Mile 181 - Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek - August 11, 2021

Report Details

It was a quiet morning at mile 181. I didn't find any litter or plastic. The waves were small. The beach had dunes which had trapped small ponds of water. Weeks of windy days has caused this. Usually it's very flat on the sand. There was a hint of smoke on the western horrizon, otherwise it was clear.

Conditions

Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 9. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 6. Other Activities: Sitting.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6.

Notable Wildlife

seabirds

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Feathers

Man-made Modifications

Sand has filled in eroded area near the walk up stairs.

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Carl Washburne walk up

Wide empty beach

The south end of mile 181 looking north

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Mile 181

Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

June 14, 2024

I noticed 7 cars in the parking area in the Carl Washburne day use location. The high tides were coming all the way up the beach. The beach was clean with no litter observed. The sand was very flat with no sand dunes. The waves were about 3-5 feet I noticed a lack of kelp and seagrass on the beach.

Gordon Pollock

Mile 181

Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek

March 15, 2024

During a minus tide I noticed the sand was soaked with puddles and with wet logs scattered everywhere. There were places where hundreds of Velella jellyfish were observed on the sand.

Gordon Pollock