Keystone Spit
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by Perky
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6/10/2008
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Keystone Spit has not always been here, about 6,000 years ago this
whole area was only a shallow arm of Admiralty Bay. When the 5, 000
foot (thick)Vashon Glacier melted and retreated from Puget Sound
the sea level rose hundreds of feet. For several thousand years
this rising water eroded coastal bluffs that provided sand and
gravel for building beaches along Whidbey Island. This process
continues today.
Three thousand years ago wave action called littoral drifts caused
the spits to form and grow towards each other until they finally
connected. This action form what is know as Keystone Spit
today.
Today Keystone Spit is a mile-long narrow gravel bar that separates
Admiralty Bay and Crockett Lake. Crockett Lake is a large saltwater
marshland that was formed as the sand bar grew together. Today a
major portion of the spit is open for public enjoyment as a place
to beach walk, bird watch, fish or fly kites.
To prevent armchair logging of this cache please post picture of
your visit with your GPS in the picture to your online log and
answer the following questions by emailing answers to own:
1. Take a guess of how wide you think the spit is?
2. What are 3 observable difference between the beach side of the
spit and the lake side of the spit?
After visiting this area do not wait to log your visit, but if
email is not received in one week log will be deleted.
Hope you enjoy your visit. You might want to take picnic lunch,
hiking books, camera, and a kite with you.
Logging with providing the information needed will be deleted!!!!
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Last Updated: on 1/28/2012 3:07:53 PM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (11:07 PM GMT)
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
