Mile 23 Report
July 13, 2021
by Bob Harvey
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Small temporary sand dunes evidentLooking N from S end of mile 23July 13, 2021
The base of this rock is usually underwater except at quite low tidesJuly 13, 2021
This unusual view of the backs of the offshore monoliths just north is allowed by low tideJuly 13, 2021
Chilton on ceiling of sea cave accessible at low tideJuly 13, 2021
Jelly on sand. Note hard brown spot inside jelly at pencil tipJuly 13, 2021
Dead seabird , a murre.July 13, 2021
Other Mile 23 Reports (49)
2023
January 25, 2023 - Botermans
There was a lot of small plastic debris and natural tree debris along the tide line between Meyers Creek and a short distance south of the stacks. There are more beach rocks exposed by the stacks...
January 23, 2023 - Bob Harvey
Steep newly cut foredunes and rocks more exposed because of winter waves scouring the beach.
2022
August 3, 2022 - Bob Harvey
The cave in one of the monoliths was accessible. The modest exposed marine garden in front of the cave has repopulated with seastars, two of them being very large. The die-off of a few years ago had...
January 18, 2022 - Bob Harvey
1. Vegetated foredunes continue to erode...evident the entire mile.2. The bits of plastic in wrack line show up this time of year, then disappear by my next visit.
2021
November 30, 2021 - Bob Harvey
The tallest dunes (~10ft) are being eroded as they are each year. Clumps of dune grass has slid down dune face. See pic.
May 10, 2021 - Bob Harvey
Illegal ATV tracks recently made running from south to north and back again. Sand has been deposited against the formerly steep foredunes. The low tide was too high to allow access of the marine...
April 9, 2021 - Lavenne22
Parked here to walk Mile 22. There is an animal carcass in the parking lot. It has been there at least a week. (I was not on CW last week). When I first saw it, it appeared to have horns like a goat...
February 9, 2021 - Bob Harvey
Well used beach today..9 people and lots of footprints since the last high tide ~6hours ago. The loss of foredunes as evidenced by clumps of sand and dune grass lying along base of remaining dunes....
2020
February 1, 2020 - Bob Harvey
Lots of plastic ocean deposited plastic this time of year. Foredunes continue to lose sand and grass esp N end of mile.
2019
September 2, 2019 - Bob Harvey
Shocker sound deposition is normal. Unusual to see two people surfing. Very unusual to find a decomposing seal. Very unusual to find a few dozen small desiccated jellies and one big one. Unidentified...
May 1, 2019 - Bob Harvey
The tide was low enough to allow access to the more distant monolith with a cave and marine garden nearby. Lots of anemones and 3 seastars.
January 25, 2019 - Bob Harvey
Since my October visit, large amounts of vegetated foredune has occurred along about 90% of Mile 23. The south end has escaped it. Up to as much as 30 feet of foredune has been lost especially in the...
2018
October 12, 2018 - Bob Harvey
People enjoying Beach, foredunes stacked with summer sand from the northwest. New signage along Highway 101 such as "no overnight parking", yellow safety location signs 183,184,185
June 28, 2018 - Bob Harvey
I walked and was blown from north to south on this very windy day, and was very nearly deposited on the Dune myself. the wind was strong enough to pick up chunks of still wet sand and blow it!...
March 7, 2018 - Bob Harvey
The vegetative foredune all along mile 23 continue to recede as evidenced by fallen clumps of dune grass in front of the dunes. A few starfish are evident on the rocks. Driftwood is being cut and...
2017
December 7, 2017 - Bob Harvey
Pyrosomes... In the 10 years I have monitored this beach I have never seen these before. Summer sand deposits are mostly intact, few steep dune facesMyers Creek is flowing strongly and directly...
November 7, 2017 - Bob Harvey
Pyrosomes... In the 10 years I have monitored this beach I have never seen these before. Summer sand deposits are mostly intact, few steep dune facesMyers Creek is flowing strongly and directly...
May 4, 2017 - Bob Harvey
A muted day, thin fog drifting ashore. Summer sand piling against steep dune fronts. Scattered trees' debris esp on South end of mile. Marine gardens briefly accessed, but we feel are our reward. ...
2016
December 16, 2016 - Bob Harvey
Sunny cool, clear day with calm surf. Summer's sand deposits eg ramps and crescent dunes are gone ; no new winter erosion of dunes. Large amounts of woody debris in driftline.When high tide is...
August 8, 2016 - Bob Harvey
Şummer sands have been stacked against (but not to the top of) last winters badly eroded dunes. The beach itself has interesting sand features such as crescent dunes. In the north part of the mile,...
March 22, 2016 - Bob Harvey
At low tide, almost 40 people were using the beach most of them walking. Three dogs. It is spring break so this is heavy usage for this spot. The grassy foredunes have been further eroded since...
January 10, 2016 - Bob Harvey
Nothing but footprints on the beach--no trash, and nothing at all in the driftline.
2015
October 2, 2015 - Bob Harvey
A few people: one windsurfer on beach , 4 walkers and a photographer. Driftline has small (1/2 inch) crustacean shells about, some kelp, a few mussels.Summer sand deposits have covered winter cut...
