Mile 190 Report
Captain Cook Pt, Cooks Chasm, Cape Perpetua SRA, Cape Cr
December 17, 2017
I have been a volunteer naturalist ranger, trail crew, trash-picker-upper at the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area since 2008.
Report Details
I have been a volunteer naturalist ranger, trail crew, trash-picker-upper at the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area since 2008. I have never seen wave-tossed driftwood logs launched so high into the creek-side underbrush salal before. Some of the logs are 6-8 feet above the regular winter driftwood log collection at the creek mouth. One large log, approximately 7 feet x 4 feet x 3 feet, must weigh close to a small car and it was tossed well up into mature salal underbrush that has never been impacted by winter tides or storm waves before. Photos attached.You can observe the driftwood logs on the Cape Cove Trail (Cape Perpetua Scenic Area) as it crosses over the concrete drainage tunnel for Cape Creek as it flows under Hwy 101. Winter storms usually re-arrange the driftwood pile every winter, piling them up next to the culvert, then the next high tide/winter storm pulls them back to the beach area. I've never seen beach logs tossed so high into the underbrush before!
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S.
Human Activities
Number of people: 3. Photography: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Notable Wildlife
Three whales observed 2-3 miles off-shore migrating southbound. Several small groups of young sea lions in the area.
Natural Changes
Evidence of wave overtopping. Wave-tossed driftwood logs much higher into the salal underbrush at south Cape Creek than ever observed before.
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oldMGguy
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