ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Neskowin Ghost Forest

Imagine you're at the beach and you see a bunch of really big trees sticking out of the sand. These trees have been there for a very, very long time - even longer than your grandparents' grandparents' grandparents' grandparents' grandparents!

The Neskowin Ghost Forest is a bunch of these really old trees that were once part of a forest that grew in the area thousands of years ago. But now, they're all that's left of the forest because the rest of the trees have been buried by sand over time.

This happened because the ocean and the wind moved a lot of sand around, and eventually, it covered up all the other trees. But because the Neskowin Ghost Forest is in a special spot where the sand is not moving as much, these trees were left sticking out of the ground.

It's really cool to see these trees because they are so old and they have been preserved by the sand. It's like a natural museum in the middle of the beach! So if you ever go to the Neskowin Ghost Forest, make sure to take a close look at these amazing trees and think about all the history they hold.