Mile 103 Report
Bullards Beach just north of the Lighthouse
August 4, 2013
No vehicles but two other walkers around 6 on a chilly, foggy, windy Sunday morning: one approached from the north, the other with an unleashed dog from the south.
Report Details
No vehicles but two other walkers around 6 on a chilly, foggy, windy Sunday morning: one approached from the north, the other with an unleashed dog from the south. Sea grass and kelp, some wood, rocks and shell fragments constituted the driftline. Only gulls seen on this stretch. Some bay formations between sandbars cropped up at this nearly low tide time.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 2. It was strange to encounter others at 6 on a foggy, windy morning. But there they were: one walking towards us from the north; the other with unleashed dog from the south.
Notable Wildlife
Gulls
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks. one aerosol can
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