There is only one word for today...miserable. Rain, wind, fog, cold=miserable. Our plan for the day was a visit to the Hopewell Rocks, also called the flower pot rocks that rise out of the bed of Fundy Bay at low tide. Plan B had to be effected.

Despite the rain we drove out to Wolf Point for a hike. In the early 1820s Wolf Point was the scene of a logging operation. The hills around Fundy Bay were covered with spruce, fir, maple, birch and beech that the lumbermen cut in the winter, sent down the stream, and cut into boards to be sent to England for ship building. Although the Bay of Fundy was a great fishery the lumbermen ruled the day and soon polluted the streams so the fish could no longer use them as hatcheries. Fishing declined as a way of life.

The steam at Wolf Point was damned and a large logging operation worked there. They even build ships in the cove. Today the stream is still recovering. The trail took us up the side of the bay then down to the beach. The tide was going out but because of the wind the waves were still strong. The woods was beautiful, very green with “old man’s beard" moss hanging from the trees (Tom could relate) and other mosses and ferns growing all around.

One of the information signs explained that the saplings in the understory grow a new set of limbs each year but grow very slowly until a large three dies and they can get the sunlight to grow tall. We saw little trees only a foot tall with 5 or 6 rings of new limbs.

I did not take my camera on this walk. I fear damaging it in the rain but Tom took pictures with his cell he will post.

Second stop Dickson Falls. Not knowing what to expect we were wowed by the beauty of this waterfall. It is a tiered falls dropping each level to a sparkling clear pool of water before the overflow cascades down again. The trail is a boardwalk with steps descending the ascending on either side of the falls. It is said to be one of the most popular trails in the park.

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Dickson Falls is contained in a unique microclimate. The walls of the gorge are covered in mosses and ferns, the air is cool and moist. It feels and looks very different from the other areas of the park. For more information on this microclimate take a look at this interesting video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWWEU5Ph4TA&list=PLHfM5MeSGg8k63KbgjLPXOKwASzvivB1O