April 21, 2011

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Lovely day on the beach at Cape Blanco state park. I noted that (going from bottom to top) base dark, clayish layer, shell strata grading into sand then gravel strata looked as though they'd all seen some erosion, at least partly due to all the rain this winter/spring. You could see the channels worn into the base strata (see photo 3).It looked to me as though there was more sand on this beach than I saw last year, probably part of the transition from high energy to lower energy beach. I saw fewer drift logs exposed the further south along the mile. During last year's visit I also remember seeing some erosion of the dune or sand to show layering. None present along this part of the beach on this visit (then again, maybe I shouldn't draw conclusions based on one visit per year). More people than I usually see, perhaps because it was sunny, also because I usually visit earlier in the year. All but one dog either leashed or under good off leash control. The owners of the uncontrolled dog attempted to "control" or summon it by mass screaming. They were loud, you could easily hear them from almost a 1/3 of a mile away. Otherwise, everyone just out on the beach at very low tide & enjoying themselves.