper5 wrote:I'm wondering, seems like the planned rations are mostly dry, light, vagan? Will you aquire the fresh stuff (fruits, veggies, meats) along the way?

Yup, the fresh things to buy for the trail is always cheese.
You'll see in the quipment list I have that blue insulated foam cooler. Its for the cheese, mayo and any fresh thing in town I may get. It small so not much. Those little luxuries.

And of course while in town mac out on burgers, bananas, broccoli, pizzas, beer... mainly the grease Burgers tho. Maybe carry something nice for the first couple meals.

Posted: **Tue Apr 27, 2021 1:14 pm**

Lunch is my big protein fix. Meat is efficient.
Summer sausage, crackers, cheese
Or chicken/salmon salad, crackers, cheese
or peanut butter, crackers, chocolate.

Posted: **Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:31 pm**

a fresh heirloom tomato or two would be HEAVEN it seems to me...

Posted: **Tue May 11, 2021 4:19 pm**

Maps drying

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I print my own maps using digitized US Geological Survey Topo maps and National Geographical software. Then spray coat 'em with this:

It doesn't make 'em exactly waterproof, but keeps the ink from smearing when wet.
Cost is about 26 cents a map, printed on both sides. Total cost $17 - $25 depending on how many mistakes i make and print-overs. such a deal.

Posted: **Tue May 11, 2021 7:02 pm**

ive got a 4" pvc pipe with all the topo maps i collected over the years
here in the san gabriel valley we had pasadena map company
a storefront that had the entire state of california in the shop

both 7.5 and 15 minute

used to like those 15 minute maps

but ya,
maps are a task

do you carry your whole route in maps on the book reader?

Posted: **Tue May 11, 2021 10:48 pm**

No, i divide them up in thier supply boxes.
But I do carry all the digitalize jpgs on the phone just in case.

Yeah I too got hunreds of 7.5 and 15' quads paper Maps from all over the West,. when USGS stop selling the paper maps, I freaked out a little. im in a much better place now that I have half the country in digitalized USGS topos. And a wide paper printer.
I print at 7.5 resolution except for overview Maps,

Posted: **Tue May 11, 2021 10:58 pm**

Still, bring a compass!

Posted: **Tue May 11, 2021 11:02 pm**

Actually two compasses, and never rely on electronics in the field.

Posted: **Wed May 19, 2021 1:00 pm**

tic tok

Posted: **Wed May 19, 2021 2:33 pm**

You're just itching to get started...ain'tcha?

Posted: **Wed May 19, 2021 6:55 pm**

ive found that understanding the topo elevation lines describing terrain far more helpful than a compass but
ive never done much hiking out in the flats...

Posted: **Wed May 19, 2021 6:58 pm**

yep bob
only because things are getting hectic towards the end here, last-minute shit, wish I had another week to put it together.
And can I really pull this off?
Those last-minute stomach-churning doubts, dude ya bit off more than you can chew...

yep, soon as I'm out there 'n irresponsible again i'll be fine, unless it's raining hard. lol

Posted: **Wed May 19, 2021 7:07 pm**

yep with a topo map and locating landmark great, agreed that's the best; but if you're in the trees, rain, fog.. or the maps jes not agreeing with what you see, it happens. Good old compass

Posted: **Wed May 19, 2021 9:27 pm**

have you noticed our declination changing over the decades?

the maps always said, but, they were last revived in the 50's more often than not...

least the ones i got,
all purchases in the 80's

Posted: **Thu May 20, 2021 2:11 pm**

Butterflies....

...what a nice feeling.

Posted: **Fri May 21, 2021 1:12 am**

Don't forget your toothbrush and clean underwear!

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2021 11:16 am**

have you noticed our declination changing over the decades?

nope, its pretty course measurement in the field anyway. Southeast with a little more south is that way. It's usually a zigzag path and the compass is just to keep you on the right course, hmmmm maybe I should go a little more south for a while...sort of thing.
That's just me,

Posted: **Sat May 22, 2021 11:19 am**

Good morning
Gimme The Good Earth

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:03 pm**

update fron intrinsic

im on the oregon coast now, my first supply package didnt arrive in agnees. just pushed on without it, got my ass kicked on the lower river trail. the scenery has been incredibly awesome. unfuckingbelievable. data connections been iffy and the cellular barely. hope all is well

Posted: **Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:22 pm**

rSin wrote:update fron intrinsic

im on the oregon coast now, my first supply package didnt arrive in agnees. just pushed on without it, got my ass kicked on the lower river trail. the scenery has been incredibly awesome. unfuckingbelievable. data connections been iffy and the cellular barely. hope all is well

Hey rSin! Thanks 4 that.. Tellem I say hallo! next time ~

Sucks about his care package.. I know he's taking some cool pics of that scenery! And maybe dropping some seeds on accident

Posted: **Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:24 am**

I'm in Brookings Oregon, actually Harris Beach State Park. Finally good cellular connection. got to do Some oregon beach hiking, very nice. before 3 days of hiking and sleeping in the rain, undoubtedly missed some great vistas. today drying out, Filled up on Grease Burger, chile rellenos, Donuts and beer. Will resupply tomorrow, Repair damage equipment and worry if I'm too old to do the Kalmiopsis wilderness coming up. It's hell getting old.

If Brookings' Library works out I'll try to upload some pictures.

Thanks for passing on the update rsin!
hi back at ya mister.
Keep On Truckin.

This feels really weird posting from the trail.

Posted: **Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:54 am**

Intrinsic wrote:I'm in Brookings Oregon, actually Harris Beach State Park. Finally good cellular connection. got to do Some oregon beach hiking, very nice. before 3 days of hiking and sleeping in the rain, undoubtedly missed some great vistas. today drying out, Filled up on Grease Burger, chile rellenos, Donuts and beer. Will resupply tomorrow, Repair damage equipment and worry if I'm too old to do the Kalmiopsis wilderness coming up. It's hell getting old.

If Brookings' Library works out I'll try to upload some pictures.

Thanks for passing on the update rsin!
hi back at ya mister.
Keep On Truckin.

This feels really weird posting from the trail.

Hey there Intrinsic ~ Good to see ya posting.
Badass update! I have to google what the Kalmiopsis wilderness is... Any hand to hand combat with Grizzly'z yet?

Hopefully the library thing works so we can get some those picz

Posted: **Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:16 pm**

Intrinsic wrote:...and worry if I'm too old to do the Kalmiopsis wilderness coming up. It's hell getting old.

