Mile 208 Report
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
March 16, 2017
First visit since serious storms earlier in the month.
Report Details
First visit since serious storms earlier in the month. Loss of sand cover apparent. Some new cliff erosion. Ancient tree roots covered up again. Found various ropes, jerry cans, organic something - sent Email to Ryan Parker to fetch when he could (too much and too heavy for me to carry) took a large plastic sack of garbage off the beach
Conditions
Tide Level: 0.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 27. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 15. Fishing: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 15.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs.
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Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
(This is part two of my report as I divided up the mile into two trips.
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Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
The cliff erosion is significant.
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Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
Photos show how high the surf got.
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Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
Not much happening on this beach except human invasive use (driving on beach)
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Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
Ona beach is now buried in sand - come winter this will be pulled off again.
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Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
Most notable is the extent to which large chuncks of the cliff have worked loose.
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Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
First beach visit after the major storm surges.
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