Mile 57 - North side of Cape Blanco, south of Castle Rock - December 9, 2012

Report Details

Capewalker here, beach mile 57 was observed today. Sea were calm and flat, no big surf. Debris very little, a few folks out walking/hiking from bluff down to beach. Sunny and blue skys to the south of the Cape, darking and cloudy to the north. Debris mostly med to large logs and sand seems to be push high on the beach. From cliff's edge looking like alot of black sand below. One beachcomber maybe a miner, working the little creeks coming out of the slides on the north bluffs. A few fishing boat to the south of cape, crabbing out of Port Orford. Air temp not bad and just a little wind out of the NNW.

Conditions

Temperature: 50 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Wind Direction: NW.

Human Activities

Number of people: 8. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 83. Beachcombers, walkers and treasure hunters

Vehicles

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

Notable Wildlife

No marine mammals, just few shore birds, saw maybe black shoulder tip hawk, a kestrel and larger hawking bird. No major piles of seaweed

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Wood pieces.