Report Details

Very clean beach. Flat, and sandy with much exposed cobble. Fantastic day. Sunny with slight north wind and white fluffy clouds above.

Conditions

Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 9. Walking or running: 6. Playing in surf: 2.

Concerns

Fire

Apparent violations: Fire Evidence at Thiel Creek.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Hundreds of Glacous-Winged Gulls resting on one section of beach.

Driftline Content

Small rocks. Lots of cobble above and below driftline.

Man-made Modifications

New drainage hoses hanging over bluff to drain runoff onto beach.

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls. Usual small slides from bluff

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All Mile 211 Reports

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Mile 211

June 1, 2022

Erosion in the face of the embankment continues, including new large boulder falls.

Chad101

Mile 211

September 21, 2021

Relatively large number of people (for mile 211) were enjoying the beach on a sunny, inviting day.

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Mile 211

June 21, 2021

Fairly big crowd for mile 211 on a foggy June 21, most of the people as usual near the beach access at Lost Creek Wayside.

Chad101

Mile 211

March 13, 2021

My last previous report was at the end of 2019, but the changes over the last year are typical of Mile 211, including rockslides or boulder falls, rockfields covering parts of the beach, and a new drainage pipe.

Chad101

Mile 211

June 11, 2020

More than 10 previously unobserved drainage pipes in places with already existing pipes.

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decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 211

January 9, 2020

I tried to pick up and carry back to trash collection area all plastic pieces I found larger than 1 square inch, but for every piece I picked up there were at least 100 smaller pieces, a great increase over the amount of plastic just a few years ago.

Chad101

Mile 211

September 19, 2019

The contour of the beach has changed again so that there are numerous patches of standing water at the base of the embankment.

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Mile 211

June 12, 2019

Most of the people were within 100 yards of the Lost Creek beach access.

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