Mile 210 Report
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
June 28, 2013
An especially beautiful morning with little or no wind.
Report Details
An especially beautiful morning with little or no wind. The beach was very clean from Lost Creek north to about the last 1/4 mile where we began to find lots of water bottles, rope, plastic bags, etc. at the high tide line. We filled two grocery bags with trash. Hoped to see the eagle we saw in Jan. but no luck. Only a few lone sea gulls.
Conditions
Temperature: 68 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: -0.6 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 42. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 28. Playing in surf: 4. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 4.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 8.
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. Skeleton of what appears to be a seal or sea lion near the north end of our mile.
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
B M George
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Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
A very calm, quiet survey.
Martha Kopplin
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Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
Recent storms had scoured the beach leaving cobbles and stones behind.
Martha Kopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
There was a lot of foam on the beach.
mrkopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
I am attaching a photo of a dead Murre that I found on our beach.
mrkopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
We have noticed that during the winter storms the sand on the beach moves (presumably offshore) and then is redeposited during spring.
mrkopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
It was a sunny morning on Labor Day.
mrkopplin