Mile 189 Report
Gwynn Cr, Neptune SP / North access, Cummins Cr
February 9, 2021
Report Details
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: -0.8 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 14. Surfing: 3. Other Activities: Tossing balls to dogs.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 9.
Notable Wildlife
Many seagulls, ravens. Healthy sea stars.
Driftline Content
Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea).
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Evidence of wave overtopping. Extreme movement of sand, beach was made up mostly of exposed rocks. Recent winter storms has eroded the bluffs considerably and heavily damaged the wooden stairs leading down to the beach. These stairs were roped off by Forest Service as a danger and to stay off. One large tree on the path from the north Neptune parking lot to the stairs to the beach was taped off also and signed "do not enter", possibly because it was heavily leaning over the pathway.
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All in all a beautiful low tide day with very little debris on the beach.
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Beautiful mostly sunny morning with wide open sandy beach due to minus tide.
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Quiet, calm day with minimal human activity, and little changes to beach or litter.
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I was on the mile from 5:40 am to about 8 am.
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Graffiti covered up.
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Very busy with people and dogs, but beach still clean and no major problems.
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Someone/organization has painted over the grafitti that had been sprayed all over the retaining wall under the freeway at the Gwynn Creek culvert (just north of the north Neptune Beach parking lot).
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