This feels really weird posting from the trail.

I'm jelly you can do any of it, period. I get winded just wheeling the trash to the curb.

. Fukking cigarettes.

It's not weird for me...it feels quite liberating to see you be able to do that.

Stay safe...keep us updated.

Posted: **Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:19 am**

Thanks bob.

No go on the library, closed for renovations likely taking advantage of the covid closure.
I'll try again at the next resupply at Cave Junction. 10-12 days.

lrus, thanks for the iodine suggestion that came in handy, treating a road rash from a long slide down a hill on the South Rogue River. Thanks man.

Posted: **Wed Jun 16, 2021 10:55 am**

What's up all! Happy trails Intrinsic!
So, this infestation is finally waning. This one flew into my ride yesterday :volcano:

Posted: **Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:14 pm**

iodine is worth it's weight. keeps infections away.
if a large road rash bet you had to bite a sock.
happy tails my friend

Posted: **Mon Jul 05, 2021 4:08 pm**

latest...happy 4th arson man!

im in seiad valley california, my 4th resupply my first missing resupply box that was lost in the mail was foun d and rerouted to here. good, my extra reading glasses were in there.

bought my first legal week in Brookings oregon on the coast. didnt need to but why not, tried something called aminal face, meh.. my stuffs better

oregon caves national monument was a bust. couldnt get a tour of the caves, on had to buy a ticket 30 miles away and then show up within hours for the tour, no reservations, impossible when your on foot, took me two days to get there.their policy changed after i left and i had no idea till i showed up. oh well, best laid plans of mice and men... i moved on. the last section through red butte winderness was beautiful. 40 miles of good trail hiking, sweeping vistas, old growth forests, cold springs and wildflowers out the wazoo. i didnt see anybody for 6 days. until i hit the PCT yesterday, saw three people, getting a little crowded here <grin>

broke the frame on my new pack, while on the organ clast. talked to the company, osprey, and they said they would send me a new pack there, jus send the old one back. they actually had a process for long distance hikers in the field. joys it here!

theres a wildfire around the city of weed. making the skies very hazy.

and much more stuff.
oh and yeah, im getting to old, left knee acting up, sunburned, beat up and having a good time!

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:08 pm**

theres a wildfire around the city of weed. making the skies very hazy.

Hopefully you will not run into any of those problems.

How's the temps been?

Posted: **Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:12 pm**

Stay hydrated! :volcano:

Posted: **Tue Jul 13, 2021 10:19 pm**

High y'all...
The marble mountains were awesome! Play It Again Sam! A whole freakin Mountain out of white marble, even the fire rings and sitting benches all made out of white marble, too cool.

i'm in the town of Etna. Kicking back in the city park with a rotisserie chicken and steamed a big pot of broccoli, bananas for dessert,, all washed down with 530 Wheat ale from Farmers Brewing Company.
Heaven.
Temperatures blissfully cool in the mountains, depressingly hot in town, still Smoky Skies down low from the Shasta fire.
I'll try another update tomorrow whilst taking care of business,, laundry, repairs, women, beer.

Posted: **Tue Jul 13, 2021 11:15 pm**

nice, thanks for update

Posted: **Wed Jul 14, 2021 10:05 am**

PICTURES !!! ...WHERE 'S THE PICTURES ?!?

You're enjoying yourself so much that you don't even miss us.

How am I s'posed to get my

on without pics ?

I kid

Good to hear things are going well...glad the temps aren't roasting you.

Hopefully the last half goes as smooth as the first.

:puffpass:

Posted: **Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:18 pm**

Random Pics, Library's comp limited... my own programs don't work here.. and MPG interface changed!?

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Rouge River
Oregon coast
Waiting out a rain storm
Oregon Azalea
Into the mountains

Posted: **Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:22 pm**

More

Trial Red bluff wilderness
lake, forgot name
High on a marble slab
Trail Marble Mountains

Posted: **Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:16 am**

Lovely! Hike on.

Posted: **Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:39 pm**

Ahhh...

...yes !
That's what I'm talking aboot.

Posted: **Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:05 pm**

Dang! don't those hills have any slopes that go down?

Posted: **Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:10 pm**

And A privilege to be a guest in this corporeal realm

Checking in from the Trinity Alps wilderness, line of sight to Scotts Valley Down Yonder.

All Trails seem to go up even when they're supposed to go down. Averaging at 7,000' now. Was at sea level

Posted: **Tue Jul 20, 2021 5:05 am**

Love the landscape of that area, just not the weather, keep those pics coming bro…….

Posted: **Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:13 pm**

Oldjoints! Cool!

Posted: **Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:20 pm**

Castle King, July 10

Yet another burnt area July 12

Russian Peak Wilderness July 17

Trinity Alps Wilderness, July 20

East Boulder Lakes and camp, July 20

In Callahan town now, 5th resupply 60 days days out. Seasons are changing, Spring flowers gone; summer flowers on. Sunset earlier, geology and forest changing, feel distinctly in California now.
Spruces and coastal fog, distance past. Hello sugar pines and granite.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:38 pm**

Lassen Nation park is closed, and further south more fire closures. Appears i will not be able to continue on much more, maybe two weeks.

Pics from the last week:

Flower Garden. purple fire weed, orange Tiger Lily and white Cows Parsnip

Picture Plant. A Carnivorous plant, an insect eater.

Split open "stalk" reviling various insects in digestive process. whew! gave off a putrid horrible smell.

Trail and views.

Porcupine Lake just after an afternoon shower.

Mount Shasta, Barely seen through the Smoke from the Dixie and other wildfires.

The Castle Crags, even smokey hazy up close.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:52 pm**

What's up Intro? That sucks about the fire closures...

On a positive note: Shit is cool as hell (for me). Your journey, although cut short, is much appreciated as I've been lurkin'.

Now that I'm all caught up, Thanks for the pics.
The carnivorous looks pretty badass.. Do we know a name on that?

Posted: **Sun Aug 01, 2021 7:40 am**

i remember walking alot of those places
so good to see and read

would like to get back to that someday...

Posted: **Sun Aug 01, 2021 5:53 pm**

Intrinsic wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:38 pm
Lassen Nation park is closed, and further south more fire closures.

Was hoping you'd be west of all that.

Otherwise seems like things are going well?
Seeing many other folks on the trail?

Posted: **Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:57 pm**

Nope it's going well and you find a way through.

