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Latest Mile Reports
Mile 239 - Salishan Spit north, Siletz Bay
August 6, 2022 - 5:30pm - ORbeach
Found a dead sea lion on the beach at beach access #50. It was not here a week ago when we did our coast walk. It was pretty badly decomposed so may have died at sea and been washed up. Hard to determine if there was any trauma involved. There...
Mile 225 - Otter Rock, Devils Punch Bowl SP
August 5, 2022 - 11:00am - CherieE53
The visitors and their dogs were just enjoying the views. The wind was strong so most visitors were walking fast along the beach. The wildlife appeared to be relaxed. There did not appear to be any interaction between visitors and the wildlife.
Mile 214 - South Beach SP, South Jetty Yaquina River
August 4, 2022 - 1:00pm - MatthewsE
Sunny Day!
Beach: Pretty clean beach with 2 exceptions (2 tennis balls on a log and a can, close to north end of mile) otherwise very clean of human debris.
Terrain: Gradual sloping of dunes next to beach almost complete no sign of sharp edges to dunes meeting the wood or bare...