Mile 116 Report
Seven Devils cliffs, Cape Arago South Cove
February 17, 2019
A very nice day.
Report Details
A very nice day. Went to try and get better photos of the Harlequin group I saw last time, but if they were there, they were out of range for photos. My battery ran dead fairly soon anyway. I observed a strange tidepool creature, but had no camera! This report should be taken with the last one I did as the last one I covered the Northern portion of my mile and this time I covered more to the South. I did find a lot more garbage on the Southern edge, but also found a nice number of sea stars. Good to see them coming back.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 18. Sitting: 4. Photography: 10. Tidepooling: 18.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Notable Wildlife
Great Blue Heron
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
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Seven Devils cliffs, Cape Arago South Cove
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Seven Devils cliffs, Cape Arago South Cove
I was the only person fool enough to the visit South Cove today.
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