Mile 40 Report
North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach
April 15, 2012
An abandoned fire took our time and attention on the south end of the mile (north from Sisters Rocks).
Report Details
An abandoned fire took our time and attention on the south end of the mile (north from Sisters Rocks). Due to winter storms, we were unable to cross the hugely expanded Mussel Creek at the Arizona Beach end of the mile. Mussel Creek now travels a long distance north before making an abrupt turn to the sea.This report will be augmented by a further report when we are able to return and cross Mussel Creek to complete the mile, north to south.
Conditions
Temperature: 51 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 0.5 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 3. Photography: 1. Fishing: 2. Other Activities: 2 - questionable behavior - exploding bottles. Peculiar behavior of 2 males who accessed rocky beach by car, driving past the locked gate. Large fire in driftwood at base of grassy foredune. Exploding plastic and glass bottles after filling with something from under hood of vehicle thru a tube. They abandoned the active, burning fire without attempting to put it out.
Concerns
Fire
Apparent violations: abandoned large fire in pile of driftwood at base of grassy dune.Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2. Cars/trucks on beach, prohibited: 1.
Notable Wildlife
2 BLOY in sandy surf
Driftline Content
nothing notable in driftline
Actions & Comments
Emergency line called for abandoned fire -- we asked to have it reported to Beach Ranger. 2 fire trucks responded. We had pretty much subdued the fire by removing the burning logs we could, and filling SOLV bags with sea water and dumping on to fire. Fire personnel were bringing shovels to extinguish the then smoldering fire.Attendant to the obvious environmental aspect of this behavior, $$ was spent to deploy the fire personnel who responded. The perpetrators should be held accountable.
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