Mile 282 Report
Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
March 22, 2024
Large recent slide just beneath a Radar Rd.
Report Details
Large recent slide just beneath a Radar Rd. home. Several rockhounds, some digging in cliff wall. Staircase public access is still open without county warning sign present on other nearby beaches. No garbage facilities. Large pile of marine debris at top of staircase. Two large professional crab cages on the beach.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 0.6 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 26. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 26. Other Activities: Rockhounding.
Concerns
Litter, Climbing bluffs/seastacks
Notable Wildlife
3 oystercatchers, 14 surf scoters, 2 pelagic cormorants, 1 osprey, 1 bald eagle, 1 crow
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 1. western gull, no bands/tags
Driftline Content
Steep cobble beach
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls, Newly exposed roots/trees falling. See photo
Report Images
Denise Harrington
CoastWatcher
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Mile 282
Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
Large recent slide just beneath a Radar Rd.
Denise Harrington
Mile 282
Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
Fairly crowded for a weekday.
krallfamily@comcast.net
Mile 282
Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
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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Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
Beach quite clean despite being popular.
krallfamily@comcast.net
Mile 282
Lost Boy Cave, Short Beach
Increase in human activity, new path along bottom of cliff.
krallfamily@comcast.net
Mile 282
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.
krallfamily@comcast.net