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I didn't do a complete survey today. But wanted to say more than I could in a dispatch.  I was at the Southern tidepools 3 days ago for Sea Star Observation Survey Training and we found 24 stars, one Mottled Star and one Ochre Star that seemed to have a lesion. I  returned today to see if I could find any in a worse condition. I  did not. Rain and hunger chased me away before I walked the whole mile. I spent an hour and a half in the tidepools and though the water level was higher,  I went further than on Wednesday.  Out of 29 Ochre Stars observed,  none had lesions and only one looked suspicious to me. I saw some interesting things and have learned how much gets overlooked if you don't slow down.

Conditions

Temperature: 49 F. Cloud Cover: Partly Cloudy. Tide Level: 1.4 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 7. Number of dogs: 2. Walking or running: 7. Playing in surf: 1. Tidepooling: 4. All people and dogs were well behaved

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 5.

Notable Wildlife

6 Harlequin Ducks, 4 male and 2 female. An anemone was eating something bright orange, I don't know what. Also observed another bright orange creature and took some stills from video for this report.

Driftline Content

Did not take note of the wrack line today

New Development

Only an individual strung up some found rope to assist access across a steep slippery slope

Actions & Comments

At the bottom of the access trail there is are Park made stairs off to the right and an unofficial trail continuing straight. This is sometimes a better approach in muddy situations,  although it's at the bottom of an old slide and certainly not sanctioned by Parks. Someone has strung up found rope,  others have constructed rude stairs from rocks and logs.

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Mile 116

January 20, 2024

I was the only person fool enough to the visit South Cove today.

Elaine Cramer

Mile 116

August 6, 2023

A pleasantly mild day made for a good tidepool walk.

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Mile 116

May 7, 2023

There was one dead California Sea Lion low on the beach.

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Mile 116

December 3, 2022

I returned to Mile 116 for a Sea Star Observation Survey.

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Mile 116

November 20, 2022

The weather had very light cloud cover, but I logged it as Sunny.

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Mile 116

July 16, 2022

A minus tide occurs this Summer weekend and Parks had a sign encouraging the public to explore the tidepools.

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Mile 116

May 1, 2022

I came for the minus tide since the weather would be dry.

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Mile 116

January 9, 2022

After a week of heavy rain, it was a lovely sunny January day at the South Cove.

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