Mile 48 Report
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
November 24, 2023
Holiday weekend with good weather brought out a lot of people.
Report Details
Holiday weekend with good weather brought out a lot of people. 20 surfers at Hubbard Creek! Very few vehicles and fewer dogs than usual. The beach was clean. There were many more dead birds than I've ever seen on this beach. There was very little trash, but next to the small stream closest to Hubbard Creek there was some plastic debris: 4 18" sections of plastic gutter mounted on plywood and some black plastic pipe. The prospector from last summer?
Conditions
Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW. Tide Level: 0.1 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 59. Number of dogs: 10. Walking or running: 40. Playing in sand: 4. Sitting: 2. Tidepooling: 1. Surfing: 20.
Concerns
Fire
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 46. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 2.
Beached Birds
Total dead birds: 22.
Driftline Content
Small rocks, Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces, Land-based debris (picnics, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.).
New Development
Bluff development. Rip rap filling below new hotel
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Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Seems like cheating to call this a winter report, with the weather conditions being so lovely.
Kristi Cramer
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Holiday weekend with good weather brought out a lot of people.
JaneSkipLegacy
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Beach was remarkably clean.
Skip-Jane-Legacy
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
This was an exceptionally warm Saturday so there were more people on the beach than I usually see but everyone was well behaved and loving the rare chance to be on the beach (and even a few brave souls in the water) without multiple layers of coats.
JaneSkipLegacy
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Driftwood 5th graders had a wonderful day at their first observation of their adopted mile.
Curry County Schools
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
On a mild, sunny Friday in November we found the beach pretty quiet.
JaneSkipLegacy
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
Beach was looking pretty clean of trash at the surf line and above in the dry sand.
Skip-Jane-Legacy
Mile 48
Beach southeast of Battle Rock, north of Hubbard Creek
The beach looked clean, people and dogs were well behaved.
JaneSkipLegacy