Mile 140 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, W of Eel Campgrounds
October 18, 2009
Just passing through 140 on a hike/geocache in the Dellenback Dunes and along Tenmile Creek.
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Just passing through 140 on a hike/geocache in the Dellenback Dunes and along Tenmile Creek. There were no other people or dogs anywhere on 9 miles over firm sand, and few human footprints on the dunes. One seal in the surf. Two large flocks of gulls assembling on the beach, and a hundred noisy Canada geese heading south for the winter.
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Mile 140
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Oregon Dunes NRA, W of Eel Campgrounds
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Oregon Dunes NRA, W of Eel Campgrounds
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Mile 140
Oregon Dunes NRA, W of Eel Campgrounds
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