Mile 182 Report
Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek
April 22, 2014
Our beach remains clean and scoured; only a few plastic bottles and wraps scattered here and there over the mile.
Report Details
Our beach remains clean and scoured; only a few plastic bottles and wraps scattered here and there over the mile. No birds; dead or alive. The wrack line was high and consisted primarily of small to medium wood pieces. The cobble remains almost entirely covered with sand and the rock outcropping on the beach a third of the way between Muriel Ponzler parking area and Big Creek is nearly obscured by sand.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 2. Walking or running: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Driftline Content
Wood pieces.
Nikki T
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