Mile 237 - Gleneden Beach north, golf course - February 3, 2018

Report Details

The attached photo was taken to show the change that has taken place to shoreline erosion. At this time of year, the shoreline is fairly smooth with a small hump near the water with a gentle slope toward the land. The photo shows that the ocean has carved out the sand almost up to the bluff. The location of this photo is just north of beach access marker 50B.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S.

Activities

Number of people: 8. Walking or running: 6. Sitting: 2.

Other Activities: Looking for agates - 6.

Wrackline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings or molts, Wood pieces, Marine debris, Styrofoam. Approximately 50 crab shells, some just the top, but legs and various pieces as well. More rock beds exposed than normal allowed for better agate hunting. More plastic than normally observed in the past year. Small bits to bottles. One piece of styrofoam.

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