2014-06-03 Morning trip to Schoodic Peninsula

Schoodic Peninsula is a separate section of Acadia, on the mainland and up the coast about 40 minutes. There is a one-way road around the coast of the peninsula with many pull-outs and picnic areas to  view the amazing rocky coast and crashing waves. We spent several hours climbing up and around the rocky shoreline of Schoodic.


Looking towards Cadillac Mtn and Mt Desert Island

The tide pools are colorful

Seashells in abundance

On the one-way drive around Schoodic



Icy waters of the Labrador current




Molten black diabase filled in this fissure
 
The black diabase erodes faster than the surrounding granite, so at the shoreline, it creates channels where the waves come in...
Sea water rushes into the channel....
 Water rapidly fills the channel....
Crashing in huge skyward walls of water... that's Gary sitting next to this 40 foot splash.





Lobster traps ready to go out

Heading back from Schoodic Peninsula to Mt Desert Island, we stopped at Ruth & Wimpy's for lunch. Great food at very reasonable prices - burgers, salads and of course, seafood.

 

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