Report Details

Three small slide areas north of Hobbit Trail and three larger slide areas farther north. In addition, there were people carving in the walls of the cliffs causing sand to fall. Some tide pools about in the middle of the mile full of barnacles

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate.

Human Activities

Number of people: 24. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 11. Sitting: 4. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 3. Other Activities: 1 play in surf.

Concerns

Climbing bluffs/seastacks, Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 14.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Dead crabs few dozen in number scattered up and down the beach.

Natural Changes

Small slide area north of Hobbit Trail

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Mile 180

November 22, 2023

High tides are sweeping sand away.

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Mile 180

August 21, 2023

The sand at Hobbit Beach was populated with 5 people.

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Mile 180

May 24, 2023

Steam was visible on the beach as cool temperatures and sunshine combined together.

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Mile 180

February 25, 2023

Mile 180 usually has some recent erosion of the dunes and bluffs because of the steep terrain and unstable cliffs of sand.

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Mile 180

October 6, 2022

Natural evolution has changed the appearance of the sand cliffs just south of Hobbit Beach.

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Mile 180

April 7, 2022

I noticed the usual natural increase in sand on the beach starting to cover rocks that are completely covered up in the summer.

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Mile 180

December 17, 2021

Mile 180 is looking like it's usual natural state.

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Mile 180

December 5, 2020

Large waves are causing logs to roll on the beach.

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