Mile 338 Report
Clatsop Spit, Jetty Lagoon, Fort Stevens SP
December 25, 2016
We had a sunny day for a Christmas Day beach walk.
Report Details
We had a sunny day for a Christmas Day beach walk. Our mile was very clean. There were the usual sandpipers making their way along the tideline with a dozen or so gulls.
Conditions
Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 5.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 5.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 5. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 4.
Notable Wildlife
Friends of ours were on the beach by the Peter Iredale, one mile south of our mile, and saw a sea lion hauled out on the sand. It was not being disturbed.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
Randy and Beth
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