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MILE 160 on 11/22/08   -   JULIANNE LOCATION Lane  •  Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River CONDITIONS Saturday 2:00 PM  •  Sunny  •  Wind: Moderate from the E HUMANS People: 0 ACTIVITIES CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 2  •  ATVs/OHVs parking: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE DEAD BIRDS STRANDED FISH & INVERTS 1 Harbor Seal DRIFTLINE Shells NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS Natural meandering of Siltcoos River NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY The beach was exceptionally clean, except for two heavy deposits of shells in a small area at the south end of mile 160. The seal looked recently washed up seemed smallish and thin and had been eviscerated. The Siltcoos had moved around a lot in its estuary, rearranging large driftwood stumps and creating a fairly large ox-bow pond. Unusual lack of wild life except for an enormous congregation of gulls at the mouth of the river. OBSERVER julianne EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 2/15/09 10:44 AM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US