Riding the Reversing Falls

Posted by
Don Levesque (Saint John, Canada) on 10 February 2012 in Sport & Recreation and Portfolio.

Reversing Falls, Bay of Fundy, Saint John, NB Canada (Summer 2011)

Called Reversing Falls because when the tide (highest in the world) comes in, the flow of water is directed the other way. Thus the name Reversing Falls. My other post of the Reversing Falls [LINK]

A little description of what happens that creates the reverse effect [LINK]

Also check the time lapse video on the Bay of Fundy tides [LINK]

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Comments (11)

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

excellent work

10 Feb 2012 8:39am

@Shaahin Bahremand: Thank you Shaahin!

Laurette from Johannesburg - Fourways, South Africa

A great capture of the boat in action. The water looks tough and mean....must be quite a ride on this boat. Wonderful colours in this shot. Well seen and captured.

10 Feb 2012 10:28am

@Laurette: Thanks Laurette! The skipper will sometimes do a 180º or a 360º twist to the delight of the passenger.

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Fantastic action shot and looks to be an exciting ride!

10 Feb 2012 2:22pm

@Stephen: Thanks Stephen! The skipper will sometimes do a 180º or a 360º twist to the delight of the passenger.

Gérard Beullac from Paris, France

Yes, I saw that on St Laurent, through a moving line of foam at the edge of the waters coming from the river and from the sea.

10 Feb 2012 3:01pm

@Gérard Beullac: Thanks Gérard!

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

This looks like a fun adventure.

10 Feb 2012 4:05pm

@B. Thomas: This is one for my bucket list. ;-)

Sam from Chennai, India

Great action shot. Nice capture of exciting adventure. Wonderful. :)

10 Feb 2012 5:31pm

@Sam: Thank you Sam!

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Beautiful colour in this well framed shot! Well done Don! ;-)

10 Feb 2012 7:41pm

Dokmateo from Madrid, Spain

An exciting ride! Excellent capture!

10 Feb 2012 11:48pm

Laurie from Prescott, United States

Fascinating! I just checked all of your links explaining and showing the remarkable rise and fall of the tide here. Excellent shot of an exciting ride!

11 Feb 2012 2:13am

@Laurie: Thanks Laurie! The tides are amazing, whole scenery disappear when it comes in.

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

You have brought back memories of our ride through the Reversing Falls - three American sailboats navigating through the rough waters. However, it wasn't the rough waters that scared us as much as the floating logs that surfaced, submerged, and surfaced again as we sailed north toward Gagetown. I am happy to remember our experience! Thanks, Don.

11 Feb 2012 2:24am

@Judy aka L@dybug: It was a pleasure Judy. How you guys sail up the coast again one day.

franz from Baden, Austria

great shot, don! i've read a lot about this natural phenomenon, but when we were in st. john, we didn't have enough time to go on one of these rides ... an omission i feel sorry about to this day ... ;-))

12 Feb 2012 8:04pm

@franz: Thanks franz! It's a ride I plan on going on maybe this summer.

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