Mile 224 Report
Beverly Beach north, Johnson Creek
May 30, 2015
On the beach between 3:15pm and about 4:15 pm.
Report Details
On the beach between 3:15pm and about 4:15 pm. Tide height is approximate, high tide that day at the HMSC dock was 6.1' at 11:26am, and low tide of 2.4' at 4:47pm. More people on the beach then I've seen in some time even though it was rather cool & cloudy. The number of people on the beach changed while I was on the mile, by the time I left the beach, I'd estimate the number of people had decreased to between 30-40. I think a substantial number of people present were surfers & their friends/kids. I saw a fair number of surfers in the water and many of the people walking/sitting wore wetsuits. The 3 windsurfers might've actually been off of mile 223, they were at the south end of the mile & were leaving the water as I approached the south end of the mile.All 3 dogs under control except 1. Beach seemed clean despite the many (relatively) people. I saw/photographed two very dead somethings, perhaps a seal and large bird, mostly skin & exposed bone. Looked like they were lying above even the high tide line so perhaps the bodies had washed up in a storm surge/high tide since I last walked the mile. Photos attached. Also of little islands of salal making their way to the base of a beach cliff & overview photo of the mile, looking south from the stairway at the north end of the mile, and of concrete slab, part of a culvert that's fallen away/down.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 68. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 40. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 10. Surfing: 13. Windsurfing: 3.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 45. RVs/Buses parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
Few seagulls, a few crows.
Driftline Content
Wood pieces. Usual plastic litter.
Natural Changes
Small slides, particularly clumps of salal slowly sliding down beach cliffs
Actions & Comments
No action to take.
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malachite
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malachite
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