Mile 109 Report
Whisky Run, Fivemile Pt, south end Merchants Beach
March 13, 2010
Moderate use by humans (25), dogs (6) and vehicles on beach (6).
Report Details
Moderate use by humans (25), dogs (6) and vehicles on beach (6). One kid had managed to climb about halfway up the cliff at Fivemile Point.Sand on Miles 109 and 110 has eroded about 2 feet lower than I've ever seen it, leaving a zone of smooth, bare rock below the barnacles where the anemones were last summer. At the Point there's no sand at all, just a jumble of huge boulders, bedrock, and fields of small rocks; there is no way any vehicle could make it around the Point at any tide.
Conditions
Temperature: 60 F. Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Calm/Light. Tide Level: 1.0 feet.
Human Activities
Number of people: 25. Number of dogs: 6.
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks, Fire
Vehicles
Cars/trucks parking: 10. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 6.
Notable Wildlife
Found two very large alders dropped across Whisky Run by a beaver. One large gang of 19 Surfbirds foraging on rocks just offshore.
New Development
Drainage pipes.
Natural Changes
Erosion of vegetated foredune. Overall height of sand has dropped about 2' lower than I've ever seen it.
Report Images
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