Hopewell Rocks

This blog entry will have LOTS of pictures...hope you enjoy them!
After visiting Prince Edward Island, we drove along the Bay of Fundy while heading back to the USA. We had seen a brochure about the place called Hopewell Rocks and thought it sounded interesting, so we decided to stop and check it out. We thought it was pretty cool. To really get the full experience you have to visit there at high and low tides. We went Saturday night at high tide, and then went back Sunday morning before church to see it at low tide. WOW! What a difference! When you see the pictures you'll know what I mean.
Just a side note...Saturday night it was POURING down rain (which you can see in some of the pictures). Hiking in the downpour was quite an experience in itself!

The details for each set of pictures are written UNDER each group of pics.


It's kind of hard to see, but that Orientation plan shows the bay and the trails. We hiked most of the yellow line on Saturday night.



These first few pictures are of Flower Pot Rock at high tide and again at low tide. As you can see...during high tide you have to stay up on the observation deck, but when it's low tide you can walk right down on the ocean floor.




These pictures are of the "Big Cove". The first two are high tide, and the third is at low tide. The third picture was taken from down on the beach.


Next we have "Diamond Rock". The first picture is H Tide. The second is L Tide from down on the beach, and the third is L Tide up on the observation deck.





This area was Tim's favorite! It is called Daniel's Flats. They told us that at low tide it is possible to walk out to the little island you see in the picture. (It would be a VERY muddy walk, though).


At the end of the line is an observation deck looking out over "Livingston Hills". The mountain you see is called Shepody Mountain and is the highest point in that area. I'm not really sure why they call it "Livingstone Hills".