Mile 224 Report
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
February 7, 2010
Beautiful day on the beach.
Report Details
Beautiful day on the beach. I'm going to try to upload some photos. Some new small slides. Definitely a higher energy beach today--as I walked south towards Beverly Beach, I saw garnet/amphibolites & pyroxenes coloring the sand, & sections of beach where there was a poorly sorted, semi-angular pebbles to cobbles on the beach. Further south the distribution change to well sorted cobble-sized rocks only, that were semi-well rounded, and from there to adjacent to Spencer Creek (Beverly Beach) it looked as though the cobbles became more & more heavily distributed (except for one sandy area) that the beach was more a field of cobbles. No sign of old stump I've seen exposed on the beach at times.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 7. Sitting: 2. Surfing: 1. Vehicles not allowed on this beach w/out a permit. There were about 6 people clustered at the top of the 99-100 step stairway down to the beach, passed another 3 people coming up the stairs as I descended them. All dogs offlead, one under not great control, the others looked fine.
Concerns
Apparent violations: none noted.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 8.
Notable Wildlife
saw one seagull, normal for this beach. Saw no pelicans flying offshore today.
Driftline Content
Wood pieces. many many plastic bits. Some manufactured small plastics--screw on tops, all small. Spruce and/or pine needles, feathers
Man-made Modifications
none
Natural Changes
3-4 slides, none really big. Incisions of bluffs by water, some erosion.
Actions & Comments
No action to take, erosion is a natural process.
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malachite
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malachite
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malachite