Mile 208 Report
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
May 7, 2020
(This is part two of my report as I divided up the mile into two trips.
Report Details
(This is part two of my report as I divided up the mile into two trips. This represents Mile 208 .5 to 208.9). observed more cliff erosion and noted that the house I have reported on several times because it was "hanging" off the cliff is now gone. I drove up to the housing site and it has certainly been removed. There are two other houses, as noted in my previous report, that are in jeaprody. About mid-mile I observed a small group of Ploves and 4 Whimbrels along the shore line.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 12.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 8.
Notable Wildlife
Wilson Plover and Whimbrel. Photos included
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
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Mile 208
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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Mile 208
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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Mile 208
Ona Beach, south of Beaver Creek
First beach visit after the major storm surges.
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