Mile 40 - North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach - November 27, 2011

Report Details

Mussel Creek now opens directly west -- wading to cross required. Seasonal sand removal makes this a "bouldering" mile -- difficult to walk it. Very little evidence of marine or human debris except for broken bottles on rocky beach below Frankport site entrance.Contrary to "What happens on the Mile stays on the Mile," if you bring bottles in, pack them out!Another lovely day at the beach . . .

Conditions

Temperature: 56 F. Cloud Cover: Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: S. Tide Level: 6.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 10. Number of dogs: 1. Walking or running: 4. Playing in surf: 4. Surfing: 2. Appropriately enjoying a wind-free, partially sunny, warm Thanksgiving weekend day.Broken auto glass in parking area at south end of mile (Frankport site); broken bottle glass in rocky areas of beach.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 3. RVs/Buses parking: 1.

Notable Wildlife

3 BLOY, GBH, killdeer pair

Beached Birds

Total dead birds: 5.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces. small feather wisps

Man-made Modifications

staircase from Pigeon Pt. access seasonally removed with wrapped cement bags left in place on sand

Natural Changes

Erosion of vegetated foredune, Evidence of wave overtopping, Visible retreat of solid bluff. nothing dramatically different from last quarter

Actions & Comments

Saga of the steps reported previously.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

January 12, 2017

This is not a full report -- a placeholder for our 4th qrtr 2016 observations.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

September 9, 2016

Beautiful day on beautiful beach.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

April 2, 2016

Mussel Ck.

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Mile 40

North of Sisters Rocks, cliffs south of Arizona Beach

December 19, 2015

The mile could not be accessed from Arizona Beach -- Mussel Creek was impassable; the southern access from Frankport site was flooded, we parked in the area south of that.

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