Mile 218 - Agate Beach, State Wayside, Little Creek - August 10, 2012

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.

Activities

Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 23. Surfing: 2.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 9.

Notable Wildlife

Western gulls, turkey vultures, sanderlings

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts, Marine debris, Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

Man-made Modifications

Dune modification/removal.