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.
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.
Wrackline Content
Wood pieces, Marine debris, Plastic debri (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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