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Moderate use by humans (25), dogs (6) and vehicles on beach (6). One kid had managed to climb about halfway up the cliff at Fivemile Point.Sand on Miles 109 and 110 has eroded about 2 feet lower than I've ever seen it, leaving a zone of smooth, bare rock below the barnacles where the anemones were last summer. At the Point there's no sand at all, just a jumble of huge boulders, bedrock, and fields of small rocks; there is no way any vehicle could make it around the Point at any tide.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 6.

Concerns

Climbing bluffs/seastacks, Fire

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 6.

Notable Wildlife

Found two very large alders dropped across Whisky Run by a beaver. One large gang of 19 Surfbirds foraging on rocks just offshore.

New Development

Drainage pipes.

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune. Overall height of sand has dropped about 2' lower than I've ever seen it.

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Mile 109

Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach

December 6, 2020

A lady running her dogs along side her vehicle and a Great Blue Heron fishing were the highlights.

ksvineyard2012

Mile 109

Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach

October 5, 2020

Beautiful morning, sunny with light breeze.

ksvineyard2012

Mile 109

Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach

June 22, 2020

Calm and warm day.

ksvineyard2012

Mile 109

Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach

May 24, 2020

I saw a blue heron looking for fish.

stonephotos

Mile 109

Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach

March 16, 2020

Very clean beach.

ksvineyard2012

Mile 109

Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach

December 23, 2019

ksvineyard2012

Mile 109

Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach

September 3, 2019

Perfect weather, weekday, one day after holiday weekend.

ksvineyard2012

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 109

Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach

June 18, 2017

Tide was low enough to hike around Coquille point from Merchants Beach to Wisky Run Beach.

TRBishop