Mile 335 - Columbia Beach, Coffenbury Lake, Fort Stevens SP - April 11, 2012

Report Details

Pleasant morning at the beach. Minus tide, with 13 people clamming, plus 1 person walking (total of 14 people on the mile). There were 7 cars parked at the access area, and 20 cars driving or parked in allowable areas on the beach.There was a heavy deposit of shells, sand dollars, and crab bodies along our mile. Storms had eroded the dunes to such an extent that they were unclimbable cliffs. We saw some unfamiliar shapes of plastic bottles on the wrack line --- not sure if they were from Japan.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: -0.3 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 14. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 1. Other Activities: 13. 13 people clamming

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 7. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 20.

Driftline Content

Shells.

Natural Changes

Erosion of dunes to the point they are cliffs