Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
January 11, 2020
Arrived 1 1/2 hours late of King Tide maximum--I had another appointment.
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Arrived 1 1/2 hours late of King Tide maximum--I had another appointment. And it was a good thing--as waves eroded up to my 75 foot mark from normal beach access!Waves were 30-35 feet.Wind was 15 mph--with gusts of 20 mph.
Conditions
Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Strong. Tide Level: 8.5 feet.
Erosion to my 75 foot mark=large sandstone beside partially exposed buried log
Westward view from 75 foot from normal beach access
Southwest view toward Lighthouse
Northward view – looking down toward cliff wall
Northward view toward NW 68th Street
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DKPowell
CoastWatcher
All Mile 220 Reports
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
There's a new deceased sea lion, about 1/4 of mile south from the 68th St access point, not too far from another now-decayed one that washed up about three weeks ago.
Kelley
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Four large debris items washed up: pallet at south end of beach, and a long wood slab, approx 6 foot long black plastic piece, and waterlogged foam around halfway of mile 220.
Kelley
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Large metal barrel washed up on beach, too large to haul out
Kelley
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
A really nice walk on Schooner South today.
Jill Marks
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Stunning sunny day on Mile 220 with no wind - just one of those perfect OR coast days!
Jill Marks
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
A sad day for Mile 220, although the weather was amazing it was super hard and sad to see the tar globs in the mid-section of my mile.
Jill Marks
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Beautiful sunny but windy day.
Jill Marks
Mile 220
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
A large amount of debris, 7 large wood/foam panels and lots of pieces of all sizes of foam.
Hillsideshack