April 21, 2015 - Bob Harvey
I inspected my Mile 23 at low tide on Tuesday the 21st. I have never been there when the tide was so low , about negative 1.3. The first thing I learned is that the marine gardens there are far...
2014
December 20, 2014 - Bob Harvey
Sat morning Dec 20 about 11 am. A spectacular storm is in progress and it is high tide, about 9.3. Close enough to a King Tide I think. pictures from miles 24, 23, 22 from highway 101 pull outs
December 18, 2014 - Bob Harvey
The large storm of one week ago has cut steep dune fronts from S to N. I have not seen steep dune cuts in the rock sheltered N part of the mile before.Unusual amount of small fragments of hard...
November 15, 2014 - Bob Harvey
The marine gardens are inaccessible so no view of sea stars. 3 quite decomposed sea birds. Garbage bag full of trash, mostly rope and mostly from within driftwood and lowest dunes. Trash looks local...
July 2, 2014 - [email protected]
The beach is definitely getting more visitors but doesn't seem much the worse for it. A little more trash but still not much of a problem. Not a place for solitude. Sea star population seems to be...
June 29, 2014 - Bob Harvey
Strong N. wind , beautiful day. Unusual :(1) dead rotting seal pup(2)1 large remnant of fiberglass boat , partly buried in dry dunes (3) sea stars possibly suffering from wasting. Only a total of 2...
February 2, 2014 - Bob Harvey
I have been remiss...last visit was July. Seasonal changes include loss of large summer sand ramp at southmost beach monolith; lengthy steep wavecut bank parallel to ocean with great quantities of...
2013
July 26, 2013 - Bob Harvey
Wonderful day, more people than I've seen before. Summer smoothing of sand, burying of driftwood. One dead murrelet.For videos of mile 23 click the following links: Low Tide VideoandKing High Tide...
May 7, 2013 - Bob Harvey
Mild , cloudy day. More people than usual, but still only nine. Natural summer sand deposition is well under way. The tide is low enough to allow access to the small marine garden near the hollow (...
2012
December 13, 2012 - Bob Harvey
My visits are usually timed for low tide; today is a very high tide (king). Everything is quite different, actual beach is scarce because it's underwater, walking is only safe at base of dunes or on...
September 6, 2012 - Bob Harvey
Foggy day, very little use. More dead birds than usual; remains vary from skeletal to full-bodied.A small pocket of crescent dunes was observed.Trash: 1 auto tire, which I removed to Harris Beach S.P...
April 13, 2012 - Bob Harvey
The season's storms have changed things. Large amounts of driftwood lodged on the N. side of Henry's Rock (at the southmost point of mile 23)have disappeared. Huge quantities of wood now line the...
2011
October 11, 2011 - Bob Harvey
Note: Pistol River (mile 22) has breached its beachy prison and loses itself in the Pacific. The agitated surf has provided us with haze-softened vistas. Today only 5 people present. Walking and...
July 13, 2011 - Bob Harvey
My apologies for shirking my March and June reports.I spent the low May and June tides on the Clatsop beaches in search of the wiley razor clam. Yes I got 'em. I do recall having success razor...
January 5, 2011 - Bob Harvey
About a dozen people enjoying mild winter day on beach. Playing, walking, photographing. Driftline has much more and much larger woody debris than usual. Steep winter cut on dune faces is beginning....
2010
September 8, 2010 - Bob Harvey
A fine drizzly day on mile 23. Always interesting to see winter-summer changes in dunescape. One treat was the finding of a cold (terrestrial) Pacific ringneck snake on the beach at base of monolith...
May 6, 2010 - Bob Harvey
Beautiful day; wind has created many pebble-caused "sand shadows". The marine gardens were inaccessible, tide too high. The driftline composition was interesting, details at the limit of my vision....
2009
December 9, 2009 - Bob Harvey
Cool, sunny fine day, Inland has overnight temps in teens, so 40's are balmy here. A few walkers, offshore commercial boats. Little man-made litter. Grass-covered dunes continue to be chewed away by...
July 31, 2009 - Bob Harvey
My stop was brief; I walked just in the vicinity of Myers Crk where repaving and some reconstruction was underway. It's being conducted with care. Beach plants were flowering. Wrack line held clumps...
March 18, 2009 - Bob Harvey
Seven people (ok 10 counting my group), walking the beach, some with dogs, at low tide. Seasonal creeks running. Very little debris of any kind on beach.Wildlife: a few gulls and 4 oystercatchers (...
2008
December 4, 2008 - Bob Harvey
A calm fall has produced few big storms so little new erosion is evident. The tide was a +3 ft so the tidepools were unavailable for inspecting. An interesting artifact comprised of logs and bolts is...
March 12, 2008 - Bob Harvey
Low tide, overcast. Heavy dune erosion, exposed driftwood. People and dogs using beach even though it's midweek. Marine gardens exposed but not easy to get to because guarded by slippery rocks. Geese...
2007
December 18, 2007 - Bob Harvey
Weather relented for the 2 hours neede to walk the beach; no dead birds, not much litter. High tide is almost upon us so some areas are inaccesible, esp. the cave in a monolith at N part of the mile...
September 9, 2007 - Bob Harvey
My first trip, so information is baseline for me. Very little litter , lots of driftwood, few people. No facilities except a portapotty at S end. Many rocks, monoliths seastacks in the sandy beach...
