Mile 206 - Seal Rock Wayside south, Elephant Rock, Hill Creek - December 28, 2013

Report Details

Very nice day, strong wind when we started off at 3 p.m., calmed down by 3:45 or so. Lots of people out. Pretty big waves, but good low tide. There was a sewage smell coming from the northernmost stream on the mile. Not sure if that is from the campground that is directly across 101 or just lots of decay. Didn't see any obvious signs. Very clean beach too, didn't see any trash.

Conditions

Temperature: 54 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 0.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 70. Number of dogs: 8. Walking or running: 30. Sitting: 10. Photography: 10. Tidepooling: 19. Fishing: 1. Lots of people out today. One group had a small campfire on the beach.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 30.

Notable Wildlife

Cormorants, gulls, lots of anemones and mussels. Many healthy looking sea stars, no signs on wasting disease.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces.