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On Thursday, I looked for a safe place to watch the King Tide on this part of the beach. I found a path that leads to the top of the dunes and is accessed from a pullout on 101. I was able to observe Thursday's 9.2 feet tide and watch the ocean periodically roar up to the base of the dunes. I came back today to this same path to start the walk of the mile. On the beach near this path, there was a section of the sand that was very dark in coloration. There were many areas where the beach grass roots were exposed on the fore dune. There were also large logs protruding from the fore dune which appeared to have been this way for a while. As I walked along the base of the dunes, there were quite a few slippery spots. I determined it was moon jellies buried in the sand. In fact, most of the beach debris was buried in the sand. I only saw one dead bird and very little trash. I did notice some handmade stairs made from sticks leading up the side of the dune. After walking north on the east side of the beach to Patterson Creek, I turned south and walked near the ocean. The cold morning didn't deter walkers and joggers from enjoying the beach. The latest tide line contained broken shells, some seaweed mixed in with sticks and what looked like dune grass stems and roots. I also saw some pieces of wood and larger sticks. At the south end of this mile is a drainage pipe which I make sure to check every walk. This morning, it had just a trickle of water coming out.

Conditions

Temperature: 34 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 12.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 2.

Notable Wildlife

only 4 gulls

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells. sticks and what looked like eroded dune grass stems and roots

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune, Evidence of wave overtopping.

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Tidal surge during King Tide (9.12 feet) taken from the dune accessed by the path on 101
Tidal surge during King Tide (9.12 feet) taken from the dune accessed by the path on 101
Same shot as above taken from the dune accessed by the path on 101 (looking north). Also notice the dark coloration of the sand.
Beach grass eroded on the fore dune
Log protruding from fore dune
Logs protruding from fore dune
"handmade" stairs going up the dunes
Latest tide line looking north
Piece of wood with nails
Drainage pipe at sound end of the mile

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