Bent Strata with Rocks

It seems so much smaller in the picture...The lower 15 feet is a mass of strata that is bent & tilted upon its side. Then it was all eroded flat & level. Right above that there is a layer of boulders... big, round boulders. the largest in this picture is perhaps 30 inches across. then you have a couple of feet of silty-stuff & then a layer of much smaller stones... I believe the size is classified as "cobbles".

The fun thing about this beach is that, as you walk along to the north the layers of strata are replaced by a mass of granite and the granite, too, is eroded to the same level as the strata & it topped with the layer of boulders. Fun, huh? Imagine all of the things that could cause this and how long that might take.

As you continue your walk the cliff face becomes taller as you move deeter into the extent of the granite plug...




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