Mile 181 Report
Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek
April 7, 2022
Mile 181 is evolving on a natural path with very little human caused changes.
Report Details
Mile 181 is evolving on a natural path with very little human caused changes. I walked right past the stairs to the day use parking area because it's camouflaged well. Logs, driftwood, and clean sand are common. The fluorescent painted signs that mark the miles are the only clue that there's a trail to the car. I found that people keep the beach clean and today was no exception.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 21. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 15. Playing in surf: 2. Sitting: 2. The warm weather brought lots of people to the shore at mile 181 today. It never seems crowded here as everyone is spread out as they walk the sand instead of grouping together. People stop if there's a log to sit on or interesting rocks to see.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 17.
Notable Wildlife
Seagulls, crabs.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Feathers
New Development
Carl Washburn Day Use steps slightly obstructed with driftwood and logs.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune. Seasonal shifting sand.
Actions & Comments
A beautiful sunny day brought lots of cars to the parking lot at the Carl Washburne State Park Beach. The beach was less populated near the parking lot due to people walking to explore other places. I saw a couple pick up a paper cup, the only litter I could spot. The tide was coming up to the vegetated dune at night and smoothing out everything making for a wide flat expanse of sand. I couldn't actually find a difinite regular tide line with debris.
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