Mile 194 Report
Yachats, Adobe Inn, Smelt Sands Wayside
April 13, 2022
A welcome calm, partly sunny hour on Mile 194 amid what has been several days of hail, high winds and rain.
Report Details
A welcome calm, partly sunny hour on Mile 194 amid what has been several days of hail, high winds and rain. Observed a group of 5 black oystercatchers and 2 additional single ones; a small feeding flock of surfscoters, one sea lion rolling around in the waves approximately 50yards out in front of Smelt Sands, 2 single killdeer about 0.5miles apart, plenty of gulls, and 2 cormorants. See photos below for the status of the rock wall border at Smelt Sands. Only a small bag of litter collected including more styrofoam, a length of marine rope/line, cardboard beer packaging, one hard plastic piece of debris about 6" long, but no plastic water bottles! Yay!
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 0.7 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 43. Number of dogs: 9. Walking or running: 30. Sitting: 7. Photography: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
Rock wall border at Smelt Sands
Fresh water run off near the southern end of Mile 194
Only a small bag of litter collected today
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Mile 194
Yachats, Adobe Inn, Smelt Sands Wayside
Fantastic low tide this morning allowed exploration of tide pools further out!
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Mile 194
Yachats, Adobe Inn, Smelt Sands Wayside
An exceptional day with no wind and great tidepooling!
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Enjoyed a warm sunny afternoon stroll on Mile 194 with no wind.
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Yachats, Adobe Inn, Smelt Sands Wayside
My Coastwatch began with a flyover by six brown pelicans just above the surf at the southern border of Mile 194!
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Yachats, Adobe Inn, Smelt Sands Wayside
This Coastwatch walk started out with a fly by of 8 brown pelicans in line just above the surface of the water!
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Mile 194
Yachats, Adobe Inn, Smelt Sands Wayside
A welcome calm, partly sunny hour on Mile 194 amid what has been several days of hail, high winds and rain.
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Yachats, Adobe Inn, Smelt Sands Wayside
Fun to see the spout of a whale just beyond the surf at the southern border of Mile 194 this morning!
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Yachats, Adobe Inn, Smelt Sands Wayside
Notably warmer weather this December than last year [no gloves or knit hat necessary]!
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