Mile 172 Report
Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
November 28, 2008
Good weather invited over 100 to visit beach.
Report Details
Good weather invited over 100 to visit beach. Generally clean beach; tide just turned around to ebb. Nothing unusual. Sand is returning (see photos); as reported by #173, Sutton Lake outlet is meandering north (see photo); and heavy winds from previous days brought in colorful foams(see photo. The natural order comes in cycles.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 130. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 90. Playing in surf: 10. Playing in sand: 20. Sitting: 8. Surfing: 2. Allowing dogs to run unleashed. Dogs were not causing any problems. However, those that deficated were not picked up after.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 20.
Notable Wildlife
a few seagulls and crows. Number of people may have discouraged birds from area.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells. A few short detoriorated nylon ropes in various colors.
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Mile 172
Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
Another glorious sunny winter day at Heceta Beach! The recent high tides have washed away most of the summer dunes that accumulate on the high beach in front of the vegetation zone. Just another day in paradise!
Dick Mason
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Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
Lots of wood debris stacked up on the beach from past high tide and storms.
Lyndell Wilken
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Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
Louie the Lab and I chased his Chuck-It ball from Driftwood Shores north to Sutton Creek and back today.
oldMGguy
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Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
Nice sunny day for flinging the "Chuck-It" ball into the surf for the dog.
oldMGguy
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Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
There were two dead sea lions in a 1 mile stretch between Driftwood Shores and the north jetty.
Lyndell
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Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
A 60-degree weather report brought out lots of people on the beach.
MooreC
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Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
Jelleyfish for a quarter mile.
Lyndell
Mile 172
Heceta Beach North, Driftwood Shores
Took the missus out for a trial walk with her new walking sticks, initially heading north into the wind from Driftwood Shores Resort up to Sutton Creek and return with a nice tailwind.
oldMGguy