Mile 156 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
March 8, 2008
I hiked with my friend Bonnie on her mile, 157, then we headed south down my mile, 156.
Report Details
I hiked with my friend Bonnie on her mile, 157, then we headed south down my mile, 156. We both noted the almost total absence of foredune erosion or sand scouring on the upper beach. Although the sandy beach was about 1/3 to 1/2 narrower then in mid-summer, the sand on the remaining beach was as deep as I remember seeing it during the winter. There was an almost complete lack of debris except for a few plastic bottles, one tire and one styrofoam float. In light of the old shipwrecks and cannons that had been uncovered at other sections of the Oregon coast this winter, we were quite surprised (and highly disappointed) that we had no new buried treasures to discover on our miles. But we found a really great lunch spot out of the wind and the turkey sandwiches were quite good, so we got over it.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 8.6 feet.
Human Activities
Only room for one vehicle where we access and we took the spot.
Concerns
Apparent violations: none.
Notable Wildlife
I noted three seperate groupings of Sanderlings, the largest being about 50 birds, the other two slighltly fewer.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. Too far deteriorated to successfulyy identify them.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. One truck tire, several plastic bottles, one styrofoam float
Man-made Modifications
none
Natural Changes
none
JELong
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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.
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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
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JELong
Mile 156
Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek
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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