Blogs from Gold Beach, Oregon, United States, North America

We woke up around 7:30, fairly rested, and headed out for our day of beach and rock sightseeing. As usual, we stopped at the first coffee place we found, Cafe Rock, a drive-thru espresso shack. I ordered a cappuccino and Manoli a coffee, and unfortunately I forgot that cappuccinos made by hand aren't sweet. I sipped my super strong cappuccino for a while until we found a gas station. Just outside Port Orford we pulled over for some photos, then continued on to Meyers beach. It looked really cool, but was pretty foggy like yesterday, so we continued on, planning on returning later, hopefully when the fog lifted. Our next stop, Arch Rock, was even worse, so we continued stopping at other viewpoints, then turned back to have lunch at Gold Beach. On our way back, ... read more

The next few weeks was spent cycling every day with Matt, something usually going wrong with his bike that slowed him right down. He had lost his bank card he told me so his funds were becoming limited, this changed my perspective of traveling with him. I've been around too many broke people in my life to feel 'ok' with this. Matt was cool and everything and I still believed his stories though some of them began sounding very exaggerated, I even caught him out at one point re telling an important story about him getting hit by a drunken driver in Alabama that was completely different the second time through. We started going to all these Indian casinos that gave you free playing money if you sign up, at one I won $170 which was ... read more

After ATVing, I tell the boys, it's going to be hard to top that. We stop at Gold Beach for the night. We stay at a funky motel, right on the beach.... read more

We think the Redwood National Park, as beautiful as it is, is probably one of the least visited national parks. We hiked the Lady Bird Johnson trail loop which took about 45 minutes. We felt like ants among giants in the forest. The fragrance of the redwoods was wonderful. Northern California is a striking difference to the deserts of Southern California. We continued on U.S. 101 to the Oregon coast. the coastline was protruding with jagged rocks, and the winds were very strong causing rolling, foaming surfs. We saw about a third of the Oregon coast, then headed inland across the seemingly endless mountains. We stayed the night at Roseburg, OR.... read more

The trip has come to a close and my feet are back to solid ground in Salt Lake City. When I initially left D.C. I never could have dreamed of what this trip would entail. I am a better person for it. My life will forever be changed by those who I came into contact with. I love you all and hold a deep respect for all our memories we shared. Much love to you all. Thanks again. Sincerely Patrick Kyle Henry ... read more