Mile 156 Report

October 8, 2010
by oldMGguy

Location:

Douglas

Oregon Dunes NRA, over dunes from Tahkenitch Creek

Conditions:

Friday 1:00 PM

Sunny

68° F

Wind:

Calm/Light from the SW

Humans / Pets:

People:

Dogs:

Activities:

Walking / Running:

Concerns:

Disturbances:

Vehicles:

Cars/Trucks parking:

Activity Comments:

Notable Wildlife:

Dead Birds:

Total:

Species/names:

One gull, one crow, the third was too far gone to ID.

Stranded:

Total:

Fish & Invertebrates:

Occasional bits and pieces of Moon jellies washed up.

Driftline:

Kelp or Algae·Animal casings (e.g. crab, shrimp molt)·Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.)·Shells

Black plastic net floats with Asian markings were strewn along the beach ( about a dozen in all)

New Development:

Modifications:

Natural Changes:

Comments:

Summary:

Due to the nice weather, I hiked the entire 4.5- mile US Forest Service's Oregon Dunes Overlook Loop Trail #1334. From the parking lot, it's a short mile to the beach, then 1.1 miles down the beach to the southwest loop trailhead that loops back to the parking lot via a sand trail thru dunes, a tree island, and deflation plain.If you want to have a mile of Oregon beach entirely to yourself, do this hike on a weekday!Nothing out of the ordinary to report, except there's quite a pile of floats, crab pot rope, styrofoam, plastic bottles, etc at both beach trailheads that hikers have pulled off the beach and deposited back behind the first dune line.

October 8, 2010

October 8, 2010
October 8, 2010

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