Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
December 12, 2011
Clear, cold, and quiet on the beach today.
Report Details
Clear, cold, and quiet on the beach today. The public beach entrance at about 72nd & Logan (40A) was re-graded recently and covered with crushed rock, making it much easier to walk down. At the same time, just north of this entrance, rip/rap was added to an oceanfront home's seawall.
Conditions
Temperature: 45 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 12.
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 4. 2 murres, 1 cormorant, 1 seagull
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces.
Man-made Modifications
New riprap or shoreline protection structures.
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
A beautiful afternoon on the beach.
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Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Beautiful warm day - not crowded.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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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