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
Sand cover retreating, exposing more bedrock and gravel.
David Carroll
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