Mile 188 Report
Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
August 2, 2019
A beautiful and pleasant day for checking out the year's lowest tide!
Report Details
A beautiful and pleasant day for checking out the year's lowest tide! Having witnessed the sea star wasting epidemic, I am always amazed by the ongoing recovery. I only saw one harbor seal at Strawberry, a place where there are usually many more. I am not much of a birder, but the swallows (?) that nest in the sand cliffs at the north end of the Strawberry beach are gone for now.People were being respectful of the fauna, flora and physical environment- a pleasure to see.An aside- Please list my name as Bill Watson, rather than casparboy. Thanks.
Conditions
Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: -1.6 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 26. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 2. Playing in surf: 4. Playing in sand: 4. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 15. Other Activities: None. People were enjoying the wonderful tide pooling today. Very comfortable temperature with little wind
Concerns
Fire
Apparent violations: Evidence of old campfire above high water line just north of stairs at Strawberry.Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Appears to be a murre
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). These beaches are very clean with minimal trash and plastic pellets today. There was only one small site at the high water mark well north on the Strawberry beach that had a higher concentration of plastic pellets.
New Development
None
Man-made Modifications
None
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls. Two very small, probably new, slides on the Strawberry beach
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It was a beautiful day at Strawberry Hill, with many visitors -- and the resident harbor seals -- enjoying the balmy weather.
Mark Gasiorowski
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Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
The high surf (even at low tide) made for dramatic conditions during this visit.
Mark Gasiorowski
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Mile 188 has no notable changes since my last visit two months ago.
GasiorowskiM
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Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
It was a beautiful day at Mile 188, with the resident harbor seals dozing on the rocks just offshore and many gulls flying around.
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Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
There were two mudslides on the north beach, 20-40 yards north of the parking area, that appeared to be recent.
GasiorowskiM
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Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
It was a beautiful day at Strawberry Hill.
GasiorowskiM