Mile 261 Report
Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda
September 25, 2021
Busy busy day at the cape.
Report Details
Busy busy day at the cape. 500 cars parked is just a number, lot was full people circling for a spot. We saw three wedding parties and one engagement party. Many walkers, surfers and sitters present. Minor garbage, plastic toys and cigarette butts main garbage seen.
Conditions
Temperature: 65 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 7.5 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 250. Number of dogs: 18. Walking or running: 150. Playing in surf: 3. Playing in sand: 14. Sitting: 45. Tidepooling: 8. Surfing: 30.
Other Activities: Playing volleyball, tenting, e bikes. Plenty of visitors today. Cloudy and cool, big surf, high tide, little exposed shoreline. Felt more like winter shore than fall except wedding parties in restaurant, and lots of visitors.
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks, People/dogs/vehicles in closure areas
Apparent violations: Many people ((40 at least) beyond fencing near cliff edges, including a formal wedding proposal with camera crew and 13 attendees above the western cliff edge..Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 500. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. Common murre
Stranded Marine Mammals
Total stranded mammals: 1. A emancipated deer was seen on outer part of cape, standing, then laying down. Not walking.
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings or molts, Marine debris.
Actions & Comments
Boat ramp is being eroded by wave action causing vehicles to exit ramp much earlier. There is little exposed beach so that dory landing at high tide is challeng for boaters.
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