Mile 155 Report
September 13, 2006
by ploverlover
Other Mile 155 Reports (17)
2018
October 13, 2018 - ploverlover
July 1, 2018 - ploverlover
I first adopted this mile in 1995. I left Oregon and discontinued my watch in 2007. I've returned to Oregon and have just re-adopted this very same mile.I hiked in on the Tahkenitch Creek trail. ...
2017
2016
October 11, 2016 - marcus
Warm, sunny day with the wind from the NE at 10-15 mph. 3 foot waves with average tide. Many long coils of Bull kelp littered the beach below the high tide line.
October 10, 2016 - marcus
An overcast day with light wild (10mph) from NW. Many more birds at mouth of creek. 2 flights of Brown Pelicans (5 & 7 birds).4 seals were swimming in the surf 20 feet from the surfline. They...
October 9, 2016 - marcus
Clear, sunny day with 20 mph wind from southwest and 3 foot waves. Few seabirds were observed on the beach but 1 common egret was observed fishing in the estuary as well as 1 immature sandhill crane...
2015
October 5, 2015 - marcus
Takenitch creek and its associated estuary contained much lower water flow than in previous years with the outlet to the ocean approximately 10 feet wide and 1 foot deep (see pix).
October 4, 2015 - marcus
Arrived to find a clear sunny beach with extensive winter erosion of the Takenitch west estuary. Takenitch creek was the lowest that I have observed with minimal (10' wide x 1' deep) outflow to the...
2014
October 15, 2014 - marcus
In previous years, I have observed many more sanderlings than this visit, which maybe just a sampling issue. As mentioned, I did observe two dead or dying Franklin's gulls. One had been dead for at...
2012
July 15, 2012 - mbbsmile
The beach was deep and looked to be lower tide than the numbers indicate. Sunny beautiful day with more people on the beach than I've seen before. Also very clean, no litter or debris. The group of...
2011
August 15, 2011 - mbbsmile
Tahkenitch Creek is a new mile this year for me and I seem to always miss the lowest of tides, but this time there was soooo much beach. I crossed the creek easily, waded in a large pool about the...
March 14, 2011 - mbbsmile
Walking through the woods I saw a few Trillium. The dune you cross to the beach looks unchanged but this is my second time walking this area. I was the only one on the south side of Tahkenitch...
January 9, 2011 - mbbsmile
First time walking this mile. Lovely day, mild rain briefly. Parked at the Tahkenitch camp grounds and took the creek trail to the beach then followed the ThreeMile Lake trail back.The beach was...
2008
October 11, 2008 - [email protected]
Led hike out Tahkenitch Dunes trail to beach then south along S end of mile 154 and all of mile 155 with 15 people for South Coast Striders hiking group. Short earred owl was a treat to see along...
2007
September 21, 2007 - ploverlover
I wasn't able to access my mile because the Tahkenitch Creek trail ,at its mouth, had been eroded back at least 200 yards. ODNRA says trail will be repaired in 3 months. We had 10 plover nests and...
January 6, 2007 - ploverlover
Since September when I last observed, the trailhead has eroded away. Shore Pines that have recently been eroded were evident in the heavy surf. I would estimate about twenty-five yards to fifty yards...