Mile 282 Report
Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
May 13, 2016
This was our first official visit to this mile.
Report Details
This was our first official visit to this mile. Last winter's storms left a veritable cliff of rocks, topped by large logs, close to the bluff. We found a small amoint of litter including a plastic boat toilet. There is a slide toward the north end of the beach; not sure how old it is. The pond under the waterfall is larger than in the past.
Conditions
Temperature: 58 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 18. Number of dogs: 3. Walking or running: 8. Tidepooling: 2. Other Activities: Black Oystercatcher survey. Pile of debris at top of beach entrance steps
Concerns
Litter
Disturbances: Shorebirds moving in response to humans/dogs
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Notable Wildlife
Black Oystercatchers, Western Gulls, Pigen Guillemots, Violet-green Swallows, Warblers, Crows, Pelagic Cormorants, Surf Scoters
Driftline Content
Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.).
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls
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Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
Large recent slide just beneath a Radar Rd.
Denise Harrington
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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.
EJD
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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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Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
Staircase handrails deteriorating.
krallfamily@comcast.net
Mile 282
Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
Increased human and dog activity at this beach, which has no bathroom facility at the trailhead or on the beach.
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