Mile 180 Report
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
August 25, 2014
Summer replenishment of sand, primarily blown in from the north.
Report Details
Summer replenishment of sand, primarily blown in from the north. New colonization of dunes by grass and succulents, like yellow sand verbena and American searocket in photo. Very clean beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 7.
Other Activities: Lot of tracks,cliff carvings..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
30 Band-tail pigeons, 1 Bald Eagle
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. Gulls, immature.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Small rocks.
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Report Images
billmaxmcw
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Mile 180
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
Continuing sliding of earth and sand at north side of Heceta headland.
Gordon Pollock
Mile 180
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
The bluff continues to fracture and slide. King tides have brought logs in and flattened the beach.
Gordon Pollock
Mile 180
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
Slumping of sand away from the steep bluffs
lyndell
Mile 180
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
Natural changes to the dune bluff continue to show cracks and slides.
Gordon Pollock
Mile 180
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
The sand cliffs continue to erode.
Gordon Pollock
Mile 180
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
When I arrived at 10:30 am,there were 5 cars, 8 people and one dog south, 3 people and 5 dogs north. **As a side note,on November 28, 2024, there was a dead sea lion south of the entrance about 300 yards.
Crystal Roy
Mile 180
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
I'm always happy to see healthy looking eagles on the beach. A few people and I took pictures from about 100 feet away without scaring them. There were new places along the dune where small sections were sliding down to the beach located 300 feet north of the Hobbit Trail and one slide 200 feet north of Heceta Headland. The waves were about 3-6 feet high. One person picked up a rock.
Gordon Pollock
Mile 180
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
Sneaker waves were predicted and the sand showed recent signs of recent flooding. There were lots of Velvella jellyfish on the beach and most of these appeared dried out. I saw cracks and unstable areas of sand in the dunes and bluffs south of the Hobbit Beach trail entrance on the shore. I counted 11 people and two dogs on mile 180 during my visit.
Gordon Pollock