Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
January 16, 2018
Quiet day, beach was quite clean, no sea pickles (pyrosomes), numerous bits of jelly or sea gooseberries, and an old black tire.
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Quiet day, beach was quite clean, no sea pickles (pyrosomes), numerous bits of jelly or sea gooseberries, and an old black tire. Got an email off to the park ranger about the tire. Seems to be the same tire that's been around for years.
Conditions
Temperature: 57 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 16.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 13.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. 1 piece of a gull
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.). cellophane worm feeding tubes, jelly bits
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TerryH
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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
Mile 245
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
