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Prior to 1925, Twin Rocks was called Profile Rocks until it was changed to avoid a name conflict with another geologic formation in the region. If you look closely, you can see a sea dragon, Indian princess or Loch Ness monster. The rocks, located just south of Rockaway Beach on the Oregon Cast, is 88 feet at its pinnacle and the hole is 35 feet across; you could actually fly a helicopter between the two formations.
Twin Rocks is composed of sandstone formed between 20 million and 30 million years ago. At that time, the entire area, including what is now the Coast Range, was an undersea marine environment and part of the continental shelf, just as the ocean floor off the coast is today. Over time and under pressure, the sand in the seabed consolidated into sandstone. Then, as the Earth’s tectonic plates crashed into one another, they pushed up the coastal mountains, fractured and tilted up a ridge of sandstone along the coastline. The tides and surf wore away the softer portio...

Born and raised in Sweden, moved to Oregon 20 years ago. Roaming the Oregon Coast with my camera, and sometimes venturing outside my 'neighborhood', trying to catch the beauty the world has to offer ... as someone once said: There's beauty everywhere, you just have to open your eyes. Copyright 2012-2019. These photographs/artworks are owned solely by the artist, Kristina Rinell. As such it is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws, all rights reserved. This artwork may not be copied, reproduced, manipulated or used in any way without written permission.