Mile 181 - Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek - August 4, 2010

Report Details

A wonderful day on the beach. It seemed everyone was out enjoying the day today. Many more birds and people with pets on the beach. It was nice and mild, with a light wind and a nice fog.A little worrisome, the amount of pulverised debris that came ashore, especially all the plastic bottle caps.The Elk carcass was a bit strange, it seemed that it came ashore and not from the east fields/meadows.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Foggy. Wind Velocity: Moderate.

Human Activities

Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 7. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 1. Sitting: 4. Busy day at the beach. Foggy but mild, a great day for walking.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 6. RVs/Buses parking: 4.

Notable Wildlife

2 groups of pelicans flying low over the breaking waves. Sea Gulls with a Turkey Vulture following. 2 crows on beach, they were not bothered at all by people walking past.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Seagull on beach. Also, one Elk carcass on beach. Very little left just a bit of hide and bone.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. Higher than average amount of plastic pellets and caps washed ashore. Heavy debris start at 44 09 447 ends at 44 09 497

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls. A new slide shown in pictures

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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