King Tides with a side of heavy wind and surf

[Burnham]

M and I have recently returned from a 3-day excursion to Yachats, on the central OR coast, for the expressed purpose of watching very high tides and storm surge break on some of the most picturesque stretches of rocky coastline anywhere. Here are some pictures...duh .

 

[lxskllr]

That basin/hole thing is a pretty cool construction.

 

[Burnham]

I dunno why some duplicates got posted...

 

[Nutball]

I can't tell the scale of that hole. The white water suggests it is big, but the nearby grass says it's not huge.

 

[flushcut]

Short grass makes anything look bigger.

 

[BlackSmith]

I need astroturf in the bedroom.

 

[treesmith]

Short grass makes anything look bigger.

Does short hair make your head look bigger? 🤣

 

[Burnham]

I can't tell the scale of that hole. The white water suggests it is big, but the nearby grass says it's not huge.

To my eye when standing right above it?...say 60 feet by 50 feet and about 40 feet deep. It has two holes in the sides that lead out to the ocean. According to geologists, the side holes started as sea caves in the cliff face, then met as they were eroded deeper. At some point the roof of that weakened enough to collapse. It is called Devils Punchbowl. It is a small state park...of which Oregon has approximately 3 trillion along the coast .