Mile 245 Report
Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek
September 21, 2023
Lazy, late summer day on Road End beach.
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Lazy, late summer day on Road End beach. A couple volleyball nets set up next to Roads End State Park, one of which was being used. A badly decomposed sea lion that I'll report to the Marine Mammal Stranding Network. Not much seabird activity. No pelicans spotted.
Conditions
Temperature: 62 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 5.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 48. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 16. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 20. Other Activities: 5 people playing volleyball.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 30.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. 2 murres, 1 cormorant
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. one badly decomposed sea lion at about the 6800 block
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. upwelling and small clear jellies about the size of a silver dollar
Roads End beach, at the State Park, looking north
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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
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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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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
