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Weather has been so calm and warm lots of people are using the beach; evidence of more than 20 campfire sites, all but one completely out (the other had one smoldering piece of wood which I pulled away and doused with wet sand). People are doing a good job of cleanup. I found two plastic bottles and two empty Pepsi cans plus a few kids' toys, and they were all at one site. Most obvious was all the balled up kelp and seaweed at driftline. Great gobs of it!

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 5.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 8. Walking or running: 5. Fishing: 1.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Notable Wildlife

Multiple mounds of balled up kelp as though someone had shot great spitwads from the sky. From a distance they looked like large mole hills. Numerous full crab shells and leg parts, which I don't often see on this beach.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Not sure of species. White underbelly, black head, black feet with what looked at first like separated toes, but I think there was webbing. Small, maybe 12" in all. Curved downward beak, possibly a small murre?

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

2 jelly fish, orange

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass.

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Mile 236

January 20, 2023

Beautiful day.

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Mile 236

February 26, 2022

After a spate of sunny weather, we finally have rain, or at least drizzle.

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Mile 236

December 15, 2021

A relatively dry afternoon; maybe three people besides me.

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Mile 236

January 21, 2021

As I don't live here, there's a lot that I miss.

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Mile 236

November 22, 2020

It has been a while since I've been able to cover my mile.

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Mile 236

February 2, 2020

Storm damage for this mile seems mostly at Laurel/Sijota; Morris Excavation has built a roadbed parallel to the bluff for equipment access; some erosion at World Mark, north of state park.

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Mile 236

January 15, 2019

Remarkably little debris - anticipating a different story after the King tides!

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Mile 236

October 19, 2018

Gorgeous afternoon, bracing wind, an unobscured sun as it nears the horizon

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