Posted: **Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:28 am**

^^ hmmm , Hope yer prescient haysus

Indeed there is a name for it Mister, it is California Pitcher plant, I misspelled it above, had posting pictures on my mind.
Say Mr G Did you quit and come back, Like a Phoenix Rising From the Ashes?

hey Bob! have I been seeing other hikers?
Oh hell yes, a few on the top of the Rogue River, and then none between the coast and Red Butte wilderness where I connected with a Pacific Crest Trail, pct.
After Seiad Valley cali, it started about 10 to 20 thru hikers a day northbound to Canada. But this last week because of fire closures everyone on pct had to jump ahead a hundred or more miles to skip around those fire closures. It tripled the flux of PCT hikers, there was a big bubble where I was seeing 60-80 hikers a day. Since I'm southbound and they're Northbound I'd been playing chicken with those guys all day on the trail.
Fwiw literally half are women, mostly soloing.. Yay baby!

Currently i'm at Castle Crags State Park, camping away from the campground and noise. There's a skunk nearby scenting the air, hinting my camp is too close. soooo .. lights out soon.

Thanks everyone for sharing yer joy from my little updates.

Posted: **Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:42 am**

Intrinsic wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:28 am
...there was a big bubble where I was seeing 60-80 hikers a day.
Fwiw literally half are women, mostly soloing..

Holy shit...and holy shit...
I would have expected neither of those things.

Do you ever partner with other hikers for portions of your travels?
...or are you hardcore "get the fuk away from me" solo?

It's only fair, if we enjoy your updates, to express appreciation....rather than just

Posted: **Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:29 am**

Intrinsic wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:28 am

Say Mr G Did you quit and come back, Like a Phoenix Rising From the Ashes?

Hahaha !! This just made me spit my coffee.

But yes, precisely.

The mice come out to play when the cats are away.

Thanks for the name on that plant. I've actually heard of them before those are super dope.
Hanging baskets and such. Reminds me of Mario World

Posted: **Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:37 pm**

Do I partner up or a loner?
Both. Well except for sharing camps, everyone else is Northbound and I'm southbound (the southbound PCTers should be catching up with me this next section) so far no chance partering up for more than a camp together.
Generally I prefer to be alone. I'm not out here to socialize but many of the hikers are. yet most of these people are like minded, pleasantly easy to get along with. And half are young women!

Posted: **Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:43 pm**

Finally clear view of Mount Shasta after a thunderstorm yesterday. Notice no ice on this side, all the way to the top!!!!
Brown brown brown.
14000 foot tall Mountain, largest volcano in California and no snow or ice at the end of July.
Freaking freaky!

edit: oops pic didn't/won't upload. why can't I load attachments form my phone?
edit, got the pic to upload

Posted: **Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:09 am**

hi intrinsic, saw this pic and thought of you, you've been on this trial....

Posted: **Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:41 pm**

That is so very cool Dill! Thanks bro.
Shows I am nothing special. Many have, and still do, find an intrinsic spiritual joy walking with nature. Although the packs have changed <grin>

Posted: **Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:19 pm**

I am in Burney Falls State Park.

Lassen Park is closed, Chester town is evacuated and Old Station town, next resupply, is partially evacuated from fires. I should of ended the trip yesterday on Friday the 13th, yanno karma. But I'm going to go on for the next four to five days, skies are relatively clearer today, I can see my shadow. I don't see how I can go any farther tho, my route is on fire. Now the popo. Weather, Long Days, fire and Bears are problem enough without cops too.

fwiw Burney Falls is awesome!

Smokey Vistas.

Elderberry

Icy cold Spring water. Using a dogwood leaf to channel the water for easy filling the water bottles.

Old station is my next resupply and it's already partialy evacuated. Chester town, the next one, is already evacuated and cops are out and about

Burney Falls.

Posted: **Sun Aug 15, 2021 1:07 pm**

Man...this is what I've been worrying aboot.

#1.....stay safe.
#2....keep up with the pics.

I like seeing and reading aboot your excursions...
...so let's make sure you're around to do more in the future.

Posted: **Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:52 am**

Nothing like ice cold spring water!

Posted: **Mon Aug 16, 2021 6:12 pm**

You should have came down to the Mendocino National Forest.

Posted: **Fri Aug 20, 2021 5:01 pm**

“USDA Forest Service has announced a full closure of 9 Northern California National Forests from August 22nd till September 6th due to Wildfire threat.

These include the Mendocino National Forest, the Shasta Trinity National Forest, Six Rivers National Forest, Klamath National Forest, Modoc National Forest, Lassen National Forest, Plumas National Forest, Tahoe National Forest and the Eldorado National Forest.”

Posted: **Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:09 pm**

I got my train ticket home, leaves on Tuesday 24. I'm in Old Station town. Went as far into Lassen National Park turned around at the closed sign. very smoky days. My next Supply drop would have
been Chester Town which is now evacuated. burnt?

Sorry no pics, limited bandwidth.

Yep roots. yer right, should have went Mendocino way.

Posted: **Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:20 pm**

Mendocino National Forest is closed too....I've been living with smoke for two straight weeks, at least I don't have ash raining down on me.

Posted: **Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:58 pm**

Nice update! Stay safe.

Posted: **Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:09 pm**

Still in Old station, at JJ's Cafe with wifi!

Burney Falls

Smokey skies
Big Red sun every morning from the smoke.

Bear tracks, the only new tracks on the trail.

Posted: **Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:29 pm**

The wind shifted and skies got Sunny... for a day.
Frozen lava flow.

Checked out the Subway again, a collapse lava tube. See my "gimme the good earth III" thread. Did some exploring and found two more collapse lava tubes not on the maps.
Entrance to the first one.

After a climb down into the cave it started out as a big room and then quickly reduced to three feet high, went back about 20 more feet.

Posted: **Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:33 pm**

Looking back up at the collapse entrance.

Entrance to the second cave.

It only went back about eight feet. But the roof was dripping water yer the whole top area was dry as a bone.

Posted: **Sun Aug 22, 2021 5:40 pm**

Even though the skies were blue today the view of Mount Lassen was still smoky hazy.

By the evening and next day the smoke was back with a vengeance.

With the park closed, National Forest Closing in a couple days, smokey skies, six miles from the fire front and no chance of resupplying. I turned around and hiked back the two days to old station town.

Old buckboard.

Fire crews came from all over. These guys were from Santa Barbara. Tomorrow they start preparing for a backburn to protect Old Station town and contain the northern western front of the wildfire

Posted: **Sun Aug 22, 2021 8:01 pm**

Enjoying

Posted: **Sun Sep 26, 2021 8:54 pm**

The hike is over, time to start the story post some pictures.

