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After awe, erosion next catches my eye. The sedimentary hillside is slowly oozing seaward. The stuff is so saturated one can jab a stick in to a depth of a few feet. This time of year there is little to no sand so walking is tough going through rocks, boulders, and driftwood. Fortunately there's no plastic or debris of consequence.I intentionally went during a relatively low tide. I have photos from years past of purple and orange sea stars in abundance clinging to the base of huge rocks: now not a single sighting there. There are tide pools just a little bit away on mile 12 in which I've observed over the years black and gumboot chitons, various types of starfish, nudibranchs, anomenes, even an octopus. The only of those things I found this day were plentiful anomenes and a single starfish that was an unusually dark purple. Whether it was a trick of the light or not, to me, the anemones appeared less vibrant in color. I read that their color is in part due to natural pigmentation but mainly to their symbiotic relationship with green algae. I don't venture far from shore these days at low tide so there is a lot I'm unable to observe but the things I mentioned used to be where I looked this time.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 1.3 feet.

Human Activities

Other Activities: There were 5 people and 1 dog at Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint. All were well-behaved and were enjoying the view.. Other than across Lone Ranch Creek and on the Coast Trail, mile 11 has few visitors and the ones I have met are respectful.

Concerns

Apparent violations: None.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

Oystercatchers and a few birds too quick for me to identify.

Driftline Content

Too little sand to leave a driftline

New Development

There is a lovely information sign at Cape Ferrelo Viewpoint I may not have mentioned before.

Natural Changes

Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Visible retreat of solid bluff. Next to no starfish and other tidepool life appears in decline. More in the summary.

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December 31, 2021

Last day of the year, a holiday, and sunny skies got more people than usual out to mile 11.

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January 7, 2021

After awe, erosion next catches my eye.

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December 30, 2018

A gorgeous morning and a vacation week lured 40 people to the Cape Ferrelo View Point this Sunday to test John, the whale watching volunteer, on his 'whale speak'.

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December 30, 2017

It delighted me to see others sharing my love of mile 11.

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March 12, 2017

Most of mile 11's beach area isn't visited by many people.

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March 23, 2014

It was a calm, sunny day but my 3 family members and I were the only ones walking the rocky shore line of Mile 11.

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December 10, 2013

Lots of folks visiting House Rock viewpoint recently.

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December 29, 2012

It was another gorgeous day on mile 11.

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