Notices by Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)

Part 1 of my Oregon Coast Trail adventure is over 🥲

Mercifully, my body waited until today to get sick, as if saying “you’re FINALLY done hiking barefoot and underdressed and pushing me to limits I never imagined? Alright then, been saving this for ya!” 😆

I’m not even mad. I’m so grateful and happy and transformed. This has changed my life, and I cannot wait to get back on the trail this summer.

[Photos: my last steps on the beach before heading to Yachats]

I was treated to one hell of a show last night at the conclusion of my hike.

📍Yachats, Oregon: Smelt Sands State Recreation Site

@Jojonintendo it’s not an exaggeration to say it has changed my life.

@Jojonintendo Count on it! I’m already creating them in my head. Just need to let my body recover for a few da…

Weeks 😆

@FinchHaven @mschfr @lps Yes, you caught me. I make all my platform decisions solely out of spite 🙄

Maybe I should remind you I introduced tons of people to Linux and open source — through YouTube and Discord…

@lps @mschfr Sure, if people want to watch there (in my experience a tiny fraction of them do), it’s easy enough to mirror.

It’s a shame Mastodon struggles with short video clips. I have so much incredible video to show you from this Oregon Coast Trail hike.

OK fine! I’ll just start a hiking channel on YouTube…

@rlounsbury I haven’t even shared a fraction of what I wanted to! But stay tuned!

What I’ve learned after hiking almost 200 miles on the Oregon Coast Trail: the walking is the easy part.

The hard part is constantly walking past all the achingly, ruggedly, aggressively beautiful scenery.

I don’t understand how to say goodbye to this, even for a little while.

Waldport, I am in you!
186 miles down…

Waldport, I am in you!
183 miles down…

@weiln yeah Morro Bay has always been my home away from home.

@weiln Oh shit, you live in Phoenix? You guys had a terrible 2024 summer.

@weiln I fear the summer is going to be brutal.

By next weekend, I’ll be back at home and sincerely missing the Oregon Coast Trail.

It’s jarring to think it will be 40° hotter in the Central Valley of California… in mid-May.

I’m vowing to not spend another summer there. And I’m vowing to spend some of my summer right back HERE finishing the back 200 miles of this amazing and captivating coastline.

(Forecasts: Seal Rock, Oregon vs Merced, California)

Seal Rock 💙
I cannot get enough of this place. It’s pure magic. It makes me feel euphoric!

This is without question my favorite beach along the first 180 miles of the Oregon Coast Trail.

@stewbsss it has been indescribable. Epic. Life changing. Intoxicating.

The view from camp tonight does NOT suck!

@andrewbriscoe thank you for that history. I have a story about this but difficult to share now. It’ll be on my blog later.

No commentary needed.
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📍Yaquina Bay South Jetty, Newport, Oregon