May 25th. Day 0ne. Rogue River Trail,
My bro was my ride up and companion for the first two nights.

Road's end. Pack it up and go. Rained on the drive up, skies still a little cloudy.

Trail Head, with typical rules and warnings. My shiny new pack on the right. Not ultra lite, a couple of old farts living in the past.

Bro with camera as big as that gut.

Rafters. Popular adventure. Commercial interest driving your trucks around to the other end Or the whole enchilada of Guided and equipment. This part is BLM wilderness, no motorboats. National Scenic River.

Posted: **Sun Sep 26, 2021 8:58 pm**

Along the trail:
Poison oak. Trail guide said "insane amount of poison oak". 2 boys from southern Cal just yawned, where?

Alligator lizard

Lilac, Ceanothus.

River and trail

Sculptured Manzanita

Posted: **Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:47 pm**

manzinita is some cool wood...

Posted: **Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:20 pm**

Joshua tree!

Posted: **Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:21 pm**

Thanks for sharing Intrinsic!

Posted: **Sun Sep 26, 2021 11:53 pm**

ive read that a certain lizards habitat is dead joshua trees...

Posted: **Mon Sep 27, 2021 1:51 pm**

Hell yeah.....more eye candy

Posted: **Mon Sep 27, 2021 4:41 pm**

Joshua trees!

A Joshua tree, from a 2005 trip, barely had digital cameras then.

Back on the Rouge River

Madrone. Kinda like Manazinta that grew up.
Or maybe it's Oregon Azalea. Hard to tell the 2 of 'em apart till they flower. All three are in the Ericaceae family.

Posted: **Sun Dec 26, 2021 6:15 pm**

curious your gear
backups

what did you take two or three of?

Posted: **Sat Jan 15, 2022 3:37 am**

Shoot! Good question and i want to engage , I'm just not blowing you off I'll try tomorrow.

Posted: **Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:07 pm**

Redundancy. Pros you have a backup, security. Cons extra weight, extra volume.

To help optimize those 2 parameters I use a jump box. It contained some of my backups: extra reading glasses sunglasses pills potions spoon Fork tent stake headlamp phone lithium batteries solar panel cables camera charger shorts socks ... little things that'll be hard to replace on the trail. Additionally repair items,, tape glue buckles sewing stuff webbing cord tools,, then I would mail it onto the next supply point and then keep LeapFroging it up. There was an Xtra cost for mailing tho. And not all supply points had a post office, and on this last trip the post office lost my jump box (and supply box) for Supply 1 and I didn't see it till California on supply 4.

But to the question what I carried for redundancy as near as I can recollect, I had extra sunglasses and reading glasses. Usb charging cable for the solar panel. And then my clean dry camp socks could always be used as extra hiking socks too. Camp shoes for boot redundancy.

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:38 am**

Eat it up , wear it out
Make it do or do without

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 12:30 pm**

ive bought this a couple of times years back buck havnt seen them in years
mine was chouinard

when the folks moved to colorado i put a couple of boxes in with their load
it may be in it

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 12:38 pm**

i figured out a way to take a small amount of duct tape
wrap a few turns around a card of some plastic sort

im suprised theyve never gotten around to selling it this way

read years later and some back that someone had indeed also thought of this but ive never seen it

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 12:40 pm**

Intrinsic wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 16, 2022 3:07 pm
Camp shoes for boot redundancy.

this ive thought of as well
never had it happen but boots blowing out can really foul up the works and their mighty hard to repair

what boots do you hike in?
and what shoes were your backup?

not the place to skimp on quality

way way back a troop leader of a week long hike in yosemite forgot to put his boots on at the trailhead and didnt think of it till hours laters and long past being able to correct it

got distracted getting all us boys going

he managed the week in his tennis shoes
they didnt even have laces
slip on type

often wondered if he thought to baby them through the week
my guess is that he did

if memory serves they were vans
remarkable good shoes

im good in bare feet and often make it a practice
but never for a week

ah the questions life leaves us with

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 3:37 pm**

My current boots are a mid-weight,,half shank,, Keens, with good drainage for creeks crossings. But I hiked in everything from moccasins with rubber soles to 5 lb vasque Whitneyll mountaineering full shank boot. Yeah I've gone over a week in tennis shoes too because I forgot my boots .... make it do or do without .

Barefoot .. not for me.

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:18 pm**

Figuer it's about time to start to post these before I make more. And Ben's nudging

Day 3, May 27
Jon headed back out after Spending a day off on the Rouge River with me, good times.

Trail

Flowers
Live-for-ever

Yarrow

Unknown

Rafter camp, a family of 4 and a dog.

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:37 pm**

Trail

Whisky Creek bridge

Oregon Azalea

Trail

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:39 pm**

Side creek and the night's water source. Jes 5 miles and dang tired, no blisters, a great day.

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 5:50 pm**

my best guess would be socks.. lighters... and batteries.

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 6:42 pm**

.
Oh yeah! I did have an extra lighter there was one in my stash kit, and one in my cooking kit.

I didn't need extra batteries because they were rechargeable lithiums and I had a solar panel. With about a week inherent charges in (enough to get through a storm): Camera, phone, headlamp, Kindle. I had two camera batteries but that was the system, one charging, while one is in camera, swap as needed.
But kinda yeah,

Good choices

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2022 6:50 pm**

its been so long
mostly get out for day trips in the local hills

i find the poison oak far more active response wise in the varieties that grow in the foothills
and nastier
it grows like trees opposed to the spotty shoots i see over 3k feet

and the response is nasty

had a good case this once i got to stay with a forrest service guy and he said 'thats quite a case for a civilian'

full sleeves of it
and the torso

mind you id asked for it

was a rock i wanted to climb so i dug in and uprooted a ton of the stuff

was prepeared,
duct taped my cloths and gloves
and stripped them off into a glad bag them wiped down with alcohol

but it got me none the less

a friend at work nearly puked seeing the lesions

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2022 12:34 pm**

Intrinsic wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 17, 2022 6:42 pm
Oh yeah! I did have an extra lighter there was one in my stash kit, and one in my cooking kit.

Fire starter....along with a good knife, the most important items to carry.

