Mile 211 Report
March 28, 2011
Spoke with a walker who is familiar with this beach over many years.
Report Details
Spoke with a walker who is familiar with this beach over many years.She noticed more slides this spring than in previous years. She also said more sand covering up what would have been good agate areas.
Conditions
Cloud Cover: Sunny. Wind Velocity: Strong. Wind Direction: S.
Human Activities
Number of people: 10. Walking or running: 6. Other Activities: Gathering driftwood. Unauthorized trail made by patron use going over bluff beside picnic table.
Concerns
Climbing bluffs/seastacks, Driftwood removal, Litter
Vehicles
Notable Wildlife
Two gulls
Driftline Content
Ocean-based debris (from fishing boats, ship trash, etc.), Marine debris (plastic, styrofoam, etc. washing in from the sea), Small rocks, Styrofoam, Wood pieces. Hauled out big garbage bag of litter, but lots of plastic left.
New Development
Steps down bluff.
Natural Changes
Major cracks appearing in bluffs, Newly exposed roots/trees falling, Visible retreat of solid bluff, Landslides/major boulder falls. 10 slides noted, about half good-sized - lots of exposed vdgetaion roots even where recent slide no noted.
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Erosion in the face of the embankment continues, including new large boulder falls.
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Relatively large number of people (for mile 211) were enjoying the beach on a sunny, inviting day.
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Fairly big crowd for mile 211 on a foggy June 21, most of the people as usual near the beach access at Lost Creek Wayside.
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My last previous report was at the end of 2019, but the changes over the last year are typical of Mile 211, including rockslides or boulder falls, rockfields covering parts of the beach, and a new drainage pipe.
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More than 10 previously unobserved drainage pipes in places with already existing pipes.
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I tried to pick up and carry back to trash collection area all plastic pieces I found larger than 1 square inch, but for every piece I picked up there were at least 100 smaller pieces, a great increase over the amount of plastic just a few years ago.
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The contour of the beach has changed again so that there are numerous patches of standing water at the base of the embankment.
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Most of the people were within 100 yards of the Lost Creek beach access.
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