A LITTLE KNOWN FACT ABOUT SEA STACKS
Who would think we might have a National Monument, right here on the North Coast? Just look at the gorgeous coastline that stretches out in front of us. This area is rich in geological history and biological resources. The rocks dotting Trinidad Bay are now part of California Coastal National Monument (CCNM). The Bureau of Land Management manages the CCNM, a network of over 20,000 small islands, exposed reefs, rocks and pinnacles spanning California's entire 1100 mile coastline. Sea Stacks: Hard rocks of the old coast This is the view of the sea stacks from the Pirate's Cove, Oceanfront Chalet's private beach.
Large masses of land are continually slumping into the ocean. The slow moving landslides, or earth flows, are a mixture of sediments from soft clay to hard rock. Like Rocky Road ice cream left in the hot sun, wave energy melts the softer sediments away, leaving behind large, chunky rocks. Many of the rocks you see close to shore were deposited from earth flows.
| A View of the Sea Stacks from the Trinidad Lighthouse |
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