Mile 287 - Bayocean Peninsula north of Bayocean site 2 - August 22, 2010

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A beautiful, sunny Sunday with more people on the mile than I've typically seen in the past. In addition to the horses/riders I saw while I visited, there were many more hoof prints in the sand - obviously a good weekend for taking horses to the beach! A large driftwood camping structure (photo attached) showed evidence of recent use and has accumulated a large collection of trash (food and beverage containers, camp bedding, tarps, etc.). I'll focus on getting it cleaned up during the SOLV beach clean-up next month.

Conditions

Temperature: 68 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: SW. Tide Level: 6.5 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 19. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 16. Other Activities: horseback riding - 3. There were 3 large pick-ups pulling horse trailers in parking lot; saw two different groups of folks riding horses, one group of 5 on a trail returning from the beach and another group of 3 on the beach.

Concerns

Fire, Litter

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 17.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Shells, Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces.

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune.

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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