Did a group hike in high school...5 day 50 miles Pictured Rocks along Lake Superior. Most of the group had zero experience. We had two college aged guides. Each day they had someone different carry the matches. On the third day one of the guides was carrying the matches, which he intentionally got wet. With feigned surprise, as we were setting up camp for the night, he asks the group how can we start a fire? I reached into my shirt pocket..."You could use my lighter.". He promptly snatched it and doused it with water..."And if that got wet as well?" Knowing he was trying to make a point, but insulted that he assumed our stupidity, I pulled another lighter from my other shirt pocket..."Then you could use this one. And if you soak this one as well, I have four more in individual waterproof containers, which I will not let you touch. It's bad enough you put all the matches together, but you also failed to wax them to prevent just such a thing." ...<crickets>... I don't think he was very happy with me.

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:39 pm**

Day 4
Nice mourning, sunny. Had drizzled yesterday afternoon.
Camp and new tent, had to set it up for bugs alone, but had the rain fly ready to go jes in case.

Trail

Rouge river

Critters

Forests with forests

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:46 pm**

Rouge River

River canyon winding through the siskiyou mountains.

River

Trail

Side spring

Beautiful trail

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:21 pm**

Butcher Bob wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 18, 2022 12:34 pm
Fire starter....along with a good knife, the most important items to carry.

great story bob.
id add cordage right behind but
that assuming were well clothed

heh

you sure showed him

what happened?

i know how to make fire with friction a couple of ways but
its insanely helpful to know the right type of woods to use and how to find them dry

frictions boards with bamboo or arundo cane are almost better than a bow

easier to find bone dry but im in southern california so the climate helps tremendously and my experience doesnt translate well to other parts of the nation...

i know how to make tinder with a box and fire but never found it necessary to have
you can always shave down the kindling enough to start a fire and just never was in extreme enough elements for it not to work

plus even if was the fuel would be so damp even good tinder wouldnt accomplish the job

imagine if i was desperate id skip the fire and keep walking
keep the body temp up that way preferable

assuming i could keep walking...

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:25 pm**

Beautiful country Intrinsic.

ben ttech wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:21 pm
what happened?

easier to find bone dry but im in southern california so the climate helps tremendously and my experience doesnt translate well to other parts of the nation...

I walked off to have a smoke...as I hear him start to explain the importance of being able to start a fire to the rest of the group.

Turns out boy scouts is good for a few things.

In MI we're lucky. Birch bark or pine sap, both will light up even if they've been doused with water. Oaks hold their dead branches and drops the bark from them...even if the canopy above doesn't keep 'em dry, they will be one of the first things to dry once out of the rain. Maples tend to drop their dead branches butt first, so those upright branches usually stay pretty dry. Lighter, matches, or flint...I can start a fire when it's raining.

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2022 7:46 pm**

take a condom put some water into it.
hold it over tender. then use like a
magnifying glass. vola fire...

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:28 pm**

Trail

Camp on ditch creek and solar charging

Rouge River wilderness

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:33 pm**

Large rafter camp

Buckwheat

Wild Sweet Pea

Maple

River sculpture

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2022 2:44 pm**

i see these batteries you can buy
rather big

you charge them up so you can charge your phone or camera off them when off the grid

do you use your solar to charge such a battery?

makes sense getting the most out of light and time...

Posted: **Wed Jan 19, 2022 7:29 pm**

Way back in '15 when I first started hiking with a solar panel, I went the Battery Bank paradigm. It made sense, charging the bank while hiking, then charge the devices in camp.

But after some testing, it turns out there's only a 55% efficiency going from solar > battery bank > device. In other words you would spend 45% more time sun charging a bank then directly charging the device.

So I dropped the extra weight of the battery bank like a hot potato. Haven’t looked back

Now many people only carry a smart phone, doubleing it down as an ereader, camera, music player, GPS, Maps... without a solar panel a Battery Bank works for them. Thing is my solar panel is lighter then a battery bank at 3.25 ounces fwiw

Posted: **Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:38 pm**

Mourning started off on a sweet 'n easy trail through mixed pines and hard woods

Ash winged fruit

Trial opened into grassy oak woodland along the river. Even sweeter!

Took a lunch break. Solar charged and went swimming .. sorta in and out.

Posted: **Thu Jan 20, 2022 3:48 pm**

Back on the trail refreshed, sunny skies, singing, I disturbed a gackle of geese In the tall grass.

Followed 'em down jes to the river then quit harassing 'em.

Daisies

Posted: **Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:23 pm**

Hiked with 3 other hikers for a half day. one of the girls had hiked part of the Oregon Coast Trail, picked her brain, a great conversion. we all went down to check out Zane Grey's cabin that he built in 1926. He was an popular american writer, idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage his best-selling book. He wrote the vivid and popular novel Rogue River Feud here.

Back on theTrail

Banana slugs, aboot to get it on…or whatever slugs do.

Posted: **Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:26 pm**

River

Rafter camp

Sword Fern

Spring

Oregon Grape

Yet more Poison Oak

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2022 12:56 pm**

Intrinsic wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:23 pm
...Zane Grey's cabin that he built in 1926.

Good picture perspective...you can see a lot of building method details.

Have always liked old buildings and seeing how they were put together.

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:19 pm**

nothing like a good sized porch

Posted: **Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:24 pm**

as a kid my father taught me how to trespass
since we wernt breaking or stealing it was ok

barbed wire fences are pretty easy once you get the hang of it

got to see all kinds of building
in the east there were a fair number of round barns

i didnt have the eye for it then but
knew it was important

and eventually got the eye
once id started building things myself...

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:23 pm**

May 30th
Memorial Weekend and More hikers on the trail.

Wild Flowers

Leaving the BLM wilderness and marking the entence into the National Forest a more or less abandoned Forest Service station.

The river terrian changed too, more of a gorge, narrower, more rapids and falls.
The trail in the gorge.

Whitewater

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:30 pm**

One of the gorges

On the other side was this awesome side creek with water falls.

Narrow trail through the gorge.

River disappearing down a falls

The other side after, couldn't quite see the actual falls

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:34 pm**

But not all was awesome for some rafters. Center of river ya can see a yellow raft stuck, abandoned.

Later I learned all made it safely out.
Kinda fuks yer day up tho.

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:45 pm**

some of the oldest cabins i know well
the oldest is a post office
acclaimed to be the oldest office still around

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater ... ita-canyon

http://www.sturtevantcamp.com/

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:52 pm**

Intrinsic wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:23 pm
Leaving the BLM wilderness and marking the entence into the National Forest a more or less abandoned Forest Service station.

