Mile 43 Report
Beach south of Humbug Mountain
November 20, 2011
Nice afternoon with exceptionally clean and clear air.
Report Details
Nice afternoon with exceptionally clean and clear air. Water was blue, swells were 6-8 feet, and erratic. All the sand had been recently erased of any activity by the surf that had been reaching the rock cliff at high tides and during stormy weather. Not a lot of litter, and no evidence of debris from offshore or Japan
Conditions
Temperature: 55 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: W. Tide Level: 2.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 1. Walking or running: 1. no evidence of any recent human visits
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 1.
Notable Wildlife
few live birds except for large rafts of off shore seabirds. Many hundreds on the northern tide pool section
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass. some new local ocean debris
Natural Changes
Landslides/major boulder falls.
Actions & Comments
large landslide from last year is about 50% removed from the base by wave action. Landslide is on the northernmost cliff of the sanded portion of mile
Report Images
Dale Lee
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Beach south of Humbug Mountain
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Beach south of Humbug Mountain
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Beach south of Humbug Mountain
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Beach south of Humbug Mountain
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Dale Lee
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Beach south of Humbug Mountain
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