Mile 197 - San Marine, Tillicum Beach, Tillicum Beach CG - August 11, 2009

Report Details

This was an interesting walk with on a very pleasant day with my daughter from WI and our friends who were visting from Kakegawa, Japan. New steps and sandbagging etc. near south end of mile indicated effort at erosion control but the area of the slide was nearer the north end of the mile.The piles of casings were especially interesting. Took one with us to the aquarium but no one was able to identify it. Very soft material, like new leather and the casings were in piles the same way the velella velella come in at times. Saw one flight of pelicans.

Conditions

Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 8. Playing in sand: 7. Sitting: 5. Though there were only three cars in the lot, the campground was full and beach showed signs of lots of recent use.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Grey leg and wing with red, lt. blue, and bright blue bands

Stranded Marine Mammals

One dead sea lion on the shore.

Driftline Content

LOTS of soft, leather like casings

New Development

Steps down bluff.

Man-made Modifications

New riprap or shoreline protection structures.

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls.

Actions & Comments

Low steps under construction near south end of mile. Old, battered steps being replaced toward south end of mile. Lots of sandbagging right near south end of mile. Rocks have been added across the deep cut inlet area just across the inlet from the home I call the Indian Hogan near south end of mile.