Mile 142 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, Coos/Douglas county line
August 22, 2009
A nice day with little human activity or evidence of humans once a mile or so past the parking area.
Report Details
A nice day with little human activity or evidence of humans once a mile or so past the parking area. Shells, animal casings, kelp/algae, wood pieces and ocean-based debris. Little beach trash this time. Low human impact (2)walking.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2. As usual there is little to no activity on or near this isolated mile. Lots at the start though as it is an OHV staging area
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4. ATVs/OHVs parking: 15. RVs/Buses parking: 6.
Notable Wildlife
a fair number of crabs (live and dead) in the upper portion of the receding water line.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Wood pieces. light on trash this time
Actions & Comments
no problems, not even OHV tracks in closed area this time
KerrieP
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