National Coast Trail Association director hikes the Oregon Coast
Al LePage, director of the National Coast Trail Association is hiking the entire 400-mile Oregon Coast Trail as an "Oregon Coast Legacy Hike" until August 12th, 2008 to promote the need both for an "Oregon Coast Legacy Conservation Plan" to preserve the Oregon coast and for everyone to work together.
He started the hike on July 14th, the same date, and doing it over the same 30-day period, he first hiked its entire length twenty years ago in 1988 and will explore and share how it has changed in one generation. LePage will offer free public events, "Oregon Coast Legacy Hike: Stories and Songs" which are scheduled in Cannon Beach, Lincoln City, Newport, Florence, Coos Bay, Gold Beach and Brookings from 7-9 PM while he's actually enroute to talk with residents about conservation, share his experiences along the trail and sing some songs.
The hike itself is not a public participation event, however, since the public does have access to the Oregon Coast Trail, although LePage will never act as a guide during this solo hike event he'd be open to potentially spending time with those who happened to find him along the way.
LePage will be speaking at the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce Thursday, July 17th from 7-9 pm.
