Mile 182 Report
Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek
January 28, 2024
A lot of rocks on the beach.
Report Details
A lot of rocks on the beach. New steps provide a safe entrance to the beach from the parking lot at Muriel Ponsler. The steps were made with a log and pieces of wood that were bolted together.
Conditions
Temperature: 59 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 4 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 13. Number of dogs: 3. Sitting: 10. Other Activities: 2 people rock collecting.. Several people walking dogs and two people collecting rocks.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces. Kelp, lots of rocks on the beach at Muriel Ponsler.
New Development
Steps down bluff. The last king tide had washed out the stone walkway from the pavement to the beach. The pavement was up three feet making it difficult and dangerous to get to the beach at Muriel Ponsler. I called a Ranger Deb and she reported this issue for me. When I came back today the problem had been addressed. Several pieces of logs and wood had been placed in the walkway to fill in the hole and to provide safe steps to be able to get to the beach. They bolted the wood together.
Actions & Comments
I call the Ranger Deb who reported the washed out entrance at Muriel Ponsler after the last King Tide. They have since done step modifications with a log and wood bolted together to make new steps.
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Mary James
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