Mile 120 Report
Sunset Bay, Qochyax Island
June 21, 2011
Heavily used beach and picnic area with 300 people, walking, playing in the surf and sand, sitting, photographing, rockhunting, tidepooling, surfing, kayaking fishing and paddleboarding but no one on the trail.
Report Details
Heavily used beach and picnic area with 300 people, walking, playing in the surf and sand, sitting, photographing, rockhunting, tidepooling, surfing, kayaking fishing and paddleboarding but no one on the trail. Shells, animal casings, Kelp/algae, wood, plastic pieces, land-based debris and Styrofoam in driftline. Four vultures at North Gulch camground.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 300. Walking or running: 280. Playing in surf: 10. Playing in sand: 30. Sitting: 30. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 50. Surfing: 2. Kayaking: 20. Fishing: 20. Other Activities: paddleboarding-3. -heavy public beach and picnic area, as always-2 of us on trail encountered NO ONE on the trail-van on beach launching kayak-4 vultures at North Gulch campground
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 60. ATVs/OHVs parking: 20. RVs/Buses parking: 7. Cars/trucks on beach, prohibited: 1.
Notable Wildlife
-4 vultures at North Gulch campground-kelp or algae, animal casings
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
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mgiles@wavecrestdiscoveries.com
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mgiles@wavecrestdiscoveries.com
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This area appeared to me to have been somewhat laid to waste by high waves along with rain which flooded the parking lots and, of course, the beach.
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