Mile 236 Report
Gleneden Beach, State Wayside
September 27, 2009
Other than the questionable pickup cruising the beach, and the dead sea lion, it seemed to be people enjoying a pretty nice day on a pretty nice clean beach
Report Details
Other than the questionable pickup cruising the beach, and the dead sea lion, it seemed to be people enjoying a pretty nice day on a pretty nice clean beach
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 32. Walking or running: 10. Playing in surf: 4. Playing in sand: 7. Sitting: 3. Other Activities: 9, football & kiting. A mint-green pickup, with extended bed, drove up the beach from the south and went beyond this mile. He exited the beach at Laurel Street. Couldn't see official plates or sign, but I suspect it may have been on a job. One driver, male.
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks, Fire
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3. Cars/trucks on beach, prohibited: 1.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Sea lion, dead, about 6' long, disintegrating.
Driftline Content
Very little debris
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs.
Actions & Comments
Called in a report on the dead sea lion.
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