Mile 181 Report
Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek
December 27, 2011
Was happy to see the beach so clean, no large garbage and very little plastic debris.
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Was happy to see the beach so clean, no large garbage and very little plastic debris. More driftwood up on shore. Happy to see Mile 181 in such great shape.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Rain. Wind Velocity: Moderate.
Activities
Number of people: 4. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 4.
Other Activities: Light human traffic, a bit of a blustery day..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
A large group of birds (maybe turns) running around in the sand, not bothered in the least bya us or our dog.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts, Shells, Small rocks, Wood pieces. Very clean coastline this visit
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls. 2 new slides from bluffs, smaller than previous.
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Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek
Recent king tides have deposited logs and the waves reached the eastern limit of the beach.
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There was a lone beautiful Sealion, just sitting his Sealion pose.
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Great time of year for the locals that live here year round!
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Last time I visited Mile 181 ( a couple of months ago), there was much more driftwood at the entrance to the beach near the steps.
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Creek levels were lower due to drought.
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Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek
Seasonal sand is returning. No dunes High tides comes all the way to beach entrance.
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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.
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Carl G. Washburne SP, Blowout Creek
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.
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