Mile 178 - Cape Cove, Sea Lion Point, Sea Lion Caves - September 27, 2014

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The annual Fall beach clean-up was today, and weather conditions could not have been better. I filled all three of my SOLV bags, plus an arm full of loose, larger items. Afterward, I was still in "clean-up" mode, so I spent another couple hours picking up trash along the adjacent stretch of Hwy 101. Highway 101 mile markers increase as you go South, and Coastwatch beach miles increase as you go North. That means there will only be one place, somewhere in the middle, where both mile numbers will correspond. And that happens to be mile 178. I thought this was so cool, that I decided to officially adopt mile 178 for ODOT's Adopt-a-Highway program for litter removal. My ODOT sign stands in the foreground of the most iconic view on the Oregon Coast. It's really quite the honor. See the photo.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.