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.

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Mile 211

Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south

June 1, 2022

Erosion in the face of the embankment continues, including new large boulder falls.

Chad101

Mile 211

Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south

September 21, 2021

Relatively large number of people (for mile 211) were enjoying the beach on a sunny, inviting day.

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Mile 211

Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south

June 21, 2021

Fairly big crowd for mile 211 on a foggy June 21, most of the people as usual near the beach access at Lost Creek Wayside.

Chad101

Mile 211

Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south

March 13, 2021

My last previous report was at the end of 2019, but the changes over the last year are typical of Mile 211, including rockslides or boulder falls, rockfields covering parts of the beach, and a new drainage pipe.

Chad101

Mile 211

Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south

June 11, 2020

More than 10 previously unobserved drainage pipes in places with already existing pipes.

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Mile 211

Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south

January 9, 2020

I tried to pick up and carry back to trash collection area all plastic pieces I found larger than 1 square inch, but for every piece I picked up there were at least 100 smaller pieces, a great increase over the amount of plastic just a few years ago.

Chad101

Mile 211

Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south

September 19, 2019

The contour of the beach has changed again so that there are numerous patches of standing water at the base of the embankment.

Chad101

Mile 211

Lost Creek Wayside north, Holiday Beach south

June 12, 2019

Most of the people were within 100 yards of the Lost Creek beach access.

Chad101