Mile 244 Report
Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south
January 2, 2018
See 'Comments' on observing the king tide.
Report Details
See 'Comments' on observing the king tide.
Conditions
Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: E. Tide Level: 8.3 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 25.
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks
Apparent violations: Observed an adult male carving into sand bluffs..Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 20.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 7.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 2. 2 dead sea lions
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.). One lighter used for drug use.
Actions & Comments
A nice day to observe the king tide. January 2, 2018 according to my tide guide for Taft had the high tide at 8.3. Since I am filing this report a day later, january 3, 2018, I was expecting the high tide line today to be lower since the tide chart said it would be 8.1. The high tide line on the 3rd was significantly higher possibly due to a storm coming in tonight. The tide was coming into the rap line and high banks of mile 244 and 245. The far north end of mile 245 would have been dangerous. The lesson is take the tide charts only as a guide.
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Mile 244
Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south
Today's report was about the wrack line.
Sally Gardner
Mile 244
Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south
Today was a beautiful day to walk on the beach with a dog or to take photos of the birds.
SallyG
Mile 244
Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south
Although there are signs prohibiting fires and fireworks, they don't seem to be enforced.
SallyG
Mile 244
Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south
I've attached photos of what appears to be a homeless shelter built into a cliff wall and a picture of children digging in the cliff wall.
SallyG
Mile 244
Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south
An incredible opportunity to watch two bald eagle on Lincoln City, Oregon Beach.
garretta
Mile 244
Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south
What stays the same here and needs attention is the plastic drainage pipes hanging down the cliff from private property that drain onto the beach.
Victoria
Mile 244
Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south
Crab fishing gear on the beach.
Victoria
Mile 244
Wecoma Beach north, Lincoln City, Roads End south
A foggy morning on mile 244.
Victoria