Mile 197 Report
San Marine, Tillicum Beach, Tillicum Beach CG
November 20, 2020
Another beautiful day on a very clean mile, marred only by five deposits of dog poo, two of them gift-wrapped, but still, not carried out.
Report Details
Another beautiful day on a very clean mile, marred only by five deposits of dog poo, two of them gift-wrapped, but still, not carried out. There were two freshly fallen but minor chunks of bluff. The very large chunk that began separating from the bluff a year or so ago is still holding on, though in two pieces. As the sand's summer levels are coming down, dark sediment (iron?) is being carried away from the foot of the bluff and interlayered with the lighter sand. Tiny beach insects have dug shallow burrows in these areas, the "tailings" forming interesting contrasting patterns on the surface. I have no idea whether this description is coherent, but the photos should show what I mean, once I get them up. I had never seen these before.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F.
Human Activities
Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 9. Playing in surf: 1. Sitting: 2. Fishing: 2. Other Activities: One bicyclist.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Natural Changes
One new fall of bluff chunks, but I wouldn't call it major.
These large chunks have been separating from the bluff for more than a year but are still hanging on.
Relatively small chunk of bluff, recently fallen.
Interesting patterns made by tiny beach insects of some kind as they excavated their tiny burrows (near as I can tell).
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