Mile 180 Report
South Carl G. Washburne SP, Hobbit Trail, Heceta Head
June 18, 2007
Major landslide.
Report Details
Major landslide. Sand covering cobbles at foot of Hobbit Trail.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny.
Human Activities
Number of people: 20. Walking or running: 20. Most dramatic landslide I've seen during my 10 years monitoring this mile. Seasonal incoming sand has covered cobbles at foot of Hobbit Trail but not at the base of the landslide. Observed a party of 12 apparently receiving some kind of insruction. They left the beach before I could catch up with them to find out who they were. Beach clean except for a 4-foot-diameter wooden reel sitting in the middle of the beach.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Driftline Content
4-foot-diameter reel
Report Images
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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.
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