Mile 262 Report
Cape Kiwanda State Park
April 23, 2018
About 20 people, all but 2 from cars parked below the dune, walking on beach and climbing the north side of the dune, with 2 dogs.
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About 20 people, all but 2 from cars parked below the dune, walking on beach and climbing the north side of the dune, with 2 dogs. Jillions of little sand crabs in the low tide zone burrowing in the sand and gathering in little pools. I have never seen the tide this low here with a totally clean and flat beach abruptly ending at the vegetated cliff. The storm of early April created a neat edge to the now-level beach. Resident Peregrine on his usual perch.
Conditions
Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -0.2 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 20. Other Activities: climbing the dune.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 4.
Notable Wildlife
Jillions of sand crabs burrowing into the sand and scurrying around in little pools created in the ocean floor by the ebbing tide.
Driftline Content
Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt).
Natural Changes
The vegetated dune was neatly cut off from the beach, apparently by the high waves of the April 7/8 storm.
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Linda Fink
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