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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.  A fairly large number of people were enjoying the beach on a nice rain-free Saturday afternoon, engaging in typical Mile 211 activities such as dog-walking, playing in the sand, fishing, and rock hunting.

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 4.1 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 42. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 28. Playing in sand: 4. Surfing: 1. Fishing: 2. Many people were on the beach on this rare day with no rain and only moderate wind. Fyi, I only counted 11 people not wearing facemasks.

Concerns

Apparent violations: n/a.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 32.

Notable Wildlife

2 ducks, 1 turkey vulture, in addition to gulls.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam. A plastic strap, from what I could not tell. Found 2 dark green rectangular objects that looked similar to skate egg casings, but the surface was shiny like plastic though it tore easily unlike plastic. See photo attached.

New Development

Bluff development, Drainage pipes. Only one drainpipe appeared to be new, located about 200 meters north of Thiele Creek. See photo attached. I noted 3 others that I have reported in several previous mile reports.

Man-made Modifications

Along the base of the embankment in the same part of the beach as the rockfield there were patches of rocks fairly uniform in appearance that looked as if they might have been put there intentionally, though there were no houses, motels, or other businesses at the top of that portion of the embankment, so I am not sure who would have put them there. See photo.

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls.

Report Images

View up the beach from a point about .2 mile north of Lost Creek parking lot.
One of several pieces of treated lumber found in tide line
rocks fallen from embankment not previously observed.
some of an unusual number of tiny plastic pieces (less than 1 square cm) on the beach. Mile 211 usually has relatively little plastic debris.
heavy chunk of concrete or asphalt with smaller stone pieces embedded in it.
Area with high concentration of stones and rocks on beach.
Concentrated area with numerous fairly uniform rocks accumulated or placed at bottom of embankment in area near the rockfield in preceding photograph,
Newly constructed building at top of embankment in Holiday Beach area, about 200 meters north of Thiele Creek, with construction equipment and drainage pipe on the right.

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All Mile 211 Reports

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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.

Chad101

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.

Chad101

decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

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