Tom griffen

[...] (actual date Saturday 6/14/14) It took me 21 days to walk 423 miles on (mostly) the Oregon Coast Trail and I planned on it taking taking 25. And though I was left with some time to kill, [...]

Waldport (hotel) to Beverly Beach State Park (Newport) (actual date Thursday 6/5/14) I woke up confused.  My skin felt swollen and dry.  I stayed u [...]

Ft. Stevens South to the OCT North Trailhead/Columbia River (actual date 6/13/14) I am up at 5:30am and brave the cold rain en route to the public re [...]

Sea Ranch to Ft. Stevens State Park South (actual date Thursday 6/12/14) When I woke up this morning, my first thought was of the guy who checked me [...]

For the past few days my body has made it clear that I’m stressed-out. Yesterday I started developing a canker sore and this morning I woke up with [...]

I flew into Lisbon, Portugal because it was the cheapest airline destination closest to Morocco. Spent a grand total of 24-hours walking around the vi [...]

At some point in my early life, someone told me that the Prudential Insurance brand logo was modeled after the Rock of Gibraltar. Probably my dad. Of [...]

Before I left for Morocco, my buddy Scotty and I chatted at length about Tangier’s influence on literature and art. Famous Beat writers such as Burr [...]

Lone Ranch to Gold Beach Visitor’s Center (actual date Sunday, 5/25/2014) Must have been around 2:00am that I was stirred awake and my tent lit up. [...]

Gold Beach Visitor’s Center to Sisters Rock (actual date Monday, 5/26/14) I woke up to the sound of a marching band playing Yankee Doodle Dandy.   [...]

Paradise Point to Floras Lake (actual date Wednesday, 5/28/14) The rain last night drowned out the sound of the ocean.  Made me quit thinking about [...]

Carl Washburne State Park to Waldport (actual date Wednesday 6/4/14) In this morning’s dream I stumble upon a box filled with various treasures – [...]

[...] and offered fantastic views and assistance from helpful rangers who guided me to the OCT trailhead.  The winding trail, known as the Hobbit Trail because of it’s dreamy and canopied [...]

[...] no doubt that someone’s bummed this is missing. On the far side of the 101 I find the OCT trailhead for Mt. Neakahnie. I drag my tired legs up its 1700 feet to the best viewpoint on the [...]

[...] computer code. I end up staying longer on the 101 than expected because I miss the OCT trailhead at Gwyn’s Creek.  I walk past a hunched-over older man who walks towards me on the [...]

[...] is still set up. After a wobbly walk to the beach I return to the campsite and read poetry by Larry Levis, occasionally stopping to write some of my own.  I write about a boy who goes to a ballgame [...]

[...] my Clif bar brings me back to life. The rabbit is gone. I paint some artwork then read Larry Levis for hours, stopping only to write poems of my own. I’ve never read the same book over [...]

[...] . The fire is a place for folks to relax.” I agree, write in my journal, and read more Larry Levis. I manage to pass enough time so that my return to camp is at sunset. Back at the hiker/ [...]