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TOUR OF NEWPORT, OREGON Nye Beach's Jump-Off Joe in a Stormy Mood |
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Nye Beach's Jump-Off Joe structure during a particularly heavy wave surge, during a winter storm, as seen from about 40 feet above, on top of the structure. Normally, the tide doesn't come up nearly this far. In this case, storm surges brought the sea water up to the cliffs, making for extremely dangerous beach walking conditions. Of course, no one is down there. These kind of tidal conditions resulted in the eroding of Jump-Off Joe in recent decades. Since the 70's, there was an arch underneath Joe. In the early 90's, a big storm caused that chunk of the outcropping to dissolve. It was said some heard it crash out of existence during the storm. Compare this picture with one of the previous ones of Jump-Off Joe in this Virtual Tour of Newport. |
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