Mile 168 Report
Central South Siuslaw Jetty Road
December 21, 2011
Beautiful sunny, but cold, day.
Report Details
Beautiful sunny, but cold, day. No humans in sight. Two crows on the beach and a few gulls overhead. Surf moderate. Heavy frost remains in the shaded patches of the dunes and beach. Wood pieces and kelp scattered on the beach rather than concentrated in the driftline. Notable find was a black plastic cremation urn, no lid, no contents, but with label identifying the crematory in Eugene, OR. I returned the urn to the ocean, thinking that it belonged to the sea.
Conditions
Temperature: 39 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N.
Human Activities
No humans in sight on the beach today except for me.
Beached Birds
Only occasional bone with a few attached feathers, nothing identifiable.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces. plastic cremation urn, no lid, no contents, label present identifying the crematory
Natural Changes
Heavy frost lingering in shady patches of dune and beach.
bwholler
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