This is the entrance to Mile 262 that we monitor for Coast Watch. It starts a bit south of the access road and continues to a point atop Cape Kiwanda but we generally only hike to the dune because of the signs warning against clambering up the unstable cliff.
I took just a few photos of the many, many leftover fireworks. We hauled out four bags of trash, fireworks, even clothes.
It was a foggy day but we could see a bird picking at something on the beach. With the long lens of my camera, I could see it was a Peregrine Falcon, plucking a newly caught gull.
There were lots of other, very alive and healthy gulls nearby.
A fisherman was fishing in the fog in the surf...
The sign indicating where motor vehicles are permitted was easily visible this time.
However, so were the vehicle tracks beyond it.
The cliff at the south end of the beach was more eroded than ever.
Partway up the cliff (just above the center of first photo below), a hatch year Peregrine Falcon was looking north toward where we had seen the gull-plucking adult falcon. Perhaps the youngster was hoping the adult would bring food. We did not stay to find out.
As usual, I took a photo at the base of the dune and cliff looking north but this day, not much of the mile could be seen and none of Cape Lookout beyond.
Here is the link to my Coast Watch report:
https://oregonshores.org/mile-262-cape-kiwanda-state-park-july-5-2017