At some point we had a great national forest service...but sadly, it seems to have been bled dry of funds to effectively maintain it's assets.

Posted: **Sun Jan 23, 2022 6:37 pm**

their leo have been assholes for decades
one standout case had a friend go down and make a complaint
one guy tackled a homeless guy off his bycycle for christ stake

they held him for hours then roughed him up walking out

has never made sense to me what makes them like this but
as rock climbers
weve had to bear this for a very long time...

Posted: **Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:23 pm**

Mourning on the Rouge river

2 Large commercial rafter camp

Trail and hikers

Sunglasses and butterfly

Posted: **Thu Feb 03, 2022 5:21 pm**

May 31th
More hikers on the trail

Side waterfalls

A family of 5 kayaking the wild part of the river.

Posted: **Thu Feb 03, 2022 5:27 pm**

I was able to keep pace with them through the narrows, even a few Hellos and waves,

but as the river open up some they outpaced me,

Posted: **Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:50 pm**

June 1
Last day on trail along the Rouge River.

A small waterfall across the river.

Lager waterfall and mourning bath.

Trails end. Civilization.

Next week's Burgers.

Posted: **Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:00 pm**

Already put in 7 trail miles today, and there was no place to camp, too much private land.
Walked the road, pumping pavement.

So much road, for 9 more miles.
At least there were some curious fence post along the way

The only bear I saw the whole trip.

Finally late, trespassed on a property I was sure no was there, bivouac in the ferns and reeds away from the road and houses. A look in the morning at my camp.

Posted: **Sat Feb 05, 2022 8:37 pm**

Eat it up
Wear it out
Make it do or do without

June 2
Did not get a lot pics today,

Got going early, bright eyed and ready for my first resupply, Maybe find a café, store or showers Expectations

Following the river for 4 miles on road into the small community of Agness. There has been a post office here since 1897. Early on the mail was delivered down the river by boat.
The community was named and then misspelled after the first postmaster's daughter. Sustained by mining, now retirees.

Posted: **Sat Feb 05, 2022 8:51 pm**

Gary the postmaster. He was Proud of their little town. A Volunteer staffed and funded fire dept and library. Which Gary was very proud of.
Agness library.

But but.. but.. my resupply box was not there!!
Gary was real helpful, got it tracked down to freight box (train) outside of Eugene Oregon. He Put a trace and recall on it.
But there was no cell phone connection, a fight the locals were still engaged in. So I couldn't call my brother on the situation and adjust my next mailing. Oh well.

There was a little store, maybe peanut butter and Ramen sorta thing, no cold stuff. Alas it was closed for the next 3 days. If it wasn't for bad luck..
I was down some maps, money and food. The food I could stretch, the only map I was missing tho was a half a day into the next town on the coast, Gold Beach, 5 days away. I had the solar panel and didn't need batteries or charge. So Doable.

Gary said the old south river trial was there, at least he walked about 10 years go. Said a city girl came by last year to day hike some of it, unusual since no place to park but at the post office here, not a recreational spot. But she came back a couple hours later, could not get around a landslide/debris a half a mile in. Well Ok …good a trail is there, bad if lot of downed trees. but I'm not a little girl soo…

..so on my way. Found the trail after a little. It started out looking good, The river 400 feet down on one side. The trail eroded and brushy, but follow-able..

Till it was not

Sure enough ½ mile in, a huge landslide, really huge trees down, And lots of smaller ones. Itwent on, no end in sight. Couldn't go down around cuz brambles to a cliff and river, So up, it was a steep dog scramble, got up and around a couple of the big trees, pushed it, slipped half way down to the river. All the elevation I worked so hard for lost. Bad road rash up my right thigh and butt. Climbed back up, stashed the pack and went on to check the route out. Dismay! I wasn't even half way and no way back down to where presumably the trail would be. Fuk! Fought my way back to the pack then back out.

Or it got rough, kicked my ass and I wussed out.
I rescinded my earlier condescending view of that 'little city' girl.

Looking down the bushy trail, heading back to Agness where I came from. Turning tail is depressing.

Took a break by a spring, washed up, regrouped, and used up the iodine Lrus had suggested. Yeah I it hurt, but everything was hurting by then.

Dragged my ass back down the road I jes came up. Ended camping back on that same private property bivy camp again. Kept mucking up the sleeping bag from the rash puss. Didn't care, jes crashed. Whatta day.

Posted: **Sun Feb 06, 2022 8:37 pm**

June 3
I was to go halfway down the river from here on the old trail on North side. And continuing on the Northside on roads to the coast. Since the Old River Trail was impassable,
Plan B; cross cross the river to the main road and follow it down to the coast on the Southside. There still supposed to be about 6 or 7 miles of trail on the Northside close to town. My maps are missing most of the trail.. So guess work, ask the locals as you get there sort of thing.
In the morning back down the road to the bridge, then crossed to the Southside.

Then down the main road about 4 miles which brought me to cougar Lane restaurant that catered to boat tours going up the Rogue River from Gold Beach. The tours would stop here for lunch early dinner.

One of tour boats with about 20 people going up the river. They were loud and intrusive but they did slow and respect the rafters and the kayakers.

The large outdoor deck overlooking the river. I had the pulled pork plate and split a cobbler + ice cream dessert with one of the girls from the tour. She's from Texas and was vaccinated!

With a full belly and the company of a woman, I felt like a new man after yesterday.
But it got better, the RV Park next door had showers and a small store. Cleaned up and was able to get some cheese and apples to supplement my supplies.

Posted: **Sun Feb 06, 2022 8:42 pm**

Shortly down the road I passed the confluence of the Illinois River and the Rouge.

The road was scenic. Wildflowers plentiful.

Made camp on a old spur road. There was a nice creek nearby, private, kind of a nice spot. Tho little rocky and ended up putting a little tear on my tent floor. Patched it up later in town.

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:07 pm**

June 4

Back on the road. It was a nice walk. Blue skies, great scenery, fresh springs and little traffic.

A lot these Foxgloves, not native, but definitely naturalized, it was everywhere.

Good Views of the Rouge River.

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:14 pm**

⁹

Right after my lunch stop, heard a waterfall, couldn't see it from the road. Went back in and checked it out.

Awesome spot! Decided to camp early here. Private water fall, Too cool. Later set up the tent for mosquitoes. Kicked backed, toked up, caught up on reading, took a nap. Delicious.

