Showing posts with label oregon coast tsunami. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oregon coast tsunami. Show all posts

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Agates abound on Oregon's Central Coast...

Sandy's agates and Scot's arrowhead..
These trophy agates were found by Sandy  beach combing here on the Oregon Coast earlier this season before the tsunami covered the beaches with sand.  These agates are all so beautiful,  the top one about 4-5",  as we call it "fang" on the far left is large and quite unusual as it is sard agate with sagenite and zeolites together.  The two white agates both have a cavity opening and feature a fortification pattern at the opening of each.

The lower right foreground is a 2" arrowhead of jasper.  More photos will follow later as I can shoot them.

Stay safe and have fun out there folks.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

No Tsunami Watch, Warning, or Advisory is in effect...


Time lapse video of tsunami waves in Port Orford, Oregon.
NOAA has downgraded the tsunami warning to an advisory. An Advisory indicates that an area is either outside the current warning regions or that the tsunami poses no danger to that area. Refer to NOAA's National Weather Service website at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/ for continued updates. 
Please be careful and be safe out there while beachcombing here on the Oregon Coast.  Always remember to never turn your back on the ocean! 
Rescuers fight ferocious tide to save woman swept into the tsunami surf
The Oregonian story By Laura Gunderson, David Stabler