Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
January 24, 2009
Last report I was focused on the large number of stranded jellies and completely missed what was behind me: a very large landslide approx 600 yds north of the last house along the beach and directly under the very last house in Roads End.
Report Details
Last report I was focused on the large number of stranded jellies and completely missed what was behind me: a very large landslide approx 600 yds north of the last house along the beach and directly under the very last house in Roads End. Trees, fern, and other plants are intact at the edge of the bluff. The bluffs are eroded, undermining the ridge.
Conditions
Temperature: 40 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light.
Human Activities
Number of people: 55. Number of dogs: 7. Walking or running: 22. Playing in sand: 15. Sitting: 8. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 4.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 17. RVs/Buses parking: 2.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls.
lvoelker
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Beautiful warm day - not crowded.
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Lots of human activity and evidence of campfires and "building" with driftwood.
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Was a dreary day, but active with the low tide.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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Tourist season is upon us - observed later in the day, but leftovers visible.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
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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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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
