Mile 262 Report
Cape Kiwanda State Park
March 24, 2022
A beautiful day during spring break week brought many families to this beach with no crowding because of the very wide beach at a minus tide
Report Details
A beautiful day during spring break week brought many families to this beach with no crowding because of the very wide beach at a minus tide
Conditions
Temperature: 53 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -0.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 45. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 10. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 5. Sitting: 10. Tidepooling: 11. Fishing: 1. Other Activities: Kite flying, paragliding, dune climbing, bike riding, making sand mazes. Beach clean, no vehicles parked beyond sign saying no vehicles permitted beyond that sign... unusual and amazing for the number of vehicles on the beach; the very wide beach at a minus tide gave everyone plenty of room to pursue their activities without disturbing others
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 19.
Notable Wildlife
the usual sightings of black oystercatchers, bald eagles and peregrine falcons
Driftline Content
The beach was washed clean... no wrack
Natural Changes
the usual, continued crumbling of the cliff face
Gang gliding over dune
South end of the Cape Kiwanda North park at low tide
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Linda Fink
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