Mile 156 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
January 22, 2015
I cross Mile 157 to get to mile 156.
Report Details
I cross Mile 157 to get to mile 156. Not much going on on this remote section of beach. Saw a few footprints of walkers but no motorized tracks. There's some trash washed up, floats, bottles and a few tires. It's a long trek (3 miles from the farthest reaches of mile 156) back to the parking area so it's difficult to carry much out that far. (Maybe if I were younger!) During the snowy plover nesting season I've seen tracks of the Forest Service vehicles on the beach. I'd be willing to bag up the trash if the Forest Service could lug it out in their vehicles during the nesting season. Generally, miles 157, 156 and 155 are no-motorized-vehicle areas.
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Peeps
Driftline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Wood pieces.
Actions & Comments
Collected some plastic bottles, glass, bottles, floats and brought them to the parking area at Oregon Dunes parking area.
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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