Mile 210 Report
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
December 30, 2010
Although a lovely day, it was a Thursday so there were not a lot of people on the beach.
Report Details
Although a lovely day, it was a Thursday so there were not a lot of people on the beach. A few gulls, a flock of sanderlings, some crows, and a few birds in the surf added life to a wet beach that seemed to have had its surface wiped clean by the rainstorms and the tide.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 13. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 11. Playing in sand: 2.
Other Activities: The recent storm had eroded the ground under the bluff fence at the Lost Creek Park picnic area. Two older children had climbed under the fence and out onto the bluff..
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Notable Wildlife
a flock of sanderlings (Calidris alba); also about 20 crows at Lost Creek State Park picnic area
Wrackline Content
the beach had been wiped clean in the recent storm
Actions & Comments
There are normally some steady slow seeps from the bluffs, but due to heavy rains almost the whole beach was wet from seepage and strong stream flow. In some areas where there are usually seeps, waterfalls took their place.
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