Some say Moon was jealous of Earth's water. Others believe the reason is the age-old conflict between Sun's energy and Earth's gravity. Still others think early plants and animals, fearful of each other's peculiarities, started this war. Legends and myths from around the planet try to explain, but the facts remain. Waves pound Olympic's rocky shore carving out bits and pieces of land.
Beach logs surf the waves and scrape life from a rocky grasp.
Tidal pulses of ocean water feed coastal sea life, then recoil, leaving intertidal life to deal with a scorching sun. In the recent past, humans have stormed the battlefield, upsetting nature's balance. We have starved the field by overfishing the sea and by eliminating breeding grounds as we dam rivers . As we deforest the land, inordinate amounts of fine sediments drain into rivers which empty into the sea, and may suffocate sea life adjacent to rivers' mouths. We have altered nearshore currents by modifying the coastline, as we fortify our coastal cities building walls and constructing jetties.