This Earthcache will bring you to the location of an excellent example of fossilised beach. Walk along any beach today and you will see the same ripples in the sand formed by wind, tide and waves.
The sand at this site last felt the motion of waves 650 million years ago. The sand ripples were quickly covered with silt and converted to rock. At this site you will see two distinct versions of this process. The fossilised beach was laid down soon after the emergence of the first complex multicelled life forms on this planet.
Unfortunately you can no longer swim at this beach. You are now over 25km from the nearest ocean and 450m above sea level. The seawater and the tides are long gone. Geology has not moved the location of the beach. Geological forces have elevated and tilted the earth in this area. The fossil beach is now long separated from the ocean.
Interpretative signage at the site will introduce you to many interesting features, including the process of fossilisation that formed the artefact, and the subsequent geological activity. You will also learn how the site was exposed and preserved for your enjoyment and education.
To complete this Earthcache you need to email approximate current orientation of the fossil beach and when this modification in the landscape occurred.