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CoastWatch Mile 222 County Lincoln Description Moolack Beach N, Coal Creek, S of Wade Creek Boundaries N 44° 42.977', W 124° 3.56' to N 44° 42.156', W 124° 3.755' Google Maps Nearby Roads, Directions to/from, Google photos, Satellite image, Terrain overlay OPRD Map Cape Foulweather to Otter Rock, Schooner Point (1) Vehicles • Motor vehicle travel is prohibited from the Tillamook County-Lincoln County line (45° 02.6706', Mile 247), southerly to Yaquina Bay (44° 37.0374', Mile 215), except for the following locations within the corporate limits of Lincoln City: (A) A distance of 150 feet on each side of the westerly extension of North 35th Court; (B) A distance of 150 feet on each side of the westerly extension of North 15th Street. Weather Current Weather Conditions at nearby stations (may take a minute or two on a dialup connection) Tides The NOAA Tide Predictions site may be found here. Click on the station nearest to your location to see predicted tides in graphical and tabular formats. Photo Boulder slide   1/11/13 This photo was taken the day of this survey (1/11/13). dderickson

20 REPORTS FOR MILE 222: dderickson May 1, 2013 1:45 PM   Beautiful, bright day with brisk northern wind; very few people on the beach, and the ones I counted weren't there long. Significant sand cover has moved back on to the beach (this is my first year on the coast: I can't help but be impressed by the movement of the sand!), probably a couple of feet deeper in some places than it was in the barest part of winter, as you can tell by the appearance and disappearance of rock formations. With some of the sand-covered rocks, all that is left visible is the algae, which appears to be growing on the sand until you dig into it. The algae on the higher rocks is bleached white. One of the drainpipe casings has fallen in the 2nd group of drains from the south. Where the land slide was observed in December, the boulders are now splitting and crumbling. On the trail going down to the beach, salal is in bloom.   MORE  dderickson Mar 27, 2013 5:00 PM   Nothing new to report, other than the constant shifting of sand and rock appearance. There was a scattering/drift of long-stem yellow roses along the high driftline in the section between Wade Creek and Coal Creek. Otherwise, very little debris. It was truly a beautiful, calm, mild, overcast day with many families and individuals enjoying the beach.   MORE  dderickson Feb 19, 2013 2:30 PM   The sand is back, particularly on the northern end of the mile. Unfortunately, my hard drive crashed and I have lost my reference pictures, so will have to begin anew. The beach looked relatively pristine, with a lot of new sand cover, and high tides presumably having washed away quite a bit of the debris, except for one short area south of Coal Creek, where there was the usual plastic, rope, and lumber, including a hatch (about 2'x2')with rusted hinges.   MORE  dderickson Jan 11, 2013 2:45 PM   Sun and light breeze made for a good opportunity to get out on the beach. Three wood pallets, including a red "PECO" were in the high zone, as well as a large amount of styrofoam, small pieces of plastic, rope, Asian plastic bottles, and numerous bottle caps. Most of this debris was accumulated near the outlet of Wade Creek. The sand continues to wash out and bare more of the rock/lava formations. When I was out for a non-survey walk on December 21, I noted a major boulder slide about a third of a mile south of Wade Creek. I went back on December 23 to take pictures.   MORE    Boulder slide    Location: 1/3 mile south of Wade Creek Date: Dec 23, 2012 4:48 PM Boulder slide    Description: This photo was taken the day of this survey (1/11/13). Location: 1/3 mile south of Wade Creek Relative size    Description: I tried to show the size of the boulders by including myself in a picture next to one. I am 5'7" Location: 1/3 mile south of Wade Creek Date: Dec 23, 2012 4:48 PM dderickson Dec 9, 2012 2:20 PM   Drizzly but mild day; light breeze at about 8 mph. Very few people out, no dogs, but there were dog tracks. Very sparse wrack; debris in the high zone was mostly lumber, plastic bottles, and chunks of styrofoam. All the drift logs seem to have been pushed up very high, hugging the bluffs. There was a recently fallen/beached tree on the beach, but did not appear to have fallen locally: a fir which I couldn't identify with my PNW coast field guide -- needles like a Douglas fir, but bark like a Subalpine fir...made no sense. The most significant change this month is that a lot of the sand has retreated, and the rocks and rock formations are appearing again (see photos).   MORE    Sand cover 11/8/12    Location: Northern Moolack Beach, between Wade Creek and Coal Creek Retreat of sand 12/9/12    Location: Northern Moolack Beach, between Wade Creek and Coal Creek Beached tree bark    Beached tree needles    Date: Dec 9, 2012 12:00 AM dderickson Nov 7, 2012 12:30 PM   A good break in the rainy/foggy weather to get out for a survey. A lot of sand cover: many of the previously existing rock beds are covered along the base of the bluffs. Driftline wrack was very sparse, almost non-existent, and what was there was made of of tiny bits of vegetation, plastic, shells, feathers, etc. A bald eagle flew by over the top of the bluff.   MORE    Drainage pipes on Moolack beach    Date: Aug 27, 2012 12:00 AM Broken drainage pipe    Description: The pipe structure to the right of the set has broken off. dderickson Oct 9, 2012 3:15 PM   Beautiful mild day, perhaps one of the last of the season; no outstanding changes in appearance of the beach or bluffs, although the rock formations visible at mean tide last spring are no longer visible, covered by sand. There were several (8) beached birds, mostly common murres. With one, there were not enough remains to identify, although a patch of black and white feathers indicates a Pacific loon. Traces of the sea lion carcass of a few months ago are now in a circular pile (3-4') as if dug up. The only birds observed were western gulls and a pair of common ravens.   