Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
May 25, 2008
Continued/ongoing erosion of the bluff near the north end of this mile.
Report Details
Continued/ongoing erosion of the bluff near the north end of this mile. I'm keeping a six monh photo journal of this headland.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 4.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 35. Walking or running: 20. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 4. Photography: 1. Other Activities: 4 (Flying kites). Recent washing ashore of apparent load of rough-hewn poor quality odd-size pine (?)lumber. Tire tracks were assumed to be for picking up a quantity of this material.
Concerns
Driftwood removal, Fire
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Many mussels, a hundred or more, plus several large crab exoskeletons.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 2. Pigeon guillemot
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff.
All Mile 245 Reports
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Beautiful warm day - not crowded.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
Mile 245
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
Lots of human activity and evidence of campfires and "building" with driftwood.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
Mile 245
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
Mile 245
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