Mile 111 Report
Merchants Beach north end
June 16, 2012
A beautiful late spring weekend, fog rolling in and out along the surf line.
Report Details
A beautiful late spring weekend, fog rolling in and out along the surf line. Surprisingly, very few people on the beach. No sign of debris from Japan, unless that's where a large yellowish piece of styrofoam floating in Merchants Creek near the shoreline came from. (photo attached)Gulls and pelicans along surfline. Raccoon tracks on the beach.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 6.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
Lots of gulls and pelicans along the surfline, also tracks from a critter coming down to the surf, probably a large raccoon (photos attached)
Driftline Content
Styrofoam.
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