Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
June 9, 2018
Beautiful morning before the squalls blew in from the southwest.
Report Details
Beautiful morning before the squalls blew in from the southwest. Wide beach with lots of sand depostited. Pristine; no litter in the wrack line. Sign erected on the beach (Private Property) about 20 feet from cliff, about 300 yards north of the last beach house towards the knoll.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 41. Number of dogs: 9. Walking or running: 27. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 7.
Vehicles
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. pelican; only the feathered wings, clavicles and breastbone
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
New Development
sign erected on the beach "Private Property"
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff.
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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
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Tourist season is upon us - observed later in the day, but leftovers visible.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
Mile 245
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