Mile 245 - Roads End Beach, Wayside, Logan Creek - September 29, 2023

Report Details

Less tourist traffic. With high winds and waves (seasonal), beach looked more rugged and rocky than in last reports.

Conditions

Temperature: 65 F. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 3.5 feet.

Activities

Number of people: 13. Number of dogs: 5. Walking or running: 9.

Other Activities: 1 - kite flying.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 11.

Notable Wildlife

Turkey Vulture, Gulls, Beach Hopper (see pic). Deer tracks.

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 1. Common Murre (see pic)

Stranded Marine Mammals

Total stranded mammals: 1. sea lion carcass (see pics)

Wrackline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings or molts, Plastic debri (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea). Lots of bull kelp in large "bundles." (see north/south pics) Most of the litter, as usual, was along the south end with parking area access. Snail egg cases (see pic). Shell/oyster? (see pics)

Natural Changes

Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Erosion of vegetated foredune. North end of beach looked transformed - less sand with bedrock exposed, more rocky, rugged. 2 old trees exposed from erosion. (see pics)