September 14, 2017

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This is my first Coastwatch report. I have been walking this section of the beach for 25+ years, but this is the first time I have done it with a journal in hand and recorded anything. So I will have much more information by the next reporting period.There are two changes that I remember. One is that in the last two winters, the storms have carved out the dunes. What used to be rolling sand dunes is now a cliff going down  to the beach. The other one is the change in rocks found at the north end of this section of beach. There used to be many rocks with holes in them. It looked like they had been carved out by sea creatures. But I do not actually know the scientific reason for this. We used to call this section Hole in the Rocks Beach before we knew it was called Bailey Beach. There are a few now, but not as many.There was one strange sight I have not seen before. There was some smoke in the air from the forest fires. The sun looked orange from shining through the smoke. This orangey sun shining on the waves turned the white caps gold/orange. It actually looked like the waves were on fire. Very pretty!