Moolack Beach
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Moolack Beach (also Moolack Shores), located at 44°42′00″N 124°03′50″W / 44.700°N 124.064°W, is a stretch of coastline along the mid-northern Oregon coast at and just north of Newport in Lincoln County. The name derives from an American Indian native language word for "elk". The area is rich with geologic history[1] and containspetrified tree stumps, buried beneath the sands, that are thousands of years old.[2][3] Nearby attractions include Agate Beach Golf Course, Marine Discovery Tours, Mariner's Square (including Ripley's Believe It or Not, WaxWorks, and Undersea Gardens), Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport Performing Arts Center, Newport Visual Arts Center, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon Coast History Center, Rogue Ales Microbrewery, and the Yaquina Head and Yaquina Bay Lighthouses.[4]
References
- ^ Newport News Times, "Discovering coastal fossils, minerals and strange stumps" by Jason Evans Of the News-Times. Posted: Jan 10, 2007 - 09:25:17 PST
- Exploring Moolack beach with Oregon's fossil guru, Guy DiTorrice, is an adventure in geologic history.
- Among petrified woods, common at Moolack Beach, is Teredo wood, which is named for the signature Teredo clam-bored holes. Other petrified woods include "softwood species of pines and some hardwoods, including alder, myrtlewood, and oak, as well as petrified palm," DiTorrice said.
- The Holocene Epoch is the current epoch and began 10,000 years ago. The rooted stumps that remain likely belonged to trees living approximately 4,500 years old. Several such stumps are currently visible at Moolack Beach.
- (Link/source last verified 11 January 2008)
- ^ Oregon Coast Beach Connection "Ocean Takes Out Chunk of Central Oregon Coast Cliff"
- There are 4,000-year-old tree stumps buried beneath the sands at this part of Moolack Beach
- "Lots of nice rock showing at Moolack - north of the motel, or turn right after getting onto the beach there," he said.
- (Link/source last verified 11 January 2008)
- ^ Oregon Coast Beach Connection "Unusual and Unpleasant Unearthed by Oregon Coast Surf"
- There are also similar structures buried beneath the sand at Newport’s Moolack and Beverly beaches, which have not yet been exposed this year. They too are believed to be 4,000 years old.
- (Link/source last verified 11 January 2008)
- ^ Moolack Shores Motel, "Local Attractions"
External links
- Moolack Shores Motel, "utterly unique lodging on the Oregon Coast"
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