Mile 221 Report
Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek
December 28, 2006
A mild, magical day in between storms, and our first realization of just how much sand is moved onto and off of the beach below Schooner Point as the seasons and prevailing winds change.
Report Details
A mild, magical day in between storms, and our first realization of just how much sand is moved onto and off of the beach below Schooner Point as the seasons and prevailing winds change. Closer examination reveals that sizable chunks of that bluff have developed "caves" behind them since mid-June and might slough off in this winter's storms. At almost any time since June that we have walked on the beach by Schooner Point (we live on top of this bluff) we have seen small rocks and soil falling from the bluff face, but the evidence is washed away daily with the tides. We would appreciate advice (and available history) on how to measure this (or any) bluff's erosion with some degree of accuracy.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 14. Walking or running: 7. Playing in sand: 2.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
lipberm
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