Another beautiful day along the Oregon coast made even better by having our beautiful daughter, Kate, camping next to us - Happy birthday, Kate!
The rock below is known as "Kissing Rock," but I think it should have been called "Shark Fin Rock".
The beach holds such an endless variety of rocks. So many colors and patterns it was nearly impossible not to pick up a few. Before you knew it, you would have a pocketful.
At low tide, the rocks stretched as far as you could see. The Oregon coast is known for its agates (usually translucent). It took a while to learn that not every translucent rock was an agate. We did pick up a lot of quartz and calcite. In fact, I don't think we ever found a single agate. We probably collected more than 20 pounds of interesting rocks and have to decide what we will do with them.
From this angle, I think you can see how this bunch of rocks might resemble a turtle. The strange thing is that the rocks were composed of much smaller rocks cemented together (by nature). I think that is called metamorphic rock and I suspect the turtle will not last long at least not from a geological perspective.
Near sunset, often, the horizon is either covered in clouds or completely clear - neither optimal for impressive photos. Today was different - all I can say is "WOW!"
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