Mile 122 Report
Bastendorff Beach west half
December 22, 2010
Very little change from last report.
Report Details
Very little change from last report. 18 people, 2 dogs using the beach. No stranded mammals, few gulls and crows, otherwise little wildlife. Driftline was relatively clean, probably from recent high tide scouring. The foredune erosion at the south end of the beach earlier in summer, and at the north end of the mile in the fall, has shifted to the center of the mile, where the gentle slope of the foredune down to the beach is gone, leaving a 5 foot high sand cliff (see sequence of photos, attached).
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 1. Sitting: 4. Tidepooling: 6. Surfing: 7. Few people, all engaged in normal activities.
Notable Wildlife
Only about a dozen gulls, like number of crows
Natural Changes
Erosion of beach
Actions & Comments
There was little change, none of it human-made, since the last report. A significant loss of beach sand from the center of the mile was evident, with upper beach lowered by 5 feet. Photos follow.
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Mile 122
Bastendorff Beach west half
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Stephanie Dresie
Mile 122
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Stephanie Dresie
Mile 122
Bastendorff Beach west half
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Stephanie Dresie
Mile 122
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Stephanie Dresie
Mile 122
Bastendorff Beach west half
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Stephanie Dresie
Mile 122
Bastendorff Beach west half
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Stephanie Dresie
Mile 122
Bastendorff Beach west half
The waves/surf wasn't nearly as high today as it was the last time I walked the beach just a couple of days ago.
JohnnyCN
Mile 122
Bastendorff Beach west half
Mile 122, Bastendorf Beach, is a beach I've walked many times for pleasure so I am well acquainted with it; therefore, I was very surprised to see what was happening to it due to weather and especially waves.
JohnnyCN