Photo: Pacific Ocean Beach

The sun sets on the horizon of the Pacific Ocean seen from Kalaloch Beach on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, USA.

Tidal pools and large rocks which are scattered along Ruby Beach are highlighted at sunst as the mightly Pacific Ocean recedes to low tide. The ocean water is caught in tide pools created by indentations in the sand, and is like a mirror reflecting the sun's remaining light. The ripples in the sand of Ruby Beach are highlighted while the boulders and rocky outcrops which are usually engulfed by the Pacific Ocean are silhouetted. Ruby Beach is situated in the Olympic National Park on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, in the USA, where the Pacific Ocean laps at the shore.