Clatsop Trail

We went on our first backpacking trip of the year last weekend. The Clatsop Loop Trail is a part of the Oregon Coast Trail, located in Ecola State Park. We parked at Indian Beach and hiked uphill into the forest about 1 1/4 miles where there is hikers camp. Let's be specific... the hike is actually a climb. Entire 1.25 miles is uphill, or climbing the hill is the entire hike. However, considering this was only 800 feet of elevation, we have our work cut out for us if we want to climb an actual mountain anytime soon.

Once we were at camp we immediately tried to start a fire... and we succeeded 90 minutes later. The temperature plummeted during the night and we woke up to three random hikers wandering into camp, dogs barking (Bam mostly), and owls making all sorts of noise. In the morning we hiked a tad farther to the coast and had excellent views of the lighthouse off of Canon Beach. There were also WWII bunkers along the way... very interesting and kind of creepy because they were locked up to keep rift raft out. Oh yeah, and Justin found black bear scat (poop)!

Twilight fans recognize this scene? Sadly, I do....
"La Push Baby. It's... La Push."

The Boys

The Girls

Nice Views

There are 3 cabins at the hikers camp.
We had a hard time deciding if they were cool or creepy.

Boys making shelters:

Justin spotted this 5 inch friend.

Making a fire in Oregon is not an easy task.
The entire forest was saturated.

What's backpacking without wine?

Aiden was ready for some vegan marshmellows.

"Terrible Tilly" = Tillamook Lighthouse

WWII Bunkers