Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
March 1, 2020
Beautiful day, every parking spot taken.
Report Details
Beautiful day, every parking spot taken. Very few shorebirds. The end of the beach, near the basalt outcropping, continues to erode.
Conditions
Temperature: 47 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 1.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 107. Number of dogs: 12. Walking or running: 57. Playing in surf: 6. Playing in sand: 18. Sitting: 24.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 58.
Notable Wildlife
None.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Wood pieces, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Very little in the drift line, very little pollution this time.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune.
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lvoelker
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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
