Mile 151 - Oregon Dunes NRA, S of Threemile Cr, N of Brushy Hill - September 21, 2007

Report Details

Sands heavily blown up to result in gradual slope to foredune instead of eroded "cliffs" as usually there.

Conditions

Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 4. Other Activities: 8 camping. 3 cars at Topenish Trailhead. Two campers at end of road on Sparrow Park - waiting until their social security checks arrived to move in town to RV park.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 10. ATVs/OHVs parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

1 dark sparrow with streaked breast in salal; 1 blackbird; 80 gulls near mouth of 3 Mile Creek; 130 sanderlings feeding in groups all along water's edge; 1 dowitcher amongst the sanderlings

Driftline Content

Much blowing sand had completely buried drift line!

Natural Changes

Very much accretion. Sands heavily blown up to result in gradual slope to foredune, instead of eroded "cliffs" usually there.

Robhart

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Oregon Dunes NRA, S of Threemile Cr, N of Brushy Hill

December 29, 2016

A friend and I, and our 4 dogs, hiked to the beach from the day use parking lot at the entrance to Tahkenitch Campground, and arrived at 30 min before high tide.

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