Mile 218 Report
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
August 10, 2012
As a follow-up to the earlier reports on the stranded Japanese tsunami dock and its subsequent demolition and removal, Mile 218's Agate Beach is now back to normal.
Report Details
As a follow-up to the earlier reports on the stranded Japanese tsunami dock and its subsequent demolition and removal, Mile 218's Agate Beach is now back to normal. As seen in the attached photo, the wooden-plank and steel-plate road constructed for the removal project has been dismantled and hauled away. Also, all vehicles including the immense crane and large flatbed trucks are no longer on the beach or parked in the Agate Beach Wayside (which is once again open to the public). Ballard Diving and Salvage completed the project this week and it appears they have done an excellent job of beach restoration. Of course, they received some help from the environment as normal summer dune-building has assisted in covering any remaining traces of the large-scale activity on Agate Beach between July 30th and August 8th.
Conditions
Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 23. Surfing: 2.
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Western gulls, turkey vultures, sanderlings
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
Dune modification/removal.
Report Images
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Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
*** Watch Note *** This is my first documentation of Mile 218 (Agate Beach) and I will use today's report as a baseline for reporting future changes.
Darlynd
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
I first attempted this survey on June 17.
dderickson
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
Very few people on the beach; most of them arrived just prior to sunset (which was beautiful).
dderickson
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
Beautiful clear afternoon with no problems noticed.
Peacecoaster
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
Most of the people were at the north end of the beach.
dderickson
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
A lot of people on the beach this evening -- hard to keep count!
dderickson
Mile 218
Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek
Better late than never -- I missed reporting in March!
dderickson