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Related: About this forumBeach Walkers at Low Tide

Bandon Beach, Oregon - June 2025
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Beach Walkers at Low Tide (Original Post)
Bo Zarts
Yesterday
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I guess all those mini isles off the coast are a result of plate tectonics, right?
wolfie001
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democrank
(11,941 posts)1. I can feel that sand on my bare feet.
Your stunning photographs always make me stop and stare, stop and think, stop and feel. Thank you so much.
wolfie001
(6,548 posts)2. I guess all those mini isles off the coast are a result of plate tectonics, right?
Of course, erosion played a role. So cool and peaceful. I dug up clams on the beach in Washington state circa 1965 or so. It was fascinating.
yonder
(10,189 posts)7. I was curious too so looked it up a few weeks ago.
Apparently, they are the basaltic remains of eroded lava flows . . .
. . . from Eastern Oregon!!
It's hard to get my arms around the massive scale of the volcanic events resulting in their creation.
wolfie001
(6,548 posts)8. So cool!!! Thanks
Apologies for not looking it up earlier but then we wouldn't have had this short and nice convo! Cheers
Diamond_Dog
(39,160 posts)3. Love this!
twodogsbarking
(16,783 posts)4. Fabulous. Don't take the praise lightly. Be proud of your talent.
KS Toronado
(22,116 posts)5. You take some fantastic photographs!
Botany
(75,887 posts)6. Nice image