This is the headland near Devil's Churn. There is a common piece of advice for the Oregon coast. Do not turn your back on the ocean. There is a very good reason for this. To get some idea... see the sticklike object on the rocks above the surf? and above the spouting horn on the previous pictures?
Those are logs. Full sized tree logs. Logs are often floated down rivers for easy transport after being cut. At specific places they then can be loaded onto trains or trucks. Some escape. The power of the Pacific is such that it can snap those logs into the air and fling them fairly high onto the land. All you need is the right condition and the right wave. Even though the Oregon coast is not crowded with people, the occasional person gets taken out by a flying log. The lower picture is a wave crashing in a narrow chute, not technically a spouting horn, but close. 
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Beautiful coastline!
I had no idea that Oregon was so spectacular. Thank you for the extra pictures!
It is probably one of the more beautiful places on our planet, and a reasonably well kept secret. Take a look at these professional photos: http://www.williamjosephgallery.com/images/Image%20Portfolios/Color%20West%20Coast%20US%20Oregon%20Three%20Capes%20and%20Central%20Coast.htm
And the mountains are gorgeous too. Crater lake alone is astounding: http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.crater-lake.html It is on the Oregon quarter. The lo0cal Native Americans considered it holy. I wanted to take Narrisch there but it was still snowed in in mid May.
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