Day 2, Sunset Bay SP to Humbug Mt. SP, 62 miles

 

Day 2, Sunset Bay SP to Humbug Mt. SP, 62 miles

Saturday June 6, 2026

Today was a hard, beautiful, majestic day. Really I'm in awe of where I am and what I'm doing. Before I left I tried to talk some unsuspecting co-workers into coming. I thought just because they were young they could likely do it. I think today's climbs would totally shift our relationship and they'd end up hating me.

Seven Devils Rd. lived up to it's name. All day, though, there were climbs. Seven Devils was intense. The climbing began immediately and steeply. I barely had time to get into my low front sprocket--which performed like a charm all day.

Over an hour I did 8 miles of climbing. Intense. At the "top" there was a break in the foliage and I got a pic of how high I was. Definitely not the coast,sea level.

I made it to Bandon around 11 and went to Subway for another foot long. The two halves last me all day. Or in this case--I finished my half from yesterday at the top. They stay well overnight and in my bag while traveling.

Afterwards, I took the Adventure Cycling route through Bandon that avoids the 101. It was awesome! I got great pics of the haystacks and other Oregon Coast features and the ocean. Can you believe it!? I'm here, on the Pacific Coast!

Today, despite the climbs inland and the forested ranges away from the coast, I was also hugging the shoreline, hanging onto my bike. Up and down.

The weather has been blue skies, a little cool, and windy--but in the right direction. I did get a little cold toward dawn, and stuffed my bag with extra clothes to occupy the cold places. There was only one other hiker/biker and he never came out of tent until this a.m. when he packed up quickly and was gone by 6:30. There are some people who are on continuous walkabouts to escape life; I suspect he might be in that category.

Again, tonight, at Humbug SP, I am the only camper. The site is a 2 minute walk from bathrooms, but I'm very secluded here, so did a birdbath and washed clothes out in spigot. I really do hope I meet other cyclists. Have not seen a single person on tour these 2 days.

That's it for now. I'll post daily updates--just not always daily as often there is no Wi-Fi in the parks. But, so far, I've done 2 days and have 11 more to go. Barring the unforseen.