Thursday, July 26, 2012

Thunder Hole!

After our lunch, we drove to Acadia National Park. The second most visited part in the country. You can google the first. The place where we wanted to take Bill was Thunder hole. We knew he would enjoy the cagey coastline, rock formations and waves crashing against those rocks. The only problem was it had been nice weather for a few days and the coast was not its usual tumultuous self. We parked our car on the side of the road and walked down to the ocean.

Thunder Hole is the place in Acadia National Park to experience the thunder of the sea against the rocky shores of Maine! On calm days you may wonder what the fuss is all about. But wait until the waves kick up a few notches. Thunder Hole is a small inlet, naturally carved out of the rocks, where the waves roll into. At the end of this inlet, down low, is a small cavern where, when the rush of the wave arrives, air and water is forced out like a clap of distant thunder. Water may spout as high as 40 feet with a thunderous roar! Hence the name: Thunder Hole.


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