Mile 211 Report
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
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.
Report Details
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. At least one rocky area on beach had disappeared, and this was one of the first days I did not see any rockhounds.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 27. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 19. Sitting: 3. Other Activities: Climbing embankment 2; clamming 3. Large number of people considering the uninviting weather
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks
Apparent violations: two people climbing embankment.Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 8. RVs/Buses parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
4 duck-like birds swimming together in shallow water in ocean, which I presume were surf scoters but could not see them clearly in fog; saw one large raptor but could not identify in fog
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. Did not see any leg bands and could not identify species
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. old skate egg casing twisted by waves
New Development
Bluff development. one new house at top of embankment
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls. One section of beach was covered by a black tar-like substance (see photo); rock field on beach described in my last report had disappeared. Erosion of embankment is a constant on mile 211, and it was continuing on 6/21/21 when I walked the beach for this report; large area of standing water on the beach (see photo).
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Chad101
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Mile 211
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
Erosion in the face of the embankment continues, including new large boulder falls.
Chad101
Mile 211
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
Relatively large number of people (for mile 211) were enjoying the beach on a sunny, inviting day.
Chad101
Mile 211
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
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
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
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
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
More than 10 previously unobserved drainage pipes in places with already existing pipes.
Chad101
Mile 211
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
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
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
The contour of the beach has changed again so that there are numerous patches of standing water at the base of the embankment.
Chad101
Mile 211
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
Most of the people were within 100 yards of the Lost Creek beach access.
Chad101