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.
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Beautiful sunny but windy day.
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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.
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Schooner South's cliffs/bluffs continue to erode.
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
New sign up at the Schooner South beach access off 68th St warning of Contaminated waters.
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
No clouds in the sky, what a day on 220!
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Started off chilly but the sun was shining and it was a gorgeous day on 220!
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Continued changes on 220 due to the rains, high tides and normal loss of sand in winter.
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Yaquina Head north, Schooner Creek south
Including photos of a black plastic pipe sticking out of Mile 220 bluff and odd milky fluid coming out of bluff and over rocks.
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