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More people than we have experienced on mile 338 on this sunny autumn day with a bank of cirrhus clouds on the horizon. We watched three small seals playing in the surf, sand crabs (mole crabs) being eaten by gulls and two surfers trying to catch waves, as we walked along the surf edge. Tire ruts in the sand were deeper than we have seen before. Not much driftwood or garbage.

Conditions

Temperature: 61 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.2 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 14. Sitting: 1. Surfing: 2.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 3.

Notable Wildlife

three small seals in surf zone; 5 brown pelicans flying over ocean

Driftline Content

Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).

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Mile 338

January 1, 2024

A very clean mile on this sunny first day of the year 2024.

Beth E Kandoll

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Mile 338

October 1, 2023

A beautiful clear blue sky and a mild windy day.

Randy and Beth

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Mile 338

March 29, 2023

Probably the cleanest our mile has ever seemed with virtually no human debris to pick up on our walk back south.

Randy and Beth

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Mile 338

January 1, 2023

A very quiet day on our beach mile with beach clean of debris/driftwood.

Randy and Beth

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Mile 338

September 24, 2022

More people than we have experienced on mile 338 on this sunny autumn day with a bank of cirrhus clouds on the horizon.

Randy and Beth

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Mile 338

June 27, 2022

Two notable things on our beach mile walk today.

Randy and Beth

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Mile 338

March 19, 2022

Notably, very few birds.

Randy and Beth

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Mile 338

December 25, 2021

A cold walk on Christmas morning that started out with hail and a moderate north wind, and ended with sun coming through the clouds.

Randy and Beth