Mile 211 Report
Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south
June 9, 2012
Took suspected Tsunami debris to John Chapman at Hatfield for verification.
Report Details
Took suspected Tsunami debris to John Chapman at Hatfield for verification. Significant retreat of bluffs and sand stone. Continue to see slides top tier continues to recede above solid rock bluff. Tide line goes completely up to base of rocky bluff in many areas.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 36. Walking or running: 23. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 3. Photography: 1. Other Activities: 1 Kite fly, 1 feeding gulls, 7 walking dogs.
Concerns
Driftwood removal, Litter
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 8.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Murre
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Styrofoam. Japanese boot, Tsunami debris.
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
jbrandt
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