All Mile 160 Reports
Mile 160
Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River
The beach was unusually clean, I only carried off two bags full of trash, but it was high tide time and the water had scoured the beach recently.
lightbug
Mile 160
Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River
Glorious day on the beach, The tide had just turned, it had been quite high (into the roped areas) there was lots of debris to pick up.
lightbug
Mile 160
Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River
there was evidence that people had walked out from a campground on the southern limit of my mile.
lightbug
Mile 160
Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River
We have had some high tides and the beach was unusually clean, only found three plastic bags to remove, usually much more.
lightbug
Mile 160
Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River
An uneventful walk, took three bags of trash off with me, looked to be a mixture of boat and land trash
lightbug
Mile 160
Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River
Beautiful day to be at the beach, which is essentially unchanged since my last visit (except around the mouth of the Siltcoos river which meanders regularly).
lightbug
Mile 160
Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River
It seemed the vegetation line was closer to the water at the northern 1/4 of my mile than I remember, with both American beachgrass and some type of succulent.
Treehugger1
Mile 160
Oregon Dunes NRA just south of Siltcoos River
Harbor seals hauled out near estuary.
dragonfly