Mile 282 Report
Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
June 28, 2009
The mile was in really nice shape on this particular trip.
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The mile was in really nice shape on this particular trip. There was a bit of sea plastic washed up on the southern edge of it, but otherwise the area was clean of litter. The tides were very low that week, and I was able to observe lots of caves and rock formations that I hadn't noted before. There weren't a lot of tide pool creatures, but I did see more than on previous trips.Also, there were no fishermen on the rocks this time (and there usually are), so that was nice.
Conditions
Temperature: 70 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Tide Level: -0.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 12. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 12. Photography: 2. Tidepooling: 12.
Concerns
People/dogs/vehicles in closure areas
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 4.
Driftline Content
Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Shells, Small rocks.
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Fairly crowded for a weekday.
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I walked this mile today and just wanted to note the abundance of newborn sea stars inside Lost Boy Cave and the surrounding tide water.
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Beach quite clean despite being popular.
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Increase in human activity, new path along bottom of cliff.
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Staircase handrails deteriorating.
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Increased human and dog activity at this beach, which has no bathroom facility at the trailhead or on the beach.
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