Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
August 18, 2021
Unlike the recent stranding on a beach in Seaside, there were no sand dollars on Roads End beach, not even broken ones.
Report Details
Unlike the recent stranding on a beach in Seaside, there were no sand dollars on Roads End beach, not even broken ones. Truck tire tracks indicate the Park Ranger had been by recently. A lot of people enjoying a lazy summer day at the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 63 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 108. Number of dogs: 12. Walking or running: 30. Playing in surf: 8. Playing in sand: 20. Sitting: 40. Other Activities: 3 fat tire bikes, 3 kite flyers, 2 meditating, 2 skim boarders.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 30. RVs/Buses parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
an abundance of pelicans offshore
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. seagull
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. small pieces of jelly fish, upwelling
TerryH
CoastWatcher
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Lots of human activity and evidence of campfires and "building" with driftwood.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Was a dreary day, but active with the low tide.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Tourist season is upon us - observed later in the day, but leftovers visible.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
After king tides and heavy surf, most of the usual driftwood was up nearer the bank along with minimal bull kelp.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
The beach mile varied quite a bit - with the south (less traveled) section with darkened sands and clear of most debris while the north end, with more visitors, was covered in stones with more small debris (esp.
LisaBC
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Just wanted to say there have been a lot of brown pelicans this season, more than I've ever seen, and I'm wondering if they will stay for the winter?
TerryH
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Lazy, late summer day on Road End beach.
TerryH
