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STO06 Portland to Oregon Coast Decision

Published on July 15, 2006 in STO06. 1 Comment

So I’m trying to decide how to get to the Oregon coast from Portland. Here are some possibilities.

78 m
1589 feet
hwy 6

85 m
791 feet
hwy 99 & 18

94 m
762 feet
hwy 30

STO06 7/14/06

Published on July 14, 2006 in STO06. 0 Comments

Winlock to Portland
DST: 84.218 m
TM: 6:05:46
ODO: 252.24 m

I’ll call this trip “Stoog.”

Pretty good day. The Lewis & Clark bridge was really high, & hwy 30 to Portland was straight & hot. I passed a cooling tower. Stopped to eat in St. Helens. Ate Mexican food and ice cream. I should have had a sandwich from the ice cream stand. Also bought blueberries and blackberries from some kids outside the laundromat. The ride into Portland seemed fast. I got there sometime between 6 & 7 and had dinner with Matt and Stephanie.

STO06 7/13/06

Published on July 13, 2006 in STO06. 0 Comments

Steilacoom to Winlock
DST:
HRS:

If you take Hwy 99(?) through Dupont you can get onto the Old Pacific Highway via a single exit of I-5. I took that route into Olympia, stopped for some chain oil and ended up buying Phil Wood oil instead of Triflow because that’s what the Oly Cycles(link?) had. The bike shop guy told me about a rail trail from Olympia to Tenino, which was the next town on the route to Portland. On the way I met a guy and his son touring on a tandem. They told me about a public pool in Tenino made from an old quarry. I think it was sandstone. I swam briefly, but it was very cold. There was a mossy waterfall into the pool and I saw a salamander. I stopped to camp in a field when it got dark out.

STO06 7/12/06

Published on July 12, 2006 in STO06. 0 Comments

Seattle to Steilacoom
DST: 66
HRS: 5:18
ODO: 66

A drizzly day. I’m camped in a vacant lot next to the train tracks and the sound. The wind went north against me today, but I found an easier way out of the Green River valley. Unfortunately I lost a lot of time searching for one. I started at 11 and I pulled into Steilacoom around 7 or 8 and searched for campsites until the sun was near the horizon. I could have made it to Olympia, but not having anyone to stay with made it seem like it might be easier to stay here. I spent 60 miles getting here. I should write down the mileage tomorrow. I should make it to Cowlitz county tomorrow