Mile 246 Report
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
December 31, 2020
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.
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)






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All Mile 246 Reports
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
Appeared to be a typical morning on the beach.
Don/cheri Dour/soyland
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
We observed a dead sea lion with a tag on beach.
Donald Dour
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
During negative tide, observed few new/unusual species I haven't observed in the area previously including a purple sea urchin and 2 large lion's mane jellys. See pics.
Lisa Bizon-Carroll
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
It was a pleasant walk on the beach.
Donald Dour
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
Fairly clear, warm day on the mile with a larger than typical number of people spending time on it.
Gianna Simon
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
Very low tide level and accumulated sand allowed many people to walk around cliffs to cove below God's Thumb.
David Carroll
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
Interesting scientific device observed off the west end of "the Point", on north Roads End Mile 246, during a minus low tide.
Terry Hager