Mile 293 Report
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
May 20, 2013
Given the dreary forecast, we took advantage of a fine spring day to tour our mile in Rockaway Beach.
Report Details
Given the dreary forecast, we took advantage of a fine spring day to tour our mile in Rockaway Beach. Everyone we saw was enjoying a sunny yet breezy afternoon, with very little seaweed,shells, rocks, or even birds to be found. Lots of kites...three just resting,three practicing stunts,and seven were dancing in the wind. As hard as we looked, this beach was "standing tall" ...found only two bottles, one can, and three 15' kite tails. Not bad condidering there was a kite festival at the ocean's edge wayside over the weekend...but that is as it should be.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 1.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6. Playing in sand: 3. Other Activities: 7 flying kites.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 7.
Notable Wildlife
very few birds , just a few seagulls
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces.
stu and barb
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Photo from distance of 2 eagles near new gull kill. Photo of level of sand from king tide wave on viewing bench.
Steven Prom
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Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
Surprised by huge quantity of kelp and lots of fishing industry garbage.
Steven Prom
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Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
I submitted a report recently on a beach 245 miles to the South, mile 49, the Port beach in Port Orford, where I noticed many jellyfish washed up.
Elaine Cramer
Mile 293
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
I observed new signs in Rockaway city proper, restricting using the public access to the beach at 1st and 2nd Avenues. Sign reads NO ACCESS: Until further notice, all city owned paths, walkways, stairs, and any other improved or unimproved access ways to recreation areas are closed.
Jesse Jones
Mile 293
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
Overall the beach looked pretty good for post king tides and fireworks.
Mary and Zio
