Scoodic Point
Jul 21
Today one of my co-workers and friend David, stopped by my place and asked if I wanted to go to the coast; he stated that he wanted show me a few places around Scoodic Point that many people do not know about. We headed out and arrived about an hour later, I have never been to Scoodic Point before so I was curious as to what I was going to see. It’s a National Byway / Park that circles around the peninsular and the road is one-way only which makes the drive much easier to stop and go which is almost always a guarantee when visiting as there are many places to explore along the coast line. One of the areas we stopped at as at first appearance a normal coast trail where the bed of the forest was covered with ledge, loose soil, snake berry shrubs and surfaced roots from the pine trees when suddenly the tree line stopped and the ledge plummeted 50′ down to the Ocean; there’s a section of the ledge that resembles a small peninsula that’s roughly 5′ wide and 30′ long that runs out over the Ocean. This vantage point provides an excellent place to sit and take in the sun and let the scent of the salty Ocean and the cool breeze off the Atlantic wash over you as you listen to the waves crash against the ledge below. I wasn’t able to capture the scene properly as David was in a hurry but I was able to snap a few photos. The trail we took earlier split left and right, we headed down the left trail which brings you to a similar scene but provides a less sheltered view the coast, the water was very bright and green almost like an emerald which is something I’ve always found fascinating.
A little later on we stopped at a rest stop that at one point hosted an active lava tunnel where magma spewed up from the cracks of the ledge and into the Ocean which you can clearly see. The ledge beach provided a good place to sit and watch waves crash literally in front of you while being cooled from its mist. There’s an area that consists mostly of boulders that were once covered by dirt that the Ocean eroded as far as it could reach and at the top of the boulders are pine trees that let in pieces of the setting sun’s rays; scenes like this always remind me of of God’s Glory shinning down on you.
