Mile 242 Report
Lincoln City, D River SW, Devils Lake SP, Oceanlake
May 26, 2018
It was a nice sunny day even though it was fairly windy.
Report Details
It was a nice sunny day even though it was fairly windy. Last report I did the rack retaining wall at the "D" River parking area had some damage to it which is possibly from whatever construction was happening in the parking lot, it looks as though they had put the larger rocks back in the cracks but it still doesn't really fix the wall. About 1/4 mile to the south end of the mile there is a rusty pipe in the vegetation (too much for me to carry back myself, or I would have), and at the end of the mile to the south it looks like someone has made a make shift shelter with logs, concrete and a large type of plastic for the covering.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW.
Activities
Number of people: 43. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 30. Playing in sand: 3. Sitting: 10.
Other Activities: I figured there would have been more people out enjoying themselves with the sun out..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 50.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. Out the the 3 bird carcasses I saw only one had a yellow tag on it's leg
Wrackline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings or molts. There was a lot of rock for rockhounders to look through
New Development
It does look like more people have been climbing up in the bluffs where it is prohibited. I did not see anyone this time but it's looking pretty worn.
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