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Clean beach and very wide this time. No signs left saying where vehicles prohibited but no one was trying to drive up the dune. Two hang gliders sailing. Nice day and people enjoying the beach, most with their dogs.

Conditions

Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 11. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 6. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 2. Other Activities: 2 hang gliders.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 8.

Driftline Content

No real wrack line but some large areas of washed up Velella velella; one dead 9' long sea lion with no head and lots of big holes from predators feeding.

Natural Changes

Very wide, flat beach this time. At the base of the cape was a large area of uncovered barnacle-covered rocks that I've never seen uncovered before.

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October 3, 2022

Mostly I took photos for the CoastWatch Fall Challenge project on iNaturalist

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August 27, 2022

About 30 people and six dogs.

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August 13, 2022

Lots of people.

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July 31, 2022

Actually a really quiet calm warm day.

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