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A mild and pleasant day on Manzanita’s expansive beach. Only 1 dead bird to be found…a large immature gull. Numbers of people and dogs have decreased from the height of the summer season with only 58 people and 18 dogs noted although an upswing in the numbers of visitors for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend is expected. Photo 1: Runners are backlit by hazy sunshine that accents the shimmering highlights of the wet sand and low waves. Photo 2: This lion’s mane jelly measured 7” across and washed up on the beach without its tentacles but otherwise intact. Most common in colder northern oceans, this species can be up to 6 feet wide with tentacles exceeding 100 feet. Photo 3: A tiny uncarved pumpkin at water’s edge brings recent Halloween decorations to mind.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 58. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 40. Sitting: 18.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. 1 large immature gull

Driftline Content

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Mile 299

South end Manzanita Beach

January 5, 2025

The beach was clear of most driftwood and the wrack line was very high.

Terry Folen

Mile 299

South end Manzanita Beach

November 1, 2024

This was my first "intentional" walk on this part of the beach paying close attention to what my mile looked and felt like. I saw about 50 semipalmated sandpipers playing together at the break line. There were many piles of seaweed, a few large jellyfish and lots of slippery jelly fish pieces.

Terry Folen

Mile 299

South end Manzanita Beach

July 19, 2024

A foggy day with blue sky sometimes peeking out above.

Christine Pendergrass

Mile 299

South end Manzanita Beach

April 19, 2024

A clear blue sky and mild temperatures brought dozens of people onto the beach.

Christine Pendergrass

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 299

South end Manzanita Beach

February 24, 2024

Manzanita's beach was about as devoid of people as it ever gets.

Christine Pendergrass

Mile 299

South end Manzanita Beach

November 22, 2023

A mild and pleasant day on Manzanita’s expansive beach. Photo 1: Runners are backlit by hazy sunshine that accents the shimmering highlights of the wet sand and low waves. Photo 2: This lion’s mane jelly measured 7” across and washed up on the beach without its tentacles but otherwise intact. Photo 3: A tiny uncarved pumpkin at water’s edge brings recent Halloween decorations to mind.

Christine Pendergrass

Mile 299

South end Manzanita Beach

August 4, 2023

Summer in Manzanita was in full swing.

cpendergrass

Mile 299

South end Manzanita Beach

April 24, 2023

I had the beach practically to myself on this mild day in April with the exception of a family building an elaborate teepee from driftwood.

cpendergrass