Mile 102 Report
Coquille River, South Jetty, Lighthouse
December 3, 2012
Walking south from the Coquille River was an against-the-wind encounter this morning.
Report Details
Walking south from the Coquille River was an against-the-wind encounter this morning. No one was out apart from some gulls and a Sanderling or two. The usual types of litter (Styrofoam and plastic bottles) were there. Small stones generally lined this half-mile stretch. No people were parked or on the beach at all until the last leg of my walk: 5 humans, 1 dog, 11 vehicles mostly occupied. Logs are accumulating close to the jetty, and further south the reverse is occurring as the higher tides remove both logs and accumulated sand generally on the beach closest to Madison Avenue.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 3.4 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 4. No vehicles or people/dogs when I started walking, but they were all there at the end.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 11.
Notable Wildlife
Not much today apart from some gulls and a Sanderling or two.
Driftline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. plastic bottles
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff.
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