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MILE 40 on 4/15/12   -   AZBEACH LOCATION Curry  •  North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach CONDITIONS Sunday 12:30 PM  •  Cloudy  •  51° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the S  •  Tide: 0.5 ft HUMANS People: 8  •  Dogs: 1 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 3  •  Photography: 1  •  Fishing: 2  •  2 - questionable behavior - exploding bottles CONCERNS Fire  •  Apparent violations: abandoned large fire in pile of driftwood at base of grassy dune DISTURBANCES VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 2  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 1 ACTIV.COMMENTS Peculiar behavior of 2 males who accessed rocky beach by car, driving past the locked gate. Large fire in driftwood at base of grassy foredune. Exploding plastic and glass bottles after filling with something from under hood of vehicle thru a tube. They abandoned the active, burning fire without attempting to put it out. NOTABLE WILDLIFE 2 BLOY in sandy surf DEAD BIRDS STRANDED FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE nothing notable in driftline NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS Action taken on the problem(s) mentioned Emergency line called for abandoned fire -- we asked to have it reported to Beach Ranger. 2 fire trucks responded. We had pretty much subdued the fire by removing the burning logs we could, and filling SOLV bags with sea water and dumping on to fire. Fire personnel were bringing shovels to extinguish the then smoldering fire. Attendant to the obvious environmental aspect of this behavior, $$ was spent to deploy the fire personnel who responded. The perpetrators should be held accountable. SUMMARY An abandoned fire took our time and attention on the south end of the mile (north from Sisters Rocks). Due to winter storms, we were unable to cross the hugely expanded Mussel Creek at the Arizona Beach end of the mile. Mussel Creek now travels a long distance north before making an abrupt turn to the sea. This report will be augmented by a further report when we are able to return and cross Mussel Creek to complete the mile, north to south. OBSERVER azbeach EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 5/3/12 11:40 PM PHOTOS 1 In the beginning . . . Description: What we thought would be an uneventful day Location: Sisters Rocks from Coast Trail access Date: 04/15/2012 2 Suspicious activity Description: Boys shouldn't play with fire! Unusual behavior, and ultimately abandoning a sizable driftwood fire. No plates on front of vehicle, and Oregon plate on back was obscured. Location: At the base of trail down to Sisters Rocks, in the rocky foredune area Date: 04/15/2012 3 Abandoned logs burning Date: 04/15/2012 4 something old revealed Date: 04/15/2012 5 Roiling Mussel Creek Description: Huge and uncrossable, Mussel Creek now runs a long way north before cutting west to the sea. Much deeper than it looks! Location: Mussel Creek at Arizona Beach entrance to mile Date: 04/15/2012 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US