Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences, University
of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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 | Another fine mess you've gotten us into. Every so often the Soylent Corporation comes along and gathers up the stranded tourists. |
 | Left: a former beach ridge in the woods. |
 | Left: view from the top of the dunes. |
 | Left and below: nice examples of wave refraction and beach drift in action. |
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 | Left and below: Beginning at the east end of teh dunes are low wave cut cliffs of dolomite. |
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 | Note that the algae are swept clear where the waves hit the beach with full force. |
 | Left and below: these intriguing curving ripples are common along the shore. They are too intricate for ripple marks and don't appear to be stromatolites. They may possibly be feeding tracks. |
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Left: possible feeding tracks Below: Views of the wave-cut platform and beach cliff. |
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 | Left and below: outcrops of dolomite in the bench. Note the beach cobbles in the undercut. |
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 | Left and below: looking north along the cliffs toward Cave Point. |
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