Mile 204 - Driftwood Beach Wayside, Buckley Creek - December 3, 2013

Report Details

On the day before...the day of the high tides, we had a series of very violent hail storms. It was fun to see that the hail had left dimples in the clean smooth sand. Rather like really rough sandpaper! As usual, we enjoyed our walk on that very cold and beautiful day.

Conditions

Temperature: 41 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 7.9 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 14. Number of dogs: 14. Walking or running: 14. Everyone was really enjoying the cold clear weather. All but us had dogs and the dogs were just happy to be out running.

Concerns

Apparent violations: NONE.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 4.

Notable Wildlife

There were, oddly, no birds or other animals, and very little seaweed.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

none

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Wood pieces. Saw 1 plastic lid. The driftline was surprisingly uncluttered. Only a few of each checked item and sparsly scattered

Man-made Modifications

None noted

Natural Changes

We expected more bluff damage due to the very high tide the day before. Saw none. But, there was also no new driftwood and the wood that was already there was covered with sand.

Actions & Comments

No actions...but near the north end of our mile (there are 2 wooden stairways that mark our end) there are a lot of groundwater seepages. One area had quite a bad smell, rather like sewage. When we got home, our shoes still had the smell. We needed to scrub them to get rid of it.Perhaps the heavy rains caused a septic system to overflow...

Janets

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