Mile 291 Dispatch
August 5, 2021
by JGarcia
Other Mile 291 Reports (18)
2023
January 24, 2023 - sndlwd
Widened to beach access could increase king tide current flow toward homes. Fresh water creek changes every season depending on sand deposits.
January 14, 2023 - BerrieC
Significant erosion at Pine Beach Loop and North Magruder during November/December King tides. 3 to 6 feet additional Dune erosion at McGruder. 20+/- additional trees down.
2022
November 15, 2022 - BerrieC
Gorgeous, sunny day with very calm surf. Nothing unusual or of note, other than the dead skate on the beach.
August 11, 2022 - BerrieC
3 groups of Snowy Plovers feeding a the water's edge, approx 120 birds between Twin Rocks and Watseco. Other items: Small bag of dog poop. Buoy Beer label. Large amounts of seaweed in which debris...
2021
September 13, 2021 - MossierJ
I was mistaken in identifying murlettes - they are immature common murres. The live murre was still alive the following morning (9/13 at 6:30am), but then a crow came and was pecking at it.
September 12, 2021 - MossierJ
1 live murrelet, 1 dead murrelet, 1 dead cormorant. Didn't know what to do about the live murrelet on the beach. Called North Coast Wildlife Center, but it was after hours. Left the bird on the...
July 26, 2021 - BerrieC
February 10, 2021 - JGarcia
In general, a nice day at the beach. There weren't many people out. Surprisingly little man-made debris along the wrack. The most obvious change since the new year is the beach erosion and erosion...
2020
September 28, 2020 - JGarcia
It was an absolutely beautiful sunny and clear day on mile 291. Quite a few people were out strolling and playing with their families. Very little man-made debris. 2 jets flew over and also a Coast...
June 12, 2020 - JGarcia
A cloudy day at the beach. Not many people in my mile. About a dozen in all. 4 dogs, all off-leash. I found just a few pieces of marine debris in the wrack, small plastic pieces. Lots of shell...
2017
July 9, 2017 - cemilligan
Driving down 101 from the intersection of highways 26 and 101, my husband, our dogs, and I were very excited to get to our mile. The sun was shining, the surf looked wonderful, and we were excited to...
April 30, 2017 - cemilligan
April 30th was a beautiful day to be on the coast. The temperature was a comfortable 55 degrees, light breeze from the north, partly cloudy. Warm enough to wear a t-shirt and jeans. My husband and...
January 28, 2017 - cemilligan
Today was a beautiful day at the beach, partly sunny, light breeze, warm air temperature. The tide was almost at its highest point. Several people were walking around the beach, enjoying the sand...
2016
November 27, 2016 - cemilligan
My family and I chose to spend Thanksgiving and the weekend after in Rockaway Beach. It was a blustery, wet vacation, but a great one all the same. Sunday we decided to make the trek down the beach...
October 23, 2016 - cemilligan
Today I was joined by my husband and dog for our scouting. It was a beautiful day on the coast so a lot of people were out enjoying the day. During the 4 hours we spent on the beach there were...
August 28, 2016 - cemilligan
Upon my arrival at the beach the weather was quite dreary with slight rain and wind from the south. There were approximately 20 people and 1 dog walking, running, collecting agates, building sand...