Mile 236 Report
Gleneden Beach, State Wayside
November 22, 2020
It has been a while since I've been able to cover my mile.
Report Details
It has been a while since I've been able to cover my mile. Hopefully, I'll be able to get back to quarterly reports. Easy walking today - lots of hard-packed sand; even soft sand areas near bluff were quite walkable. Very little debris; picked up one empty pet poop bag and a few pieces of plastic.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 9. Fishing: 3.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 17. RVs/Buses parking: 2.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Exceptionally clean driftline. I looked for dead birds at bluff, but found none. Last week a friend reported what looked like a whale vertebrae between Laurel and Sijota, but it isn't there now.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff. most change from my last visit is at the bluff of World Mark
Actions & Comments
only observed and photographed
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