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Despite the high level smoky haze in the sky, it was a pleasant summer day to be on the beach. There was remarkably little trash visible on mile 287, maybe because much of the usual debris had been covered by the large amounts of sand accumulating on the beach over the course of the summer. While this is an entirely subjective observation with no measurements to confirm it, it appears that the foredune on the northern half of the mile has retreated to the east somewhat and is now closer to the hills immediately behind it than it was in past years. There were several areas where driftwood had been moved further inland onto and behind the foredune than had been previously observed. While there was evidence of folks having camped on the beach recently, I was pleased to note that there was no garbage or debris left behind. All in all, things looked well on mile 287!

Conditions

Temperature: 67 F. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 3.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 17. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 17. Though there was some high level smoke/haze in the air, the day was sunny, breezy and pleasant. There were a number of folks walking along the shore, enjoying the comfortable temperatures.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 15.

Driftline Content

Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.).

Natural Changes

Considerable sand accretion - landmarks that are usually visible on the beach were nearly covered.

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Mile 287

Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2

March 17, 2024

The cloudy marine layer that was present when we first arrived eventually burned off, providing us with a pleasant but breezy sunny afternoon for our visit. 1) We encountered an intact hull of a fiberglass boat on the mid-section of the mile; photos and location information was provided to the State Park Ranger so it could be retrieved from the beach. 2) There had been a massive influx of velella velella (by-the-wind sailors) washed ashore several days before our visit. 3) Given the number of folks in the parking area when we arrived, we had expected to see more folks on mile 287 but encountered just a typical number of visitors. 4) There was more detritus on the beach than we've seen in recent previous visits.

C NELSON

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Mile 287

Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2

September 16, 2023

A lovely, busy day at the beach on this sunny, late summer SOLVE clean up day.

C Nelson

Mile 287

Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2

July 4, 2023

An absolutely gorgeous summer day -- warm, clear, sunny, light breeze.

C Nelson

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Mile 287

Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2

April 22, 2023

We were disappointed that the SOLVE beach clean-ups have not been re-initiated following the pandemic, so decided to do our own.

C Nelson

Mile 287

Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2

January 22, 2023

The primary purpose of this visit was to observe the impact of the last of this winters king tides.

C Nelson

Mile 287

Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2

January 13, 2023

Remarkably clear smooth sand with small amount of driftwood pushed high up the beach.

JuliaH

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Mile 287

Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2

December 12, 2022

A pleasant December afternoon.

C Nelson

Mile 287

Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2

April 6, 2022

A pleasant, partly cloudy spring day.

C Nelson