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MILE 305 on 4/7/12   -   SKYHAR8000 LOCATION Tillamook  •  Oswald West SP, Cape Falcon N CONDITIONS Saturday 6:00 AM  •  Sunny  •  45° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the NW  •  Tide: -1 ft HUMANS People: 0  •  Dogs: 0 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 0  •  Playing in surf: 0  •  Playing in sand: 0  •  Sitting: 0  •  Photography: 0  •  Rockhunting: 0  •  Tidepooling: 0  •  Surfing: 0  •  Windsurfing: 0  •  Kayaking: 0  •  Fishing: 0 CONCERNS DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs parking: 0  •  RVs/Buses parking: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 0  •  ATVs/OHVs on beach, prohibited: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS Nobody there except my three companions and myself. NOTABLE WILDLIFE Two adolescent seals on one rock beach, and a dozen adults out in the waves. DEAD BIRDS Total: 0  •  Signs of oil: 0  •  Entanglement: 0 STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Ocean-based debris  •  Styrofoam Not nearly as much as is generally found. NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES Landslides/major boulder falls  •  Newly exposed roots/trees falling COMMENTS Action taken on the problem(s) mentioned Some erosion within the past few months, but all of it natural and consistent with what I have observed over the past few years. Nothing recently caused by any sort of human activity. SUMMARY Four of us arrived 0600 hours and left about 0900 hours. We spent three pleasant hours @ Mile 305 and left in good shape. Only two pieces of trash with Japanese characters were observed, and these very probably are NOT tsunami debris. Much less manmade debris than usual. Also, for the first time in a few years, the amount of natural debris (small bits of wood and vegetation) was quite low which could have been due to long-term winter storm action or just a good cleansing high tide shortly before our arrival! The areas where the seals are normally observed was very much tracked up with body drag marks and waste material, so the local population appears to be thriving AOK. We hiked out some trash, especially golf balls, of which there were far more than usual. But all in all, a safe, easy, and enjoyable trip, with no unusual hazards or adverse conditions observed. OBSERVER skyhar8000 EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 4/10/12 11:14 AM PHOTOS PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US