Fritz Nordengren

Documentary Storyteller and Photojournalist

Dave Whitson’s Final Sprint to the Pacific Ocean

Dave Whitson walks in Oregon on the last days of this cross USA hike

Dave Whitson pauses at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The rain cover over his backpack is dry, a remnant from earlier in the day. This beach on Cape Meares is the end of his coast-to-coast hike.

I wrote a similar paragraph 3 years ago. This story is a sequel and a conclusion to his cross country walk that began February 25, 2020.

Read the rest of the story in the Stories section