The first day was pretty hot and I started riding early from Beaverton, a suburb of Portland. I was lucky to have found a quite route (Nestucca Road) over the mountains via Carlton as this was the Friday of the July 4th weekend and lots of people were headed towards the ocean. The road included a few miles of gravel but otherwise the road conditions were excellent.
Arriving at the Pacific I took a break in Neskowin which was pretty overcrowded. I continued to Lincoln City where I spend the night in the Cozy Cove Beach hotel, located directly at the ocean.