Tour of the Miles
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Mile 219 - North end of Agate Beach, Yaquina Head south
June 8, 2021 - 9:30am - YHONA
Walked along Quarry Cove and Cobble Beach at Yaquina Head. In addition to seeing live common murres, harbor seals, and cormorants, remains of a dead seal pup and 2 dead murres along with cracked murre egg at Cobble Beach were also located.
Mile 314 - Cannon Beach, Ecola Creek, Chapman Beach south
June 7, 2021 - 1:30pm - FOHRAP1
A beautiful day on the beach, with lots of visitors for a Monday. The beach was clean, very little litter. The tide line had brown foam (diatoms, algae). Only other remarkable observation was the erosion noted in 2 adjacent backyards. See photos.
Mile 313 - Tolovana Park north, Haystack Rock
June 7, 2021 - 12:45pm - FOHRAP1
Beautiful day on the beach, cloudy and pleasant. There were a surprising number of people on the beach, especially at the Tolovana walk on. The tideline included brown foam (diatoms/phytoplankton) and algae.