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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Acadia National Park - A view from a sea cave | |
I've read stories on this location and wanted to capture my own view on this location. I got up at 3AM to make the hour and half drive to the coast; thankfully no one else was at the location.
I found a small "path" made up of narrow jagged steps that led me to a plateau and then down another set up steps to where the ocean's water would rise to at high tide and since I was there at its lowest point the next path was exposed, slippery and covered in parts by barnicals or seaweed and sometimes bare rock. As I clung to the side of the ledge with one hand and using my tripod as support in the other I began to realize that the photographers story was unfolding, the path was narrow and slippery. Once around the bend I could clearly see the opening, at it's largest it appeared to be 20' in height and at its lowest a few feet below sea level with a natural barricade of ledge that blocked most stray water from entering the cave. I sat down and carefully slide down a 5 foot drop to a plateau and then dropped down another few feet to the base of the cave- I made it! I looked into the depth of the cave which is about 25' for any Sea Lions, giant spiders, etc.
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I'm not sure why, but the uploaded photo lost some detail, here's a copy on flickr:
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