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It was a beautiful, sunny day with no wind and a very low incoming tide. Of the 22 people observed, 20 were walking and 2 were surf fishing. I observed 2 dogs: 1 leashed, 1 unleashed. No picnic debris or marine debris was noted but there was a lot of bullwhip kelp, sea palms, sea grass, etc near the driftline especially on the south end of the mile. There is more sand built up on the beach than I usually see in July. There is moderate cliff erosion on the north side of Schooner Point as shown in the attached photos and one fallen boulder. Most notably, I did not see any shore birds along the mile. There is usually a large group of gulls near Moolack Creek and sometimes others further south on the mile but today, not a single one.

Conditions

Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.2 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 22. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 20. Fishing: 2.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling.

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All Mile 221 Reports

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Mile 221

Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek

September 5, 2020

This is my first report in 2020 although I have walked all or part of this mile several times this summer.

KathyLJ

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Mile 221

Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek

October 27, 2019

The sand is starting to wash away and some rocks that haven't been seen since July are beginning to reappear.

KathyLJ

Mile 221

Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek

July 21, 2019

It was a beautiful, sunny day with no wind and a very low incoming tide.

KathyLJ

Mile 221

Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek

September 17, 2018

I accessed the beach from NW 68th St which is just south of Schooner Point and the southern end of mile 221.

KathyLJ

Mile 221

Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek

June 30, 2018

There was nothing startling or unusual about this beachwalk except that we noted significant destruction of a staircase and its foundation below the large vacation rentals just south of Moolack Beach.

lipberm

Mile 221

Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek

June 15, 2018

No notable changes to the beach or cliffs since my last report.

KathyLJ

Mile 221

Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek

October 15, 2017

38 is a large number of people on this section of beach for any time of year but it was a sunny, windless day so it was perfect for beach walking.

KathyLJ

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Mile 221

Schooner Pt, Moolack Beach S of Moolack Creek

June 29, 2017

No notable cliff erosion over the winter.

KathyLJ