Mile 262 Report
Cape Kiwanda State Park
July 29, 2021
lovely morning on the beach with people enjoying themselves.
Report Details
lovely morning on the beach with people enjoying themselves. Very low tide allowing access to normally water-surrounded cliff-side rocks. More cars and people were arriving for the afternoon when I left. A training tepee had been set up in the McPhillips Park access parking lot, by the time I got back there, where some folks were being trained for hang gliding.
Conditions
Temperature: 68 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.6 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 15. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 10. Sitting: 2. Photography: 1. Other Activities: 2 people flying kites, 1 paragliding. lots of dogs not on leashes but mostly not bothering others
Concerns
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
pair of Black Oystercatchers preening and foraging on offshore rock. they nest on Chief Kiawanda Rock but apparently are not nesting this year
Driftline Content
ocean seems to have washed everything out to sea. Just a little plastic picnic trash left which I hauled out.
Natural Changes
the drainages washing off the hillside onto the beach seem to have dug deeper channels
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People enjoying the beach with their dogs mostly.
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Sunny day with paragliders and people walking dogs
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The ocean continues to eat away at cliff. At least today, vehicles were staying where they belong
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One pickup stuck in sand being towed out by commercial towing company when I arrived.
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A beautiful, wind-free, mostly sunny day with a very clear view north to Cape Lookout.
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