Report Details

Cold, rainy and windy. Beach laden with debris, from big trees to pebbles.

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Storm. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 6.2 feet.

Human Activities

The people in the cars were sitting at the wheel and enjoying watching the stormy sea.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

about 18 seagulls only (all facing the winds and trying to stay upright)

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Enganglement: 1. nonecould have been a cormarant. Had a very sturdy beak almost parrot-like

Stranded Marine Mammals

none

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

none

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. It was like walking thru a dump

Man-made Modifications

none

Natural Changes

Evidence of wave overtopping, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Landslides/major boulder falls. These were small landslides.. perhaps from high wave action

Actions & Comments

It was a cold, rainy, and very windy (35-40mph wnds) time on the beach. The beach was laden with debris. Big trees, lumber, etc, right down to the smallest pebbles. Quite a windy stormy walk for a late May day.

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All Mile 204 Reports

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Mile 204

November 19, 2023

Today marked my latest sighting of the old growth driftwood log that I've admired and whose comings and goings from Driftwood Beach I've documented since June 2020, when I first photographed it high on the beach south of Buckley Creek.

Jon French

Mile 204

August 11, 2023

I had read that the 265-foot vessel Seacor Lee would be anchoring a mile off Driftwood Beach in support of OSU's PacWave South wave energy testing project, positioned so that divers from the ship could perform work on previously installed seafloor conduits.

Jon French

Mile 204

June 17, 2023

I haven't walked Driftwood Beach regularly since the PacWave South wave energy project completed work underground in the Driftwood parking lot.

Jon French

Mile 204

January 1, 2023

By the time I got to Driftwood Wayside, a lot of people had already arrived for their New Years Day beach walks, some 30 vehicles in the parking lot and 30 - 40 people down on the beach, accompanied by at least half as many dogs, almost all leashed.

Jon French

Mile 204

October 23, 2022

This was probably the last dependably dry Mile 204 walk before the rains begin in earnest.

Jon French

Mile 204

August 17, 2022

After the morning fog lifted and before the marine layer moved in, I walked from Seal Rock on Mile 205 to Beach Access 66C on Mile 203.

Jon French

Mile 204

June 3, 2022

Driftwood Wayside is open again after PacWave's departure, but I was the only visitor on this breezy, drizzly day.

Jon French

Mile 204

May 10, 2022

The PacWave South wave energy project hosted a BBQ today at Driftwood Wayside for staff and neighbors to celebrate the completion of construction work here and the reopening of the Wayside later this month.

Jon French