Mile 210 Report
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
June 19, 2019
People were enjoying a beautiful day on the beach.
Report Details
People were enjoying a beautiful day on the beach. No notable changes or comments.
Conditions
Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 5.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 33. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 20. Playing in sand: 8. Sitting: 3. Fishing: 1. Other Activities: 1 bicyclist. People were out enjoying the day.
Concerns
Apparent violations: None.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 7.
Notable Wildlife
Spotted 3 Pigeon Guillemots not far from Lost Creek, flying over water. Two Turkey Vultures taking advantage of the thermals over the bluffs. Otherwise, several Western Gulls and Crows.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. We did not see much in the drift line other than occasional broken shells, rocks, sand crab casings and small crab carapaces. We did pick up some litter - a candy wrapper, some small bits of plastic and, most notably, 2 doggy poop bags, full.
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Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
It was a calm morning with almost no one else on the beach.
Martha Kopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
It was a quiet morning on the beach.
Martha Kopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
A very calm, quiet survey.
Martha Kopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
Recent storms had scoured the beach leaving cobbles and stones behind.
Martha Kopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
There was a lot of foam on the beach.
mrkopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
I am attaching a photo of a dead Murre that I found on our beach.
mrkopplin
Mile 210
Lost Creek Wayside south, Lost Creek
We have noticed that during the winter storms the sand on the beach moves (presumably offshore) and then is redeposited during spring.
mrkopplin
