Mile 300 - Manzanita Beach, Manzanita, Neahkahnie Beach - 08/01/2024

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A beautiful August afternoon. Very warm, sunny, no wind. Warm enough for people to be swimming & playing in the water. The beach was still very big, even though I was walking just past high tide. The wrack line was clean, not filled with plastic or fishing debris. There were diatoms in the wrack line, and the remains of diatoms from previous high tides, leaving the black, dirty looking remains behind. Since it's high tourist season, there were countless leftover fire pits on the beach, many of which were very close to the dune grasses. Several were a mere 3 or 4 feet from the grass. Lots of burnt driftwood, too. A few driftwood structures were along the beach, too. Neahkahnie Creek and the drainage at the south end were lightly flowing with small streams. Kids playing in the drainage at the south end.

Conditions

Temperature: 72 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 6.6 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 202. Number of dogs: 29. Walking or running: 105. Sitting: 97.

Notable Wildlife

So many people on the beach, there weren't even birds hanging out!

Driftline Content

Diatoms! Various stages of decay on beach and last wrack line.

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At semaphore 21 looking south

Diatoms in wrack line

Older diatoms in wrack line

Driftwood structure

Burnt driftwood

Same driftwood, now a bit burned.

Kelp and diatoms in wrack

Entry at Semaphore 21

Entry at Semaphore 22

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Michelle Schwegmann

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