Mile 173 Dispatch
July 29, 2012
by cheshire
Other Mile 173 Reports (28)
2017
October 5, 2017 - Ariana172
Hundreds of resting gulls, 8 humans 12 dogs-No humans encountered beyond the north of the creek mouth. One set human and 1 set dog prints entering from the north. The beach was deserted. Sand...
2012
November 16, 2012 - cheshire
It has been a couple of months since I have had time to visit my mile. I am shocked by how much Sutton Creek has moved during that time. It has shifted south again and is now within 100 yards of...
June 24, 2012 - cheshire
Walked miles 172-174 from south to north, then cut across the dunes inland and followed Sutton Creek back out to the ocean. There is less debris on the beach than there has been over the last month...
June 7, 2012 - cheshire
The beach itself is cleaner than it has been, but there is quite a bit of debris that has blown into the dunes and into the area between the dunes and the brush on the north and west sides of Sutton...
May 10, 2012 - cheshire
Went back to Baker Beach, walking miles 172-176. Photographed possible tsunami debris and hauled two large garbage bags of trash off of the beach—mostly plastic water bottles and glass containers....
May 8, 2012 - cheshire
I was able to cross the creek and check out the part of miles 173-174 North of Sutton Creek for the first time this year. Because the beach is fairly inaccessible (unless you come in from the North...
April 23, 2012 - cheshire
Sutton Creek continues to migrate north, and the mouth of the creek has widened considerably. At this point, the creek is quite a ways (at least ¼ mile) north of the riprap. Water volume is very...
2011
July 4, 2011 - cheshire
Sutton Creek continues to shift. Beach clean but many rocks, shells and lots of wood north of the creek. See pictures for visual of aforementioned drying bushes and a visual of creek shift over...
June 4, 2011 - cheshire
Today was a gloriously warm day at the beach. Sutton Creek continues to shift dramatically to the north, leaving part of the old channel as a brackish backwater. Trees and other foliage continue to...
2009
September 3, 2009 - cheshire
Since our last visit, Sutton Creek has shifted dramatically. The creek has retreated from the riprap, curving north in a crescent and forming a small lake-like area before turning back toward the...
February 4, 2009 - cheshire
The beach was very clean and tranquil today. Since last month, the section of Sutton Creek between the riprap and the ocean has shifted approximately 200 yards north. In the area just above the...
January 3, 2009 - cheshire
Observer approached mile 173 from the south, crossing Sutton Creek and moving north before doubling back. Though close to low tide, the creek volume was quite high today. The mouth of creek has...
2008
December 20, 2008 - cheshire
We forded Sutton Creek before low tide and proceeded from south to north. There were no people or human tracks on our mile north of Sutton Creek. However, we did see animal footprints unaccompanied...
November 17, 2008 - cheshire
Observers moved from south to north on mile 173, fording Sutton Creek near the surfline just after low tide. GPS measurements indicate that the creek has shifted significantly south from its...
August 24, 2008 - LCosko
This past week, there have been greater than usual beached birds on Heceta Beach. Mainly Common Murres, but also Gulls. There have been a few exhausted Cormorants. There was a dead shark, possibly a...
March 10, 2008 - ZASovers
A cloudy morning with wind from Southwest. Many logs all along the shoreline, some long and straight,like telephone poles. The sand is still out, the roots of one stump visible. Sutton Creek has...
February 26, 2008 - LCosko
It was a perfect, sunny morning. The tide was low providing a wide beach. The waves were quiet and low. There was a slight breeze of approximately 1-2 miles per hour coming from the east. The beaches...
January 1, 2008 - oldMGguy
Walked Mile 172, south half of Mile 173 to Sutton Creek. Due to east wind, excellent sealevel visibility - 15+ miles, no sea mist/fog, minimal surf. One seal observed in surf, lots of seagulls and...
2007
November 22, 2007 - LCosko
It was Thanksgiving morning, the sun was out and the skies were clear. Starting out, the temperature was 33 degrees. By the end of the walk, the temperature had risen to 42 degrees. There was little...
November 20, 2007 - LCosko
It was a cool, sunny morning. There was a slight breeze of about 5-6 miles per hour. The tide was high and had washed up quite a bit of kelp and seagrass. A lot of the kelp had been washed up in...
November 5, 2007 - ZASovers
The huge flock of brown pelicans was a beautiful sight. They stayed for the following day as well, but were gone by Nov. 7. On the second day they were sitting in rows on both sides of Sutton Creek...
September 9, 2007 - ZASovers
No problems observed. Sutton creek is meandering and flowing slowly into the ocean. Sea gulls are sitting at the mouth of the creek.
August 31, 2007 - Earl and Donna
Very low tide. Sutton Creek running very slowly without the usual number of gulls at the mouth. More people just walking the beach.
June 18, 2007 - Earl and Donna
Moderate use of this popular beach near a Lane County park: 11 people and 6 dogs.
June 12, 2007 - ZASovers
Some erosion at the bend of Sutton Creek. Half of a live bush is on top of the bluff and the other half is sliding down same bluff.
March 27, 2007 - ZASovers
There is a continual erosion of the sandy bluffs at Sutton Creek with trees falling down at the point where the rip-rap ends. This day there was only one dead puffin on the beach.
February 9, 2007 - EarlandDonna
Light human impact: 9 people, 4 dogs. Sutton Creek running at moderate speed and moved even farther north.
