Mile 212 - Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek - March 7, 2011

Report Details

We walked beach mile 212 today under partly sunny skies with a light SE-SSW wind and comfortable temperatures (43-47 F). We noticed numerous fairly large sand slumps eroding from the cliffs and many smaller sand slumps and rock slides. Reading the online beach reports, we see that these slumps were previously reported by “pbsbch” (17 Jan 2011 for mile 213) as having occurred the weekend of 15 January when the HMSC weather page recorded over 5 inches of rain (thanks, “pbsbch”!). It looks like the slumps continue to slide, as many looked fresh and even more extensive compared with the excellent photographs posted by “pbsbch”. The beach was covered with sand and many small pebbles hiding the underlying rocky substructure. There was not much plastic trash, as the community beach approach has a trash bag dispenser and encourages users to pick up flotsam and jetsam. The wrack line included tiny bits of plastic, driftwood, some crab carapaces and kelp. No dead birds or mammals were observed; live birds included a few crows, a few gulls and a turkey vulture overhead, and some white-winged scoters foraging in the surf. Six people walking and one dog on leash were enjoying the sunny weather.

Conditions

Temperature: 43 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SE. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 6. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 5. Tracks of a 2-wheel cart for collecting something from the beach? People and dog enjoying the nice weather.

Notable Wildlife

Few crows, few gulls, 1 turkey vulture, few white-winged scoters in surf

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Small rocks, Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Landslides/major boulder falls.

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Mile 212

Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek

August 20, 2024

Biggest feature is the along-shore trough near the shore where base material is currently exposed.

PhilBSB

Mile 212

Holiday Beach north, Moore Creek, Grant Creek

December 20, 2023

A new house is being built just south of Grant Creek near an unstable portion of the bluff (picture attached). A new railing installed along a section of riprap (picture attached). A large rock field is exposed along this section (picture attached). Several small slide/slough areas apparent associated with the rains earlier in the month.

Phil Barbour