Mile 237 Report
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
May 25, 2024
Beautiful 'low-tide' walk of my mile today.
Report Details
Beautiful 'low-tide' walk of my mile today. As instructed by the Oregon Shores CoastWatch Coordinator, I was on the lookout for any stranded/oiled birds or evidence of shoreline oil or tar. Thankfully, neither were observed and my walk was pretty uneventful. I did see a beached piece of decking or stairway (my guess) stuck in the surf that's been there for a couple of weeks. The ongoing shore armoring and some noted erosion in a few spots is all I really have to report. The sun would occasionally peak through the clouds and warm up the beach making for a nice walk altogether!
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -1.1 feet.
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Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
Beautiful 'low-tide' walk of my mile today.
237watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
The most important factor for me personally with the changes I've observed in this section of my mile is how impactful the shoreline armoring has been on the beach to the south.
Barry Howarth
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
The most heartbreaking part of my mile report today is that I couldn't even walk my entire mile due to shifting sand and the subsequent tide (even though I did this at low tide,) preventing a safe northward walk. I have been walking on this stretch of beach since the early seventies and never-- even five or ten years ago, would you not had adequate distance to walk the beach from the surf to the foredune. I provided on pic looking north on my mile from the top of a revetment that was installed a few years ago, that's the only way I could get a glimpse of it safely.
Barry Howarth
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
A beautiful day here at the Central Oregon Coast!
Barry Howarth
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
Beautiful day for the mile report walk.
237 Watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
I learned that two shore structures (stairs built on top of rip-rap) were heavily damaged during a recent storm/tide condition earlier this month.
237 Watcher
Mile 237
Gleneden Beach north, golf course
A beautiful day at mile 237 again!
237 Watcher