Mile 43 Report

Location:

Curry

Beach south of Humbug Mountain

Conditions:

Sunday 2:00 PM

Sunny

55° F

Wind:

Calm/Light from the W

Tide Level:

2.0 ft

Humans / Pets:

People:

1

Dogs:

0

Activities:

Walking / Running:

1

Concerns:

Disturbances:

Vehicles:

Cars/Trucks parking:

1

Activity Comments:

no evidence of any recent human visits

Notable Wildlife:

few live birds except for large rafts of off shore seabirds. Many hundreds on the northern tide pool section

Dead Birds:

Stranded:

Fish & Invertebrates:

Driftline:

Kelp or Algae

some new local ocean debris

New Development:

Modifications:

Natural Changes:

Landslides/major boulder falls

Comments:

large landslide from last year is about 50% removed from the base by wave action. Landslide is on the northernmost cliff of the sanded portion of mile

Summary:

Nice afternoon with exceptionally clean and clear air. Water was blue, swells were 6-8 feet, and erratic. All the sand had been recently erased of any activity by the surf that had been reaching the rock cliff at high tides and during stormy weather. Not a lot of litter, and no evidence of debris from offshore or Japan