Mile 246 Report
Cliffs north of Roads End Beach
September 21, 2019
SOLVE litter pick-up taking place.
Report Details
SOLVE litter pick-up taking place. A fissure appears to be developing at the base of a bluff.
Conditions
Temperature: 64 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 2.6 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 58. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 37. Playing in surf: 5. Playing in sand: 2. Photography: 1. Other Activities: 13 people volunteering with SOLVE and picking up trash. The section was particularly busy due to SOLVE volunteer cleanup efforts. I was one of them as well as another Mile 246 volunteer, and my boyfriend. It was great to see so many people out there!
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces.
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs. There's a fissure near the base of a bluff, see photos, it may not be new but it didn't seem familiar to me at the time so I photographed it.
Report Images
gianna70
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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