Posted: **Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:24 pm**

sweet!

branson canyon is around 2500' and winds for a good quarter miles up a gully you have to climb alot to pass

its ends in a box in the canyon and three ravines feed into it
three waterfalls
if you go at the right time of year their flowing and the cliffs are all moss covered

theres one way to climb above it from inside but it was to iffy to solo so i havnt gotten above

love the moss covered falls

Posted: **Tue Feb 08, 2022 12:11 am**

i think we all like waterfalls myself included.
air is full of negative ion's near them.
gives us a rush. same can be done by standing
on a porch next to heavy rain.
great photos thanks for sharing.

Posted: **Tue Feb 08, 2022 3:55 pm**

June 5

'Adopt the pace of nature' ~ Emerson
Yep whether it be on trail or road ; dirt or pavement

Mourning

Salmon Berry.

So many. So delicious. Filled my hat as I was walking, then big handfuls of juicy, dripping messy berries. Yay Baby, Breakfast!

‘As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can.’ – John Muir

Posted: **Tue Feb 08, 2022 4:01 pm**

Lobster Creek coming in.

Clouding skies

Posted: **Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:27 pm**

wow some beautiful pics of the flora

thanks

Posted: **Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:38 pm**

Ya'll welcome, thanks for looking.

Posted: **Wed Feb 09, 2022 4:05 pm**

June 6

Lobster Bar

Getting close to Gold Beach and the ocean.
About 4 miles of trail and last 6 mles highway

The river valley has become less mountainous , more open

Even the plants are more coastal familiar, rabbit bush, willow and..

Saltbush.

Posted: **Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:05 pm**

Sweet little trail. Didn't know about it till the locals told me. Volunteer built/maintained. No camping, but I did. I'm forced to take an extra day ... ahh shucks... to avoid geting into town on sunday and a closed Post Office.

Oxalis or Oregon Wood Sorrels. Living carpet. Jes too cool.

Periwinkle

Posted: **Wed Feb 09, 2022 11:39 pm**

Unknown

Horsetail. Or scouring rush cuz the skin is full of silicon, abrasive to the touch, a primitive plant before pines or flowering plants but after ferns. A living fossil.

Maple hairy winged fruit.

Blackberry flower.

Posted: **Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:12 pm**

More living carpet trail. River peeking through the trees.

Rouge River

Two types of lichens. Symbiosis. The hanging lichen, not edible, and the leafy grey-bluish stuff on branches. Oregon seems like the capital of lichens.

Oregon Grape. Not a real grape and not specfic to Oregon. Edible but not very sweet.

Posted: **Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:56 pm**

Some sorta bird drama going on right above me. Terriotry? Mating? Nest protecting??

They would circle around and land again on same tree above me. But after leaving. I could still hear 'em. A predator Bird, just don't know which one. And WTF was going on.

Then this guy at the end of the day circled me for a while. A vulture I think??

Posted: **Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:11 pm**

"Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to.
Don’t try to see through the distances.
That’s not for human beings." -Rumi

June 7

Heading into resupply.
Made my first celluar connection, Called my brother and texted rSin, which he posted here earlier. Tanks man.

First view of the Pacific Ocean. Woohoo! And the Rouge River meeting its destiny.

Posted: **Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:21 pm**

"..the best of all sauces is hunger.” - Edward Abbey

Into Gold Beach and Burgers at the Hunger Paynes, Best burgers ever! The name is Karma since I've just finished a 13 day section with only 9 days of food. Remember my first supply box was missing.

Laundry where I meet a couple of cool cyclists pedaling the Oregon coast and Cali to San Francisco. Man they were having a good time. Jealous.

Tanked up on water and treats and hit the beach southbound. Woof my pack was heavy! Buy-bye Rouge river, it was sweet!

Posted: **Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:52 pm**

Sand Verbina

Camp, Kickin back solar charging and enjoying a bowl. A Dang good day.

Posted: **Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:30 am**

Just beautiful. Great journey! I'm an ocean guy, love it.

Posted: **Sat Feb 12, 2022 3:56 pm**

Hey Ripper! Then I hope ya like the next coastal pics coming up,

June 8
“You’re off to great places, today is your day.
Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.” ~ Dr Seuss

Good Mourning Oregon Coast. Made an early eager start on The OCT, Oregon Coast Trail. An official Oregon State scenic trail, patched together with beach, trail, road and highway 101. A work still in progress. I'll be walking only a small part on this trip, just till the California border. Access and travel on the coast is an Oregon cultural tradition taken seriously, inherent in the state constitution. To the residents this route/trail already long existed, the state jes making it official.

As soon as hit the 'trail' this girl gracefully caught up to me, I kicked up my pace and she considerable slowed hers down for a bit. Chatted her up, Marcia was coast guard and did this 8 mile run every mourning. She was part of the search and rescue unit bunked temporarily at Gold Beach. A Very cool start.

Beach flotsam, seaweed and air bladder.

Posted: **Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:01 pm**

Eventually the beach ended at Sebastian point and Sebastian State Park. The OCT turned to a 'real' trail that climbed up and around. And did it climb!

Posted: **Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:36 pm**

Sebastian Point Trail

Looking back north where I came from.

Posted: **Sun Feb 13, 2022 4:41 pm**

“It had nothing to do with gear or footwear or the backpacking fads or philosophies of any particular era or even with getting from point A to point B.
It had to do with how it felt to be in the wild. With what it was like to walk for miles for no reason other than to witness the accumulation of trees and meadows, mountains and deserts, streams and rocks, rivers and grasses, sunrises and sunsets. The experience was powerful and fundamental.” ~ Cheryl Strayed

Posted: **Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:52 pm**

After the point the trail dropped back down to the beach

Posted: **Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:10 pm**

Camped in the driftwood. Explored.
Empty crab shells

Sea anemone

I made a dumbfuck rookie mistake, I forgot to bring a tide chart whilst on the coast. Idiot.

Fortunately I know High-low tide cycles are slightly less than 6 hours apart. Watching the tide come back in at Camp, I deduced high tide will be about midnight-3am. Good means I'll get low tide tomorrow around noon. I'll need that for when crossing the Pistol River tomorrow. I hope high tide doesn't Lap at my camp tonight. I picked the highest spot I could, looks okay.

Posted: **Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:52 pm**

was there a good trail or did you hike on the wet sand just above the waves?

Posted: **Mon Feb 14, 2022 6:06 pm**

No trail, so yeah sand above water line.
In planning I had worried about boots on sand and my pace on the beach. Turns out not a problem, able to keep a fair pace when i wern't taking pictures.

