Mike and I came to the Florence, Oregon Coast at bought your to witness the Sprouting Horn. The turbulent ocean crashing through small cracks in the rocky Oregon shore, spraying straight up into the air is a phenomenon called a spouting horn.
A spouting horn is actually a small sea cave with an opening at the top, carved by countless crashing waves into the more rugged sections of the coast. When a big or powerful wave crashes into the cave - often seen during storms, or at high tide - the water is forced through the opening as a big spray, sometimes accompanied by a loud hiss.
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