Mile 52 Report
Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
September 16, 2007
We still have to put our kayaks in and go to Agate Beach via Garrison Lake.
Report Details
We still have to put our kayaks in and go to Agate Beach via Garrison Lake. It was the Fall Beach Clean Up Day so we cleaned our mile. Only 1 bag of trash and two big clumps of rope. There was alot of sand on the beach, probably covering many plastic bottles. We talked to a state park ranger and he said Agate beach should open up within the month. Clean-up and inspection is what they are waiting for now. It has been many months of closure, it will be nice to have it open again. Sunday was a lovely day, a bit windy but very pleasant.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Wind Velocity: Moderate. Wind Direction: N.
Human Activities
Number of people: 6. Walking or running: 6.
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 2.
Notable Wildlife
Gulls
Dead Fish or Invertebrates
1 Mermaid's Purse
Driftline Content
Seaweeds and seagrass, Small rocks.
Laurie Prouty
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There was a lot of small wood debris.
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
There was a lot of small wood debris.
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
Velella velella in the wrackline.
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Agate Beach, Garrison Lake, south of Paradise Point SW
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