Mile 159 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Carter Lake
November 2, 2012
Calm day between storms, remote mile, requires long hike, not practical to cross Siltcoos river at mouth due to high flow.
Report Details
Calm day between storms, remote mile, requires long hike, not practical to cross Siltcoos river at mouth due to high flow. Lots of razor clam shells, few other clam types, sand-dollars.Sand birds 'peeps' at water's edge. Occasional larger bird flying at surf-line.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S.
Human Activities
Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 2. Playing in surf: 2.
Concerns
People/dogs/vehicles in closure areas
Apparent violations: season ok.Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. uniform, light amount of plastic at high tide line, some foam and water bottles in beach grass.
JMorris
CoastWatcher
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Mile 159
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Carter Lake
This is a beautiful, isolated stretch of coastline.
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Mile 159
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Carter Lake
Very quiet pleasant day with beach clear of debris by recent high winds.
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Mile 159
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Carter Lake
Calm day between storms, remote mile, requires long hike, not practical to cross Siltcoos river at mouth due to high flow.
JMorris
Mile 159
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of Carter Lake
Closest access to this mile is via the Turner Lake Wayside.
Foggy