Mile 162 Report
Oregon Dunes NRA, west of North Beach
June 22, 2007
Sand above high tide line completely disturbed by ATV tracks, including tracks on the fore dune, suggests lots of ATV summer activity.
Report Details
Sand above high tide line completely disturbed by ATV tracks, including tracks on the fore dune, suggests lots of ATV summer activity.Sand at fore dune in smooth hummocks today, with no sculpting in response to recent winds, either from north or south. Only seen a few Gulls, no Sanderlings or other shore birds. Many patches of smallish pieces of broken shells at water line, jingle shells typical of low tides in the summer.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Other Activities: 5 ATV 1 Ranger truck.. tracks outside of allowed area, only a short distance.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5. ATVs/OHVs on beach, allowed: 7.
Driftline Content
Shells, Small rocks.
bwholler
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