Mile 298 Report
Nehalem Beach, Nehalem Bay SP 2
March 31, 2023
It was very windy and rainy with just one person observed walking in the distance towards the southern end of the mile.
Report Details
It was very windy and rainy with just one person observed walking in the distance towards the southern end of the mile. There was so much blowing sand that the rackline was difficult to observe. Blowing white dry sand procuced beautiful patterns over the darker rain-soaked sands. A bald eagle landed on the beach towards the northern end of the mile.
Conditions
Temperature: 41 F. Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1.
Notable Wildlife
bald eagle
facing north, bald eagle landed on the beach close to where we started walking our mile
Beautiful patterns of blowing sand on a windy spring day. Facing south.
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ReichM
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