When I woke up I was expecting rain as forecasted. However the forecast was wrong but in a positive way. Not only no rain, but no dew. Everything was dry. What a treat and nice way to start the day.
There were no other hiker/bikers in camp with me, but one of the other “normal” campers talked to me and asked questions about my trip.
In Coos Bay and North Bend I stopped and got groceries and more memory cards. I looked for a place to eat, but I didn’t see anything that caught my eye.
There was a lot to see today, I especially liked the Umpqua and Winchester Bay Area.
My friend, the headwinds return again today. At times quite strong. Over the entire ride, there was some impact on my efforts, but it was relatively minor. My moving pace when riding was good, but I took lots of stops for pictures, reflecting and to get food. My timing was on target though, as I arrived at Honeyman state park, “right on time” at about 5.
In camp with me are at least three other bikers. I talked with two of them that are traveling together. They start about eight day ago from Olympics exploring the coast. Starting tomorrow, they will head east to ride the trans America route and go across the USA.
The hike/bike at Honeyman state park are not as nice as the other Oregon parks I’ve stayed at. They are away from the other site and therefore the restrooms are quite far. They do have picnic tables and water in the area but no electrical power. Even still, I’m glad to have them and they are on par with the California parks. In talking with one of the other bike campers here, the camp is working on new improve hike/bike which are not open yet.
Honeyman has special memories for me. We camped here as a family growing up. I can’t remember the exact years, but probably in 1977-79 range. We would enjoy the lake, jetty and sand dunes. When we were here, the dune by the lake dropped steeply down to the lakes edge. It’s not so steep right now, but still high.
The forecast calls for rain tonight again and it sounds like I won’t be lucky like last night, because I’m already hearing rain drops hit my tent. I already installed the additional tarp. So I say, “bring it on”. Just not too much! It’s supposed to rain into the morning hours, so I’m counting on riding in the rain as well.
Fortunately tomorrow night, I’m being hosted by one of my old high school and soccer teammates. So it will be excellent timing to help me get dried out.
Ride summary: 5/10 difficulty, 58 miles with 2818 feet of climbing. Was partly sunny the whole day and nice riding weather and temperature. Calm and some medium headwinds has some impact on effort. Today’s ride detailed GPS. Tour totals: 1612 miles (49 / day). 92,365 climbing feet.
6 responses to “Day 33 – Bicycle Touring Sunset SP to Honeyman SP. Coos bay, lighthouse, Reedsport, dunes”
I’m not quite sure what to think about the Tsunami Gallery, or what to expect, maybe the statues will survive a tsunami…maybe.
lol, they looked pretty heavy.
Maybe it was “Leaven No Trace”. Wow the sand dunes have really changed. That big hill was no much fun to slide down. Could only do it a couple of time, because you got so tired from the climb.
I thought of leaven too, but I still am not sure what it means. It still tiring to climb and it is steeper than it looks in the picture.
The Lake is so blue. How did you get a picture with no one in it?
Early morning! 🙂