The claws dug into the sand and left very prominent marks. This sand was not as soft as the sand in some of the other photos. Here is the trail of a seal, showing the mark in the middle from the hind flippers. The outer marks are from the front flippers. The ham radio is in photo is about 12 inches long for scale.
Direction of movement is from right to left.
A seal trail in soft sand showing the drag mark from the animal's body in the middle of the marks from the front flippers. Direction of travel is toward the camera. This is a single flipper mark. The outer area shows some claw marks. The coin in the photo is a quarter for scale.