Discover the Balancing Rock on the Bay Of Fundy shores of Nova Scotia🤗 #WAYCTV #VirtualVacation #NovaScotia 🇨🇦
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As shown, #Digby Neck is a Canadian peninsula extending into the Bay of Fundy in Digby County, Nova Scotia.
At The Neck end are 2 islands, Brier & L o n g Islands. The #BayOfFundy tides are the highest & most sensational in the world. Consult tide-tables before you leave, as this will be important for any area along the Bay of Fundy or Midas Basin trips. http://bayoffundytourism.com/worlds-highest-tides/times/
From Halifax to #Digby is approximately 2 and a half hour drive. Another 30 minutes to get to the ferry on Digby neck and allow an hour for the ferry arrival to the parking lot at the entrance to the trail. There is no fee, but the trail is maintained by donations.
DIFFICULTY: I say the trail is 'AVERAGE', my wife is disabled, has balance and mobility issues, and made it. Others were out of shape and minded the stairs at the end. There are tripping hazards, good footwear and bug-repellent, water and time of day are important.
Some boardwalks, around delicate vegetation, stay on the trail, and stop to enjoy the interpretive signs along the Balancing Rock trail (CAUTION must be taken if you have health risks) TICKS: WARNING -prepare before, and check yourself and clothing carefully when you get back.
LARCH (Tamarack, Hackmatack)Larix laricina
The #larch is full of pardoxes: It thrives in the acidic soil of bogs and wetlands. Its feathery green foliage makes us think of evergreens but it is not ever-green. #Nature
The larch is classified as a softwood tree, but in fact its wood is very hard. It was widely used in boat-building. The lower trunk and it’s right-angled root, referred to as the knee, was highly prized for constructing the ribs and keels of dories and schooners.
This tree prefers a moist habitat, which can mean it is slow-growing. For this reason, you might see a small larch in the center of bog ahead of you that is over a hundred years old. True to its contrary nature, it is very adaptable and can also do well in relatively dry areas.
NOTE I am not posting all of the dozen interpretive signs, or there would be no need for you to read them, but as an example, I typed this some out, so those who do not read English, they can use the translation tools to read the text from the photo.
This is more than just a long walk to see a young rock, that never lost its balance in 200 million years.
It is a nature walking trail worth the trip all by itself.
The trail can be slippery if wet, there are protruding stones, roots and low hanging tree trunks, and those 235 wooden steps are just ahead, brace for shock!
Trees along this region survive storms, rough seas and abnormal conditions, so they have shapes and twists you don’t see in other forest areas father from the sea coast. Near the ocean, holding a tree on the shore, may pull it in with you as the roots may be weakened or uprooted.
Being careful of tripping hazards, my wife was able to do the distance with some difficulty. She walks with a cane and her balance was a concern going down 235 steps. Going back up them, was easier for her, others we passed were gasping and out of breath on the return trip.
I had to go ahead of my wife, as her balance is not good, and while there are handrails in many areas, there are also some obstacles, like a low tree, that might whack you if you are not paying attention.
BE ALERT.

Hold the handrails
There is a resting platform ahead.

Sing it ♪ 100 wooden steps on the trail, 100 wooden steps… 137 more to go #Stairs that go on and on and on..
#Tourists #Travel #TravelSomeDay #BalancingRock
Dorothy, I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore?
More stairs

(She did NOT stop to rest.) Teasing the people returning on the path, gasping for breath.
REST STOP? You look tired, you should rest. Ignore the lady with the cane, she is in better shape than you.
Much of the way, I had to go ahead of my wife, to help catch her if she stumbled. She was fine on her own in steep areas, where handrails and careful steps made it possible, even for her.
For anyone with balance issues, or back injury or difficulty walking, this is a particularly bad portion, the down stairs. While climbing up was hard for catching your breath, it was easier for my wife, than the trip down.
PAUSE Catch your breath, read the sign
♪ .. it's like a jungle, sometimes, it makes me wonder, how I keep from going under, a-ha, a-ha ♪
When Are You Coming To Visit? #WAYCTV
All those stairs at once, is a lot for anyone not in good shape. There are benches, and here you can begin to see the ocean, in St Mary's Bay, almost at the Observation Platform, where others may already be #WhaleWatching , resting or just taking photos.
First thing I saw was a Whale, then, the object of the hike, the famous #BalancingRock #ExploreNS #HiddenTreasures #LighthouseRoute
Imagine? Highest tides in the world, record storms, powerful seas, and yet, that massive column of rock remains balanced on its end for millions of years. It took us about 40 years to get to it, and take one more thing from our #BucketList, if you get a chance, see it. QUESTIONS?
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