Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
May 23, 2022
Pretty quiet morning.
Report Details
Pretty quiet morning. 2 hours later there were 50 people, and 40+/- cars in the parking lot. Water erosion on top of cape evident, two large trees are all that is left of the forest. These trees are not doing well.
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 22. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 3. Sitting: 1. Tidepooling: 1. Surfing: 14. Other Activities: Kite sailing on top of dune. Pretty quiet morning. 2 hours later there were 50 people, and 40+/- cars in the parking lot
Concerns
Litter
Apparent violations: Just lots of litter from camp fires and hikers leaving bottles on top of the cape.Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 15. RVs/Buses parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 13.
Driftline Content
Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea).
New Development
Nothing new,
Natural Changes
Visible retreat of solid bluff. Water erosion on top of cape evident, two large trees are all that is left of the forest. These trees are not doing well.
Trees are almost all gone, cape continues to erode,
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The beach looked great as far as litter, and erosion.
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A rather nice day, 55 degrees, clouds and no wind.
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Wow what a change from last month! State Parking lot is closed for a couple of months while construction on the new parking lot and restroom continues. The tree ( object I show as a measure of sand deposition ) is really getting uncovered! Survey also for COASST, no beached birds or mammals found. The beach access point at the north end of Bob Straub State Park is still unusable for vehicles, due to a massive erosion event and 5 foot sharp edges to the beach.
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A lot of winter damage to the foredunes noted. Construction workers working on the new boat ramp and replacing and relocating some drainage pipes. Photos showing bulldozer shift sand by residence. 1 dory and 3 fishermen getting picked up
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