Mile 156 - Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek - August 19, 2014

Report Details

My first trip to mile 156. I had to cross mile 157 to get to "my" mile. Both miles had no significant issues to report. About a four hour round trip walk from the Oregon Dunes Overlook parking lot going west to the beach and then down the beach over mile 157 to get to mile 156. Had to stay on the wet sand because of the snowy plover restrictions.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1. Other Activities: FS Trail Walker. Lots of vehicle tracks on both miles 156 and 157 but could be Forest Service monitoring Snowy Plover sites.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

Osprey, Swallow (not sure which one, Turkey vulture, deer tracks down to the water and back on mile 157

Driftline Content

Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells. Three fishing floats about 1 foot in diameter

Actions & Comments

No problems

Radioguy

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Mile 156

Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek

August 21, 2023

Conditions here are much the same as at Mile 157.

GasiorowskiM

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 156

Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek

February 22, 2015

I had been wondering how I could get all the trash off my mile of beach since it is relatively remote in an area where vehicles are not normally permitted.

Radioguy

Mile 156

Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek

January 22, 2015

I cross Mile 157 to get to mile 156.

Radioguy

Mile 156

Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek

August 19, 2014

My first trip to mile 156.

Radioguy

Mile 156