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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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Mile 282

Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach

May 25, 2024

Beach clean.

Kathleen Krall

Mile 282

Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach

March 22, 2024

Large recent slide just beneath a Radar Rd.

Denise Harrington

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Mile 282

Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach

June 16, 2021

Fairly crowded for a weekday.

krallfamily@comcast.net

Mile 282

Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach

August 4, 2020

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

Mile 282

Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach

May 15, 2020

Beach quite clean despite being popular.

krallfamily@comcast.net

Mile 282

Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach

May 26, 2019

Increase in human activity, new path along bottom of cliff.

krallfamily@comcast.net

Mile 282

Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach

August 18, 2018

Staircase handrails deteriorating.

krallfamily@comcast.net

Mile 282

Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach

July 9, 2017

Increased human and dog activity at this beach, which has no bathroom facility at the trailhead or on the beach.

krallfamily@comcast.net