Mile 188 Report
Neptune SP, Strawberry Hill Picnic Area
May 19, 2011
Beautiful day for a minus tide at Strawberry.
Report Details
Beautiful day for a minus tide at Strawberry. Lots of usual anemones, chitons, stars, and mussels available.
Human Activities
Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 2. People, including photographers, should stay 500 ft from stranded baby seals.
Concerns
Apparent violations: photographer 8 ft from stranded baby seal.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 13.
Notable Wildlife
two Oyster catchersPurple urchins still there
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. baby harbor seal, in good shape. Directly west of parking area, in slot.
Driftline Content
Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls. several trees down from cliff just south of parking
Actions & Comments
I suggested to the photographer who was too close to the baby seal, that he probably had a telephoto lens in the gear he was packing that would produce a great picture without stressing the seal.
claretucker
CoastWatcher
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It was a beautiful day at Strawberry Hill.
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It was a beautiful day at Strawberry Hill, with many visitors -- and the resident harbor seals -- enjoying the balmy weather.
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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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It was another beautiful day at Mile 188.
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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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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
