Downtown Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
I took a lot of photos of the smoke trails. Fascinating and beautiful.
Reversing Falls Bridge.
Fall colors in Saint John as seen from The Baratie Restaurant.
Image taken from deck at Baratie Restaurant.
On top of the Baratie Restaurant.
Image shot from my seat at the Baratie Restaurant.
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Our Last stop on our epic fall trip was Saint John in New Brunswick Providence. Frank wanted to check out the reversing falls.
The Reversing Falls are a series of rapids on the Saint John River, located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, where the river runs through a narrow gorge before emptying into the Bay of Fundy.
The semi-diurnal tides of the bay force the flow of water to reverse against the prevailing current when the tide is high. However, during the spring freshet, this reversal is often surpassed by the downstream volume of water. The rapids, or “falls,” are created by a series of underwater ledges which roil the water in either direction, causing a significant navigation hazard, despite the water’s depth.[1] As a result, vessels wishing to enter or exit from the river must wait for the slack tide. A Slack tide or slack water is the short period in a body of tidal water when the water is completely unstressed, and there is no movement either way in the tidal stream. It occurs before the direction of the tidal stream reverses.[1]
We must have been there at the wrong time because we didnt see the reversing falls. We did though, have a wonderful meal at the The Baratie.
We didnt explore the area on foot this trip. Maybe next time!
See Part 6 below.
A Fun Day At The Bay of Fundy. The Epic Fall Road Trip 2025-Part 6
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