Mile 247 Report
South Spit Salmon River, Tillamook/Lincoln county line
April 7, 2012
It was invigorating to be on the beach again.
Report Details
It was invigorating to be on the beach again. Short visits due to winter tide conditions and my schedule have limited this activity. I was so taken by the apparent joy among the folks out for their own beach fun, that I decided to photograph the humans, as well as the shell/pebble/wood content of the shoreline. The tops of offshore rocks seemed to be relatively bare of the usual mussels.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 56. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 6. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 8. Sitting: 1. Photography: 2. Other Activities: glass float hunting 6. I photographed activity and artifacts (sand writing). A fellow, dressed like a beachcomber in khaki hat, cargo cutoffs and teeshirt, sitting comfortably reclined in the dunes, enjoying the view, returned my wave. I did not photograph him. A group 1/8 mile s of casino stairs appeared to be a family in two lines along the dune, one line facing w, the other facing e. Each person at the s end of the west-facing line walked to a container held by two folks in the e facing line and dropped in some object. This continued until the last person, an adolescent girl, was the only w facing member of the party. She took out a camera and photographed the e facing group. A good time seemed to be had by all. Not wishing to intrude in their ceremony, I did not photograph them. I also photographed oil rising from the base of the striated dune about 20 feet n of the casino stairs.
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks
Apparent violations: Cliff climbing in marked zones.Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.
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