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08/06/2009 at 5:57 pm #1728639
I’m looking to plan my next vacation near the ocean somewhere there are dramatic tides. Can anyone suggest a good place to witness the tides (preferably South or West coast)? Also if you know what time of year at your noted location would be good I’d be interested in that information as well. My ultimate goal is to walk out on the retreated area of the sea floor…and show the kids more about mother Earth.
08/06/2009 at 6:35 pm #1911978It’s been a long time but if I remember correctly, there are some good tidal shifts along Puget Sound in Washington state. you may want to research this a bit more to see if they are as dramatic as you wish them to be. Either way, the Great Northwest has some really interesting geology( volcanoes, mountain ranges, etc)
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08/06/2009 at 6:37 pm #1911979@labrat_wr wrote:
It’s been a long time but if I remember correctly, there are some good tidal shifts along Puget Sound in Washington state. you may want to research this a bit more to see if they are as dramatic as you wish them to be. Either way, the Great Northwest has some really interesting geology( volcanoes, mountain ranges, etc)
That is the only corner of the country I have not made it to yet….keep em coming.
08/06/2009 at 9:30 pm #1911980I was going to suggest the same thing. I ‘ll see if I can get a hold of a buddy of mine. He used to live near Seattle. I now the tides were wicked on the rivers when they were duck hunting. Hopefully I can get a hold of him.
08/06/2009 at 9:55 pm #1911981There is a really neat one near Maine and I think there is a cache associated with it. I don’t recall the name offhand. Alaska also has many, but it isn’t safe to walk out there as the mudflats are dangerous to walk on.
08/06/2009 at 10:39 pm #1911982@Mathman wrote:
There is a really neat one near Maine and I think there is a cache associated with it. I don’t recall the name offhand. Alaska also has many, but it isn’t safe to walk out there as the mudflats are dangerous to walk on.
The Bay of Fundy (east of Maine… in Canada) has perhaps the greatest tidal range in the world. There was a tide related (Earth?)cache in a national park… I’d get you the GC number but geocaching.com is giving me a runtime error.
08/06/2009 at 10:42 pm #1911983@Jeremy wrote:
@Mathman wrote:
There is a really neat one near Maine and I think there is a cache associated with it. I don’t recall the name offhand. Alaska also has many, but it isn’t safe to walk out there as the mudflats are dangerous to walk on.
The Bay of Fundy (east of Maine… in Canada) has perhaps the greatest tidal range in the world. There was a tide related (Earth?)cache in a national park… I’d get you the GC number but geocaching.com is giving me a runtime error.
I’ll look for it….My wife would like it out East (wine), but I’m looking for warmish if possible. I’ll see if I can find some information on that geocache / area. Thanks and keep em coming.
08/06/2009 at 11:16 pm #1911984I would also suggest the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia and Maine. Besides Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor, the jump off points, are excellent also. I recall walking over 1/2 mile on the mud flats to an island during low tide. Really think about it as it would be a closer drive than Seattle too.
08/06/2009 at 11:22 pm #1911985@The Crippler wrote:
I would also suggest the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia and Maine. Besides Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor, the jump off points, are excellent also. I recall walking over 1/2 mile on the mud flats to an island during low tide. Really think about it as it would be a closer drive than Seattle too.
The drive looks to be 25 hours…might be better to fly it….are there critters / shells left after tide goes out?
08/06/2009 at 11:42 pm #1911986I love Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach in Delaware.
08/06/2009 at 11:54 pm #191198708/07/2009 at 12:48 am #1911988Believe so — it’s right on the ocean. If not, It’s a good base of operation while looking for tides…
I’ve been there in hurricane season — so there certainly was some awesome water to be seen!
08/07/2009 at 3:04 am #1911989We have had more experience with the West Coast than the East. Don’t know about dramatic tides, but all up and down the Oregon coast are public beaches. When the tide is out, you can go walking on the wet sand and find all sorts of things.
Where we camped in the southern part was rockier, so there were tidal pools uncovered with anemones, urchins, limpets, and lots of starfish. Seaweed everywhere. The tide schedules were posted in the campground, so we could choose when to go look. Don’t go when there’s an incoming tide, though. The water can go all the way up to the rocks and you don’t want to get stranded or worse!
And as for other stuff, Mt. St. Helens in unbelievable! Went ten years after the eruption and things were still pretty primitive. Went in 2003 and a lot more areas had been developed for the public. We stuck to the one we had gone to in 1990 on the east side, only four miles from the smoking cone.
Downside: 2000 miles out there, 4-5 days on the road. Portland your best bet for flying in.
08/07/2009 at 3:24 am #1911990Last year we spent two days at Shelter Cove, California, in Humboldt county. The road in was 21 miles long and because of all the twists and turns it took us about two hours to drive in. We stayed right on the Pacific Ocean. There were rocks and sand when the tide was out and there were sea lions on the rocks. The tide comes in the water was right on the edge of our building. There were deer that came with in 25 feet of us and would just stand there. It was a very secluded and wonderful time.
Here is a link http://sheltercove-lostcoast.com/
08/07/2009 at 11:30 am #1911991The Bay of Fundy is famous for scallops and agates. when the tide is out the place comes alive with clammers and agate hunters. There are whale watching tours all over the place as it is the only place that certian types of whales come in the summer time. The tidal bores on the rivers are very impressive too.
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