Mile 293 Report
Rockaway Beach, State Wayside
November 25, 2012
Post Thanksgiving beach was mostly empty of both people and debris.
Report Details
Post Thanksgiving beach was mostly empty of both people and debris...exceptions of note were a bike tire and rim, a rubber welcome(?) mat,several hunks of rope,and half of a turkey carcass (which our dog Ella found)...all were either removed or eaten. Lots of Bull Kelp and tree limbs as a result of the recent strong storm, but only one plastic bottle...yea! Looks like a foot or two of sand has accumulated in the past couple of weeks...who knows what lurks below.
Conditions
Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 0.1 feet.
Activities
Number of people: 16. Number of dogs: 4. Walking or running: 10. Playing in sand: 3. Sitting: 1.
Other Activities: 2 kite.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 6.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 3. common murre
Wrackline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Small rocks, Wood pieces. rope
stu and barb
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