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Coastline along Mile 147 and the preceding Mile 144-146 were clean of major garbage and trash.  No accumulation of dead sealife or birds.  The Sparrow Park Road leading from Hwy 1 down to to ocean is once again in very bad shape in one spot in particular.  There is a very deep depression that spans across the gravel road that fills with water.  It was almost impassable and we barely got through it with a Toyota 4 runner SUV.

Conditions

Temperature: 52 F. Tide Level: 7.0 feet.

Human Activities

Number of people: 1. Other Activities: One 4 wheeler.

Vehicles

Cars/trucks parking: 1. Cars/trucks on beach, allowed: 1.

Driftline Content

Seaweeds and seagrass, Shells, Animal casings (e.g., crab, shrimp molt), Wood pieces. Very small amount of trash.

New Development

Sand had piled against the jetty and bluff along Mile 147.

Actions & Comments

Removed some trash.  Sand has covered most trash at this time of year.

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All Mile 147 Reports

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Mile 147

June 6, 2023

Mile 147 exhibited a lot of sand being deposited against the bluff and jetty.

Lyndell

Mile 147

September 13, 2022

Beach appeared to be normal.

Lyndell

Mile 147

February 10, 2022

Miles 141-147 did not have any die offs or concentrations of dead marine or invertebrate animals.

Lyndell

Mile 147

April 27, 2021

Beach did not display any abnormalities as far as erosion or die offs of sealife.

Lyndell

Mile 147

September 28, 2020

Mile 147 looked clean with the build up of blowing summer sands.

Lyndell

Mile 147

December 16, 2019

Coastline along Mile 147 and the preceding Mile 144-146 were clean of major garbage and trash.

Lyndell

Mile 147

November 16, 2018

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Mile 147

March 11, 2018

Since my last visit in June 2017 there were noticable difference to the bluff on the southern end of mile 147 before the Jetty.

Lyndell