Mile 328 Report
Sunset Beach, Clatsop Plains
January 27, 2008
Light traffic today, very few other people on foot or in cars.
Report Details
Light traffic today, very few other people on foot or in cars. The usual evidence of people driving up onto the protected dunes (5 sets of tracks), a bit surprising given the recent erosion and resulting steep dune base.One small heap of trash (beer cans) from where someone parked and had their little party.Photo of post just north of mile 327/328 shows foredune growth -- taller post top is curremtly 6' tall, was 8' last summer. Shorter post it's scabbed onto was 8' tall 3 years ago, now more than half buried.
Conditions
Temperature: 34 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2. evidence of driving in the protected dunes
Concerns
Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 4.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
Report Images
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