Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
December 5, 2008
Incredibly clean beach.
Report Details
Incredibly clean beach. The parking lot to access the beach (Cape Kiwanda County Park) was also very clean.Weather very nice for first of December. Do not recall in 25 years seeing the beach so clean. The number of pelicans for this late in the year also very unusual.
Conditions
Temperature: 52 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 40. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 12. Playing in surf: 2. Playing in sand: 2. Sitting: 2. Photography: 1. Tidepooling: 2. Surfing: 25. Main activity was surfing. Nice swell, but not large, lot of setting on boards but some good rips. Some small, under 2 or 3 children in water, and no wet suits. All in all a very pleasant day in December.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 52. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 4.
Notable Wildlife
Couple dead jelly fish, too beat up to note what kind. Couple of strands of bull kelp. Very clean beach. Not even one gull. Lot of pelicans off the beach, maybe 100 or so. Seems very late for them.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Shells, Small rocks.
Man-made Modifications
Dune modification/removal, Beachgrass planting or removal.
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