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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Mile 236

Gleneden Beach, State Wayside

January 20, 2023

Beautiful day.

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Mile 236

Gleneden Beach, State Wayside

February 26, 2022

After a spate of sunny weather, we finally have rain, or at least drizzle.

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Mile 236

Gleneden Beach, State Wayside

December 15, 2021

A relatively dry afternoon; maybe three people besides me.

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Mile 236

Gleneden Beach, State Wayside

January 21, 2021

As I don't live here, there's a lot that I miss.

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Mile 236

Gleneden Beach, State Wayside

November 22, 2020

It has been a while since I've been able to cover my mile.

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Mile 236

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.

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Mile 236

Gleneden Beach, State Wayside

January 15, 2019

Remarkably little debris - anticipating a different story after the King tides!

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Mile 236

Gleneden Beach, State Wayside

October 19, 2018

Gorgeous afternoon, bracing wind, an unobscured sun as it nears the horizon

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