Mile 111 Report
Merchants Beach north end
May 24, 2020
A lot less garbage than last time.
Report Details
A lot less garbage than last time. Am curious if driving on this portion of the beach is legal, seems like you shouldn't be allowed to drive north of Five mile point.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: -1.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 7. Jeep driving on beach. They are permitted to drive on Whiskey run beach, but there were way north past five mile point and Merchants wayside. Not sure if this is allowed?
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Not as much garbage as last time I did this. Lots of little bay shrimp.
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