Mile 181 - Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek - December 17, 2021

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It appears that the normal pattern of beach evolution is happening at mile 181. Erosion, large waves, high tides and wind. I see Blowout Creek is higher than my last visit. Large logs are apparently moving around at high tide leaving bits of shredded wood in the tide line. Heavy rains, sneaker waves, and logs rolling on the beach at high tide make the beach dangerous at times for people and animals...making for fewer visitors. The Covid19 virus also keeps people inside more.

Conditions

Temperature: 54 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 5. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 5. The dry day brought out a few beach walkers who said they were glad to get outside without getting drenched. The !01 had closed a week ago due to a landslide and that may have caused beach goers to postpone their visits to mile 181. It had been reopened as of my visit.

Concerns

Apparent violations: none.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 8. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

Seabirds.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Feathers

New Development

none

Natural Changes

Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune. King tides have greatly flattened and smoothed the sand. Logs are washing around at high tide.

Actions & Comments

More rocks are appearing on the beach as high tides and beach errosion takes more sand out and away. There was quite a wide beach left as I departed indicating plenty of sand remaining.

Report Images

The Trail Marker sign for the Wayside Parking area.

Looking East at Blowout Creek

Today's debris in the sand

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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