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Kananaskis Country, Alberta : <center>Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada</center>

Kananaskis Country, Alberta

Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada

Updated: Jul 22, 2007 4:04pm PST

Red Creek Express :

Red Creek Express

Corey Vantilborg (Vantilborg)

Updated: Jul 22, 2007 3:00pm PST

Ogilvie Cove : Ogilvie Cove on a very misty, mellow evening at sunset.

Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia, Canada.
May 27, 2007.

Ogilvie Cove on a very misty, mellow evening at sunset. Annapoli ...

Updated: Jul 15, 2007 8:49am PST

Explore Nova Scotia : Welcome to Nova Scotia - Canada's Ocean Playground. We've posted several galleries of places to see in Nova Scotia. Please visit our Nova Scotia category to explore :).

Explore Nova Scotia

Welcome to Nova Scotia - Canada's Ocean Playground. We've posted seve ...

Updated: Jul 07, 2007 9:01pm PST

Paddys Island and North Medford Shore :

Paddys Island and North Medford Shore

Updated: Jul 07, 2007 4:57pm PST

Halls Harbour : Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia - April 21 & 22/07.

The world famous Bay of Fundy tides are evident here in this picturesque little harbour. At low tide, the fishing vessels sit on the bottom of the ocean floor 42 ft. (12.8m) below the top of the wharf. They must wait for high tide to go out to sea again. There's no need for separate dry dock facilities on this shore.

Halls Harbour wharf is the first wharf in Canada to use FRP (Fiber-reinforced Polymer) construction. A severe tidal surge in 1998 destroyed the former wharf and this one was built as a pilot project in collaboration with both the Federal and Provincial governments. In nine years it has held up beautifully against the severe weather of the North Atlantic.

Halls Harbour has been featured in National Geographic Magazine 3 times. It is a perfect spot for a romantic weekend getaway or a full vacation trip. In the peak tourist season (June - Oct.) accommodation reservations are highly recommended. The seafood restaurant on the dock is rated one of the best in Nova Scotia for lobster. Visitors are asked to respect that this is a hard-working fishing village and while the locals are very friendly and accommodating, they only have a narrow 3 hour run at high tide (twice a day) to get their vessels out to sea.

Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia - April 21 & 22/07. The world famous Bay ...

Updated: Jul 07, 2007 3:53pm PST

Blue Beach - Minas Basin - Annapolis Valley : April 20, 2007.
Temperature 15.1c (32f) Sunny and Clear.
Low Tide: 2.50m (7.6 ft) @ 10:00 am
High Tide: 12m (37 ft) @ 4:30 pm

Blue Beach is a spectacular beach in the heart of the Annapolis Valley along the Minas Basin (Bay of Fundy). The beach surface is home to some of the oldest amphibian fossils known to date and a myriad of other flora and fauna fossils. Some date back 300 to 400 million years ago.

The cliffs along the shoreline range in height from 30 ft (9.1m), to 100 ft. (30.5m). They comprise of granite, slate, shale, hardened red mud, and red sandstone. The horizontal cliffs are carbon dated 350 to 400 million years old and date back to the time when amphibians (water creatures) took their first steps on land. Six different amphibian traces have been identified on this beach so far. One of the largest dinosaur footprints was discovered on this beach in 2004. These historical finds have helped to close some of the missing links in evolution.

On the surface of the beach itself you will see clearly identifiable granite and slate fault lines formed by ancient earthquakes. They range in length from 50 ft. (15.2m) to 1,000 ft (325m) and extend out into the ocean. Also notice some of the fossilized red mudflats that date back to the same period. It's amazing to be able to actually walk on such historical land. More fossils photos are available in the Blue Beach Fossils gallery.

All of these photos were taken at low tide within a short 2 hour time span. To reach the ocean, you would have to walk out beyond the shore line for about a mile (1.6km) across rocky beach, ancient fossilized mudflats and fault lines made up of granite and slate, and thick, soft red mudflats. To explore it's vast coastline and cliffs would take several trips.

When the tide comes in, you must be within very close proximity of an access point or you will NOT make it off the beach. The tide comes in at 13 knots or 15.2 miles (24.46km) per hour. Several unwary visitors lose their lives each year to the Fundy tides along this beach. Sadly on the day after our visit, two visitors drowned when caught off guard by the tides. The highest tide recorded on Blue Beach was in March 2007 at 57 ft. (17.37m) high.

If you are planning a trip anywhere along the shores of the Bay of Fundy (and especially along the Minas Basin), check first with Environment Canada for tidal times and be acutely aware of the location of your exits and the time that passes when you're on the beaches.

Blue Beach - Minas Basin - Annapolis ...

April 20, 2007. Temperature 15.1c (32f) Sunny and Clear. Low Tide: ...

Updated: Jul 07, 2007 3:27pm PST

Blomidon Provincial Park 2 - Annapolis Valley : Blomidon Provincial Park - Day 2.
Blomidon Provincial Park Beach - Day 2.
May 06, 2007 18:00 hrs. - Receding tide.
High tide: 16:13 hrs. - 36.4 ft. (11.1m).
Low tide: 22:14 hrs. 8.5 ft. (2.6m).
Temperature 6.4c (43.5f) and clear.

Blomidon Provincial Park 2 - Annapoli...

Blomidon Provincial Park - Day 2. Blomidon Provincial Park Beach - Da ...

Updated: Jul 07, 2007 3:20pm PST

Hantsport Area : Includes Avon Station mounds, Horton Bluff, Hantsport, Avon Park, and the Fundy Gypsum Co. site.

A good look at the affects of living with the world's highest and fastest tides.

Includes Avon Station mounds, Horton Bluff, Hantsport, Avon Park, and ...

Updated: Jul 07, 2007 3:08am PST

Historical Grand Pre : Historical Grand Pre

Grand-Pré area was the centre of Acadian settlement from 1682 to 1755. The mass deportation (expulsion) of the French-speaking Acadian settlers by the British began in 1755 and continued until 1762.
Some fled to other nearby provinces like New Brunswick while others were scattered by deportation as far down south as Louisianna in the USA. My own maternal ancestry is Acadian and I can trace my family's tree back to 1640. (Barb)

Historical Grand Pre

Historical Grand Pre Grand-Pré area was the centre of Acadian set ...

Updated: Jul 06, 2007 11:02pm PST

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