Posted: **Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:13 pm**

June 9, 3 days from last supply, third day of carring all of my fresh water. One needs about 10 lbs of water a day or 5 quarts/liters.

I did not set up the tent as not to draw attention to myself. Another technically illegal camp, this one still in the State Park. The rules for camping are anywhere except: within city limits, state parks outside of car campgrounds and not visible from residences. Restrictive but Oregon is constantly negotiating exceptions, No one question me about it, actually encouraged me.

With no tent and right next to the ocean the sleeping bag and all got soaked in dew. View fine from the bag tho.

A day on the beach.
Turned out low tide was about 10 am this mourning. So I had a low tide purty much all mourning to noon. Which was too cool, tide pools and I could walk between the rock sculptures. Just incredible, awesome, play it again Sam.

Posted: **Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:19 pm**

Posted: **Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:28 pm**

Mussel beds on every rock.

More starfish

Looking back.

Looking forward.

As always, Clicking on the image gives a better quality picture.

Posted: **Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:20 pm**

Jes more pics wandering around the rocks.

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 12:15 am**

Oregon coast is special, thanks for chronicling it for us.

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:53 am**

newport

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:46 pm**

In a short break I could see the water closer to my pack. Whoops low tide over and hi tide waxing. Miscalculated by a couple of hours.

Pistol river coming in.

Up river there is lagoon where it'll merge with the ocean at high tide. But still plenty easy now.

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:55 pm**

Went up in the dunes for lunch and generally dry out. River lagoon is off to the right.

The beach ended at Crook Point. Where a trail took off around, not easy to find tho.

Made camp inland there, shade and out of the wind.

Found this plant with huge leaves. No idea what this monster is.

Yellow Lupin

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 10:04 pm**

rSin wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:53 am
newport

Newport town? Not where I am in story, that's considerable north of of me and where I came down on the Rogue. On the map I'm South heading to Chetco River at Brookings town.

Posted: **Thu Feb 17, 2022 11:05 pm**

The "huge leaves" plant resembles a skunk cabbage. If it isn't one, I'm sure it's related to it.

Posted: **Fri Feb 18, 2022 12:44 am**

Thanks Jesus, looked it up; That is exactly what it is.
Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)
My specimen was clearly on the maximum side.

No funny smell, no skunk smell, it might have been too early since the flower had just opened and was still underdeveloped. I guess what was odd is it is a moncot but the Leafs don't look very parallel veins to me looks rather net like. But further reading saying that is within range for monocots, mostly parallel vein.

Posted: **Sun Feb 20, 2022 4:26 pm**

June 10

Next day the trail ended after a mile on its way around Crook point. End of state park. Need to follow Highway 101 for a few miles. The coast gets rugged, little beach.

The views were Stupendous!

But it is 101.

Posted: **Sun Feb 20, 2022 4:39 pm**

"I find that the three truly great times for thinking thoughts are when I am standing in the shower, sitting on the john, or walking. And the greatest of these, by far, is walking."
~ Colin Fletcher

Filling up water from a road side spring. Not an interesting pic, but at the time really cool. Hadn't seen fresh water for 3 days now. Pistol river was too salt saturated.

Eventually entered this State park. ummm Scenic Corridor. The distinction is no camping? Illegal again. There seems to be a correlation between scenic and illegal camping. Well I have time to ponder the these patterns and anomalous. Life, the universe and everything. And loving it!

The route change from alternating on a series of short 2 -4 miles tourist trail sections connected with the highway. Woof! Another 14 pounds of water weight added.
Looking back on 101

My phone made a brief cellular connection somewhere and my weather app updated me with a week of data. Cool, kinda new resource for me but I'll take it. I now Know sometime tomorrow mourning about 3AM the rains will start, Last all day, break and more, looking at a typical 4 day storm.
So now I'm looking for a camp to hunker down for an xtra day. Without being noticed.

But the views!!!

Posted: **Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:51 pm**

Easier part of the trail.

More fresh water, Enough to clean up some.

Posted: **Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:57 pm**

"Don't Panic" ~Douglas Adams

Day got late, the beaches small and with high tide, nope. Trail up and down. This spot along 101,,, was the best, but visible. Squished back into the trees right on the trail. No pics till

June12
2 days later. A full day in the tent with constant drizzle/rain. Tent fine, drainage fair, I was snug. a lot of reading, bored

On the road again for awhile. Views diminished.

Posted: **Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:22 pm**

June12

After an hour the clouds lifted some. When I meet this dude.

I don't know his full story, but he was waiting out the storm in his truck on a rarely used turnout in the scenic corridor, no views. But access to the OCT that I just came off. Hung out on his tailgate sharing weed, I left him with one of my lighters when he showed me a pile of worthless "waterproof matches". Roller's guess on what redundancy equipment question had me remember that I did have an extra lighter cause of this. He claimed to been there a couple of days, gas constraint. Keep his phone charged tho, had enough gas for town tho, Said LEO didn't bother for overnight parking if ya weren't in the way. Close to City limits be different, hence here. Good to know. Showed some of his work doing an inlay on an outside wooden deck of a ying and yang symbol. Nice work! Refreshing stop after a day of isolation.

Views all within the couple of hours to noon. App seyz i have till 2:pm to find camp, then the rains start again for another 24 hours. Much heavier then yesterday. Heavy in my book, mild for Oregon apparently.
Looking straight down from bridge over Thompson creek.

More views. Somewhere inspirational.

Posted: **Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:27 pm**

Break at Whales Head For a quick lunch and drying out, and then on trail/beach again for 4 miles. Camp somewhere in between there.

Posted: **Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:57 pm**

its cool all the stacks and islands of the northern california coast

really cool...

Posted: **Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:38 pm**

the trail took me around couple of points some nice flower gardens but when the clouds started to condense, pressure change, I knew rain was intimate. Setting up the tent in the rain sucks. I'm going avoid that if I can.

Trail ended at a beach with road access and picnic ground.
Took advantage of the faculties.

Posted: **Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:46 pm**

Back up close and personal with ocean. Not a gentle ocean.

Yet these crazy kids were playing in it.

I chatted up their mom while asking permission to photograph 'em.

The beach ended. By time I got any distance away from the road, hi tide precluded camping. An hour till the rains.

Posted: **Thu Feb 24, 2022 1:26 am**

Don't underestimate the high difficulty of doing a tight yin yang inlay. Compound curves and symmetry mean any little flaws will be annoyingly evident. And getting two S-curves to mate up will test even masters.

myPlanetGanja.com

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