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Beautiful late September evening low tide.-  Ochre Stars are gone again;-  less varied kelp in drift;-  abundant Mole Crab molt;-  very low water volume at Fall Creek waterfall;-  very flat sand deposition;

Conditions

Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: N. Tide Level: 1.4 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 20. Number of dogs: 6. Walking or running: 12. Sitting: 4. Photography: 4. Late evening photography.

Notable Wildlife

Flights of brown pelicans, some fishing, some with gulls on beach. First such of this year.

Dead Fish or Invertebrates

Ochre Stars that had reappeared on rock opposite Austin Point in the summer are no longer present.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt). Eelgrass, Mole Crabs

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

July 6, 2024

Lots of folks enjoying low tide on a Saturday morning, abundance of kelp debris in wrackline along with Moon Jellies.

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

July 23, 2023

Windy beachsweeper with low tide, visitors at Hug Point, but otherwise empty mile.

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

October 1, 2022

Beautiful unusually warm day with strong offshore breeze.

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

July 15, 2022

Cool overcast morning of -2.

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

June 26, 2021

Folks and dogs getting ready for a great day at the beach

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

April 28, 2021

calm spring morning with significant low tide, several folks with dogs, sparse driftline

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

December 16, 2020

Some beach was visible at the south end of the mile; no beach was visible at the north end.

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

September 30, 2020

peaceful early fall evening

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