Mile 182 - Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek - January 13, 2018

Report Details

A beautiful afternoon at the beach. It was low tide but there were many swells from an oncoming wind or storm. I had never seen dead crabs with one to two small holes in their backs and legs and claws intact? There are less pyrosomes on the rack line.

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 41. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 37. Photography: 2. People hiking, beachcombing, one woman caring out a 10 inch rock from Big creek.

Concerns

Apparent violations: None.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 20.

Notable Wildlife

Lots of sea gulls in Big Creek.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

A few pyrosomes not as many as the last report in December.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Pyrosomes, 3 Dead Sea stars,many 10 or so large dead crabs. One or two holes in the top of the shell. Legs still intact.

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Mile 182

Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek

November 8, 2024

Tide six feet with a few sneaker waves.

Heron/James

Mile 182

Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek

August 1, 2024

The entry way to Muriel Ponsler has been enhanced by a load of gravel that was placed in the entry way ditch. There were a lot of sand filling in the beach which is usual in the summer.

James/Heron

Mile 182

Roosevelt Beach, Ponsler SW, China Creek, Big Creek

May 26, 2024

A lot of people on the beach today backpacking, rock hounding, playing and picnicking on the beach. There was one large piece of fiberglass on the beach.

James/Heron