Mile 226 Report
Otter Crest, State Wayside
June 22, 2020
The only human activity noted was one couple fishing off the rocks - the only shoreline access point - at the extreme north end of the mile.
Report Details
The only human activity noted was one couple fishing off the rocks - the only shoreline access point - at the extreme north end of the mile. Only common wildlife was observed: a few gulls and comorants. No physical changes have occurred to the mile in the last three months, a situation quite common with the erosion-resistant basalts of the mile. The inaccessibility of the cliffed coastline of the mile also severely limits potential for any human modifications. The gift shop area at the Lookout is blocked off, so the observation point for observing driftline content was not accessible.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 2. Fishing: 2.
Other Activities: Three vehicles were noted in the parking area that serves the north end of mile 226 and the south end of mile 227, but only two people were seen fishing together at the north end of mile 226, so the rest of the people must have been on mile 227..
Concerns
Apparent violations: No concerns noted..
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 3.
Notable Wildlife
Nothing was observed that was notable, just some gulls and comorants.
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
Nothing noted.
Wrackline Content
Access to the viewpoint to observe a cobble-beach cove where the only driftline content on the mile can be observed was not possible, so I couldn't list any of the types above.
New Development
Nothing noted.
Man-made Modifications
Nothing noted.
Natural Changes
Nothing new observed since last observation three months ago.
Actions & Comments
There is nothing to take action on.
gsmeyer
CoastWatcher
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Mile 226
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On a cool, partly cloudy, and somewhat windy afternoon, no people were directly observed along the shoreline, though I did see a couple vehicles parked on Otter Crest Loop above where people may have access to areas at the top of the bluff.
George Meyer
Mile 226
Otter Crest, State Wayside
Mile 226 continues to see very little human activity due to the difficulty of access because of tall basalt cliffs rising directly out of the ocean with few small pocket beaches.
George Meyer
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Otter Crest, State Wayside
No human activity was noted on or near the shoreline (This is primarily a function of difficulty of access).
George Meyer
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No marine life was observed, which is unusual for this mile.
George Meyer
Mile 226
Otter Crest, State Wayside
People who seemed very respectful to the environment no natural disturbances or changes within the area.
Payton Abele
Mile 226
Otter Crest, State Wayside
It was a cool, breezy, and cloudy day.
George Meyer
Mile 226
Otter Crest, State Wayside
I observed no human activity or signs of disturbance to the natural environment.
Payton Abele
Mile 226
Otter Crest, State Wayside
On a partly cloudy, breezy afternoon, there were no changes, natural or otherwise, noted along or near the shoreline of mile 226.
George Meyer