Mile 181 - Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek - January 31, 2010

Report Details

This was our first walk on this portion of beach. Low tide was at 7:30 a.m. and we ventured onto the beach from Hobbit Beach Trail around 10:00 a.m. A very mild day, light wind with clear skies. We tracked our starting coordinates by GPS. It was convenient to have a group of rocks just off shore to mark our starting point. Debris - mainly rope and plastic (that washed ashore) and we were amazed to find a couple pieces of shippers documents dated 06/09. Quite a bit of wood particles, small rocks and broken shells. One sea bird was noted flying overhead. There were some obviously new rock slides and erosion. We left the beach as the tide was rapidly approaching. We removed two bags of beach debris.

Human Activities

Number of people: 3. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 3. Photography: 1. A wonderful day for a hike on the beach. My husband, myself and our dog, Worf only encountered one other person walking their dog.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

Very little wildlife was encountered on our visit. Only a sea bird (see photo)

Driftline Content

Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. We removed two grocery bags of debris from our mile of shoreline. Mostly plastic, rope and a few bottles.

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls. See photos of recent rock fall

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Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

March 15, 2024

During a minus tide I noticed the sand was soaked with puddles and with wet logs scattered everywhere. There were places where hundreds of Velella jellyfish were observed on the sand.

Gordon Pollock