Mile 246 - Cliffs north of Roads End Beach - December 31, 2020

Report Details

With the tide being low there were some people walking along the cliff to get to the inlet between that cliff and god's thumb. I did not do that for fear of unexpected waves. Noted differences in the landscape, likely due to recent king tides. Not on mile 246 but at the beach access entrance at sign #40 the entrance was malodorous, wreaking of sewage. On mile 246 there were a couple new water run-off waterfalls substantial enough to warrant negotiating where to cross them on the sand in order to avoid wet shoes.

Conditions

Temperature: 48 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NE. Tide Level: 2.1 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 39. Number of dogs: 9. Walking or running: 37. Photography: 2.

Concerns

Climbing bluffs/seastacks

Apparent violations: Two adults climbed up a hill to access a swing that's hanging from a tree on the cliffside and two children were climbing up an unstable cliffside repeatedly and sliding down on their bottoms..

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam. minimal plastic & styrofoam but a bit more than usual

Natural Changes

Landslides/major boulder falls. See pic of more rock slide/fall at north end of mile (not the inlet below god's thumb)