Mile 156 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
August 21, 2023
Conditions here are much the same as at Mile 157.
Report Details
Conditions here are much the same as at Mile 157. See my report on Mile 157 for this same day.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 1.4 feet.
Human Activities
Noone else was on this remote stretch of beach.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 12.
Notable Wildlife
One harbor seal, various gulls, small flocks of sanderlings, hundreds jellyfish, and one juvenile common murre too weak to fly.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Man-made Modifications
Much of the foredune was roped off to protect snowy plover nesting areas. There was no sign of people going into these areas.
Flock of sanderlings.
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GasiorowskiM
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Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
Conditions here are much the same as at Mile 157.
GasiorowskiM
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
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
I cross Mile 157 to get to mile 156.
Radioguy
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
My first trip to mile 156.
Radioguy
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
The entire length of mile 156 is now a protected nesting zone for Snowy Plovers.
JELong
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
Due to the nice weather, I hiked the entire 4.
oldMGguy
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
Not much out of the ordinary for this stretch of beach.
JELong
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
What a great March day on the Oregon Coast!
JELong