Mile 323 Report
Seaside
August 7, 2014
A calm and quiet morning on Seaside beach, right before a large volleyball tournament which will bring hundreds to the beach.
Report Details
A calm and quiet morning on Seaside beach, right before a large volleyball tournament which will bring hundreds to the beach. Surprisingly little trash; one towel, one plastic bag, and one beer bottle. Came across one live sand dollar, a small live razor clam, and one gooseberry (no other jelly remains). Only saw Western gulls; most were resting higher up on the beach, a couple were working the shoreline. Towards the end of the mile I came across a relatively large log covered in pelagic gooseneck barnacles.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 74. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 73. Fishing: 1. Right before a large volleyball tournament, 100+ nets set up on the high end of the beach.
Notable Wildlife
One large log, which someone buried in the sand upright, with pelagic gooseneck barnacles.
Driftline Content
Shells. Many feathers and a few crab molts
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