Mile 237 - Gleneden Beach north, golf course - February 9, 2020

Report Details

I noticed that debris from the recent King Tide event was concentrated at the southern end of mile 237, with little to none in the northern 1/3-1/2. The appearance of the high water mark indicated that the highest tides reached the cliffs on the southern end, and not all to the north where it is low dune topography.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W.

Human Activities

Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 9. Sitting: 1. Other Activities: Casual rock/agate hunting.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Wood pieces. bed frame, rusted.

Walden

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Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

March 12, 2024

The most important factor for me personally with the changes I've observed in this section of my mile is how impactful the shoreline armoring has been on the beach to the south.

Barry Howarth

Mile 237

Gleneden Beach north, golf course

January 16, 2024

The most heartbreaking part of my mile report today is that I couldn't even walk my entire mile due to shifting sand and the subsequent tide (even though I did this at low tide,) preventing a safe northward walk. I have been walking on this stretch of beach since the early seventies and never-- even five or ten years ago, would you not had adequate distance to walk the beach from the surf to the foredune. I provided on pic looking north on my mile from the top of a revetment that was installed a few years ago, that's the only way I could get a glimpse of it safely.

Barry Howarth