Mile 242 Report
Lincoln City, D River SW, Devils Lake SP, Oceanlake
June 11, 2007
For being after a busy weekend, the beach was relatively clear of trash -- just a little more appeared to have been blown in around Kyllo’s/D River (north side of river).
Report Details
For being after a busy weekend, the beach was relatively clear of trash -- just a little more appeared to have been blown in around Kyllo’s/D River (north side of river). "Dirty" foam -- I’m by no way an expert, but it appeared that the dirty part was organic in nature. It didn’t appear to be oily and if you really looked at it, it had a "seaweed color."
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 209. Number of dogs: 19. Walking or running: 47. Playing in surf: 24. Playing in sand: 45. Sitting: 28. Tidepooling: 12. Surfing: 1.
Other Activities: 2, wine on the rocks.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 54. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 7.
Notable Wildlife
Lots of Birds : Many (100's) "sunbathing" on the top the buildings along the beach. 80-100 Gulls playing in the D River with 20-30 leisurely walking on the beach near Kyllo’s. They weren’t too disturbed by human presence ... they just bounced off to the side as I walked by, then continued with their gull life after I was gone.
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