The Bay of Fundy

On our recent cruise to New England and Nova Scotia we made a day trip to the Bay of Fundy.  The Bay of Fundy is located at the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian providences of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.  The Bay of Fundy has the highest tidal range in the world.  In July, 2009, the Bay of Fundy was finalist for the New 7 Wonders of Nature contest that will end, November 2011.

This picture was taken in the fishing village of Alma, New Brunswick on the Bay of Fundy. This picture shows that the tide has already begun to go out.

This picture was taken at the same place as the picture above but just across from the river.  Notice that the fishing boats are on land until the tide comes back in.

This picture was shot looking down on "Lovers Arch."

This is Staircase Cove where visitors can make the dissent down the 99 steps to the bottom of the ocean floor.

Another view of the rock formations.

A view toward to Bay of Fundy to see the progression of the tide going out.

Looking up from the ocean where normally during high would be covered with over 60 foot of water.

This is called the "Bear Rock" formation

Taken in front of "Lovers Arch," looking towards "Staircase Cove."

One will see piles of rock slabs and stone built to resemble a shape of a person with the arms stretched out.  These stone structures are put up by the Inuit and are know as inukshuk which means "likeness of a person."  The inukshuk is a well known symbol in the Canadian north.

This is called the "E.T." rock formation.

Another look at the Bay of Fundy watching the progression of the tide going out.

Since the phases of the moon have a large effect on the tidal ranges in the Bay of Fundy, I thought it would be neat to photograph the moon phase on our visit.  On the day we were there which was September 20, 2011, the moon was in the last quarter and was 7 days away from a full moon which brings higher tides.

Taken behind an unnamed rock formation.

This rock formation is sometimes called the "Old Lady."  The Bay of Fundy Park has called this the "Mother-in-law." Notice the small trees growing on the top of her head.  These trees have been there for over a hundred years.  These trees resemble bonsai trees as they do not get long periods of sunlight and therefore that keeps them from growing very tall.

This is the "Flowerpot" rock formation.