Mile 236 Report
Gleneden Beach, State Wayside
February 2, 2020
Storm damage for this mile seems mostly at Laurel/Sijota; Morris Excavation has built a roadbed parallel to the bluff for equipment access; some erosion at World Mark, north of state park.
Report Details
Storm damage for this mile seems mostly at Laurel/Sijota; Morris Excavation has built a roadbed parallel to the bluff for equipment access; some erosion at World Mark, north of state park. Sand dune from Schoolhouse Creek (at Wallace Street) extends north so that the creek runs nearly to the state park. I can't seem to send you more than one photo. If you want others, let me know and how to do that.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 2.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 12.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 10.
Notable Wildlife
a few gulls
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Actions & Comments
Damage from latest storm has hit hard on the bluff between Laurel and Sijota. Undermined a substantial concrete bulkhead; dismembered existing riprap; exposed tree roots and sandy bluff, as well as house/deck underpinnings and foundations
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Gorgeous afternoon, bracing wind, an unobscured sun as it nears the horizon
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