Mile 338 Report
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
September 23, 2024
A warm second day of fall on mile 338 with a slight mist from low hanging fog.
Report Details
A warm second day of fall on mile 338 with a slight mist from low hanging fog. Shiphorns were sounding off the beach as several groups of brown pelicans flew low over the ocean. A smell of clams was in the air. The beach was free of human debris; came across one dead common murre on the walk back south to the trailhead at Parking Lot A.
Conditions
Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 4 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 3. Number of dogs: 1. Sitting: 3.
Notable Wildlife
several groups of brown pelicans over the ocean; gulls and terns
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. common murre
Wrackline Content
Small rocks. jellyfish
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune.
Beth Kandoll
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Mile 338
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
We arrived at our mile just as the last clam diggers were leaving; one person was surf perch fishing.
Beth Kandoll
Mile 338
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
walked part of this mile and picked up approximately 40 pounds of debris that has come in with the high tides. there was a lot of driftwood of all sizes, plus a high concentration of very small pieces of wood.
MICHELLE SCHWEGMANN
Mile 338
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
Scattered stones appearing over the normally all-sand beach; erosion from king tides on the foredune
Beth Kandoll
Mile 338
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
A very quiet day on our beach mile; a waning gibbous moon greeted us as we started our mile and cirrus clouds were on the horizon.
Beth Kandoll
Mile 338
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
A very clean mile with only 4 other people sharing the beach with us.
Beth Kandoll
Mile 338
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
An unusually large concentration of driftwood today; the dried velella velella were in the drift line and higher on the beach; along with the usual crab, mussel and crab shell there were some small shells unusual to our mile; picking up debris on our walk back south, there was an abundance of plastic bottle caps sans bottles.
Beth Kandoll
Mile 338
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
The beach had more driftwood and some bullwhip kelp which we haven't seen lately.
Beth Kandoll
Mile 338
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
A warm second day of fall on mile 338 with a slight mist from low hanging fog.
Beth Kandoll