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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

December 19, 2018

Virtually no beach; rough surf; no birds.

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

September 29, 2018

Beach sand deposition is extremely flat, causing increased distance of tide line variation

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

June 30, 2018

beginning of holiday week, lots of morning beachgoers, -0.

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

June 21, 2018

Notable large rocks and a log at the driftline (Southern part of mile); clean drfitline at the North end; very few shorebirds.

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

May 2, 2018

Sand deposition low, exposed basalt in sand at Austin Point west of bluff, Vellela Vellela drift from late March still present, Mole Crab casings lower in rackline

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

March 22, 2018

Quite a few people walking on the beach, despite the cold, windy conditions.

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decorative elemnt for a coastwatch report.

Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

December 20, 2017

Beautiful winter day; few shore birds and notable "sea foam" at the south end of the mile.

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Mile 309

Austin Point, Hug Point SP, Arcadia Beach south

July 25, 2017

sand deposition appears lower than 2016 summer level;abundent mole crab casings;haven't seen pyrosomes on this beach before;no Ochre Sea Stars on Mile 309, but a few on Jockey Cap on Mile 310;driftwood installations.

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