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MILE 205 on 11/29/09   -   RBREITENSTEIN LOCATION Lincoln  •  Driftwood Beach north, Collins Creek, Squaw Creek CONDITIONS Sunday 3:30 PM  •  Sunny  •  54° F  •  Wind: Calm/Light from the NW  •  Tide: 0 ft HUMANS People: 15  •  Dogs: 5 ACTIVITIES Walking/running: 15 CONCERNS Apparent violations: none DISTURBANCES Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs VEHICLES Cars/Trucks parking: 5  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, allowed: 0  •  Cars/Trucks on beach, prohibited: 0 ACTIV.COMMENTS NOTABLE WILDLIFE DEAD BIRDS Total: 3  •  Signs of oil: 0  •  Entanglement: 0 STRANDED Total: 0 FISH & INVERTS DRIFTLINE Shells  •  Animal casings  •  Kelp/Algae  •  Small rocks  •  Wood pieces NEW DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS NATURAL CHANGES COMMENTS SUMMARY All in all, the mile appears similar except for some erosion of the north end of the clif where the initials were carved in last summer. They are almost gone. The High winds and storms of mid November appear to have removed a good deal of sand from the north end of the mile. There was no visible life on the lower 25 cm of the rocks. It will be interesting to see what gives in another three months. OBSERVER rbreitenstein EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 12/6/09 2:03 PM  •  EDITED 6/17/12 12:29 PM PHOTOS 1 cliff carving Description: Initials on cliff three months ago are almost gone this time, most likely to errosion in the sand stone bluff. same location as prior photo in September. Location: N44.29.099 W 124.04.868 Date: 11/29/2009 2 bluff retreat Description: There is no obvious change here compared to three months ago. Location: N44.28.571 W124.04.589 Date: 11/29/2009 3 Beach erosion Description: 100 yards south of the north end of the mile, looking at rocks which are about 25 cm more exposed compared with September 1, 2009 Date: 11/29/2009 PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US