Mile 246 Report
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
March 24, 2019
More beach litter than usual.
Report Details
More beach litter than usual. Signs of rock fall from cliffs. Many people out on the low tide.
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Tide Level: -0.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 73. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 59. Playing in surf: 1. Sitting: 5. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 6. Sunny day with a minus tide, lots of people just out enjoying the day and a couple set up to possibly try to get a glimpse of whales.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Wood pieces, Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Styrofoam, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.). Mile 246 typically only has a small handful of garbage but we haul quite a bit out from 245 on our way back to the car.
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls. It appeared that there were more rocks/boulders down on the shore. There were definitely small rocks falling down the cliffs while we were there.
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Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
Human activity was benign, just folks generally enjoying the area.
Gianna Simon
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
Showed up to see if signs of a reported slide were evident.
Gianna Simon
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
Generally, the sand and driftwood have been washed out by heavy surf, but in some areas sand has built up.
David Carroll
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
There wasn't anything unusual that I noted today.
Gianna Simon
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
Partly cloudy morning, low 50's temps, light/moderate winds, 2-3 ft.
DaveC
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
Exposed loose rock and bedrock on beach; cause assumed to be sand washed off beach due to heavy surf over previous days/weeks.
DaveC
Mile 246
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
More charred driftwood than usual along the mile.
gianna70