MORE    Beached Pelagic cormorant    dderickson Sep 17, 2012 4:00 PM   Beautiful day, light breeze from ssw; not too many people on beach. Minimal debris (someone must be doing a good job of picking up unless the sand is covering it up) other than a few pieces of lumber, and PVC pipe. Drift content was about 98% kelp and surf grass. There was some rock slide activity, taking down some of the vegetation at edge of the bluff. Saw three dead birds, a lion's mane jelly, and some small songbirds which appeared (without binoculars to validate) to be palm warblers.   MORE  dderickson Aug 15, 2012 12:30 PM   I stated the cloud cover was fog, but it was very light with the sun mostly visible, and blue sky to the east! There was more contour to the sand than in last couple of months, probably due to the high winds of this past week. A lot of human-made driftwood structures and "rock people" were present. Very little debris/trash, 3-4 plastic bottles and a few styrofoam pieces. There was new graffiti carved into a sandstone boulder (a family name). The sea lion carcass is now mostly sunken and covered by sand, but still discernable if you know it's there.   MORE  dderickson Jul 6, 2012 5:45 PM   Beautiful day, light breeze, gentle surf...There was not too much debris on the beach other than numerous small foam pieces (mostly brown, white, and light blue), and one larger, about 18"x18"x4"; very few plastic bottles compared to previous visits to this beach (about 3 or 4). There was one plastic bottle with tiny goose barnacles, and, interestingly, a crisp clean label separated from a cola bottle, with asian writing on it. There appears to be a lot of pieces of lumber that are not overly weathered (as if they might have come across from Japan?). Just a few pieces of fireworks trash. The sea lion carcass reported last month was still there, feeding turkey vultures, quite collapsed but still large.   MORE  dderickson Jun 13, 2012 2:00 PM   This was my first survey of mile 222. Overall, the beach was clean, except for many pieces of foam, and several plastic bottles. I didn't see any signs of recent landscape changes. About 18-20 people and two dogs were out on the beach enjoying the beautiful (if windy) day. There was a dead sea lion high on the beach at whose head someone erected a cross made of driftwood and sea grass.   MORE  hatsmith Aug 27, 2009 12:30 PM   The day I was there was mild, calm, almost no wind and slightly humid. Fog did not burn off during time I checked, but I was driving north and noticed fog did not burn off until I was into Tillamook on 101. Mile 222 is clean, no trash at all. The water pool at creek on the beach was not as large this time as last.   MORE  hatsmith Jul 27, 2009 12:00 PM   Beautiful day. Hot in Portland, but not too bad in Newport, Lincoln City. Lovely! Noticed some erosion, no dead birds, much seaweed and kelp on beach.   MORE  hatsmith Feb 4, 2009 12:00 AM   It was my second time visiting mile 222. It was a gorgeous day and 63 degrees. People I encountered were enjoying the day walking their dogs. There was an exposed old tree root from a Spruce tree on beach. It actually was pretty beautiful. It probably was there years ago. I noticed a yellow bouy marked 103. Did not notice any other fish, etc. washed up on beach except that. I discovered a way down to beach as lots of construction on road around Beverly Beach exit. It is old wagon road down to beach.   MORE  hatsmith Nov 16, 2008 2:00 PM   This was my first visit to Mile 222. I think I found correct approximate area with my car GPS system. I have never been there before so I really did not know what the area had looked like privously. Karen Ebert emailed me and introduced herself. I told her next time I go down she can join me and show me the ropes.   MORE  CoastalKaren Sep 14, 2008 8:00 AM   It was a great day for a beachwalk. Just me and a few seagulls enjoying the foggy conditions. Not much to report, the erosion continues on my mile due to the road construction.   MORE  CoastalKaren Jun 7, 2008 11:00 AM   More erosion noted in bluffs. Not much litter on beach, a rather quiet day.   MORE    Giant Squid    Description: This picture came from the Volunteer listserv at Hatfield Marine Science Center. Thought everyone might be interested. Bill Hanshumaker is also a Coast Watcher. OSU/Hatfield Marine Science Center's William Hanshumaker (Public Marine Education Specialist/Extension Sea Grant Faculty) reports: "On July 29th, a giant squid (Moroteuthis robusta), came ashore near Yachats. Robust Clubhook squid are usually found offshore and come equipped with wicked hooks on the ends of their six-foot long arms. I will be conducting a necropsy sometime during this winter season, to try to determine the cause of death." Location: North of Yachats Date: Jul 29, 2008 1:00 AM CoastalKaren Nov 24, 2007 3:00 PM   Nothing exciting to report, it was a great afternoon for a stroll on my mile. The erosion continues around the construction by Beverly Beach.   MORE  CoastalKaren Aug 12, 2007 6:30 PM   There were no reportable changes on the walk. Things have remained the same as they were a few months ago. There is still some erosion close to Beverly Beach, but it hasn't gotten any worse. All in all, a good day for a walk.   MORE  CoastalKaren May 19, 2007 3:00 PM   It was a beautiful day to walk my mile. Slightly overcast, but still, very nice. Am slightly concerned with the erosion along Highway 101. Since the construction started, near Beverly Beach, it seems more erosion is taking place. No photos taken, maybe next time I'll remember my camera.   MORE