Mile 220 Report
Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
May 16, 2020
A rainy day--Hatfield had 0.
Report Details
A rainy day--Hatfield had 0.05 inches in the hour I was on beach, while my backyard rain gauge had 0.08 inch (my daily total was 0.24 miles).On the walk down from 57th street--there are now some trail markings. There are more surfers using this way to access Sea Star Beach.I was rather surprised that there was anyone on the beach with the rain--but I guess some people needed to get out, suffering from cabin fever.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 1.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 4. Playing in surf: 2. Other Activities: A family of 4--two kids playing in surf, the adults where further inland and they had a fire. The small fire was away from any vegetation, and with it raining wasn't a threat..
Notable Wildlife
I easily could count several hundred birds--its nesting season at Yaquina Head.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). The beach was the cleanest I have seen in regard to plastics---virtually none. And there were very few crab casings.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Visible retreat of solid bluff. Erosion happening--as especially seen in a new pipe exposed at the second pipe location. Also some more erosion at where I normally have as my 75 feet mark for King Tides.
Keyhole with view of the ocean
Keyhole picture location didn't need moved but some more cliff erosion
First expose pipe location (equivalence of NW 61st Street)
First expose pipe location (equivalence of NW 61st Street)
Second exposed pipe location (equivalence of NW 62nd Street)
Two concrete sections on beach (equivalence of NW 62nd Street)
Newly exposed in second pipe area (equivalence of NW 62nd Street)
Third exposed pair pipe location (equivalence of NW 63rd Street)
Third exposed pair pipe location (equivalence of NW 63rd Street)--note that a section of pipe separated and slid down cilffside
Sand has returned to Sea Star Beach-looking South toward Yaquina Head
Looking at Yaquina Head from 68th
NW 68th Street is still closed
New Trail markings on trail down from 57th Street--weren't there in February
New Trail markings on trail down from 57th Street--weren't there in February
New Trail markings on trail down from 57th Street--weren't there in February
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