Sunday, October 3, 2010

Blowing Rocks Preserve, Jupiter FL

It was a nice day so I drove up to Blowing Rocks.  Blowing Rocks is in Jupiter, and it's rocky limestone shoreline is the largest on the Atlantic coast.

Ideally, you are supposed to go at high tide or when the seas are rough, but I decided to check it out anyway.  It was a beautiful sunny day, I was just looking for somewhere to go with my camera.

 This is what I experienced several hours before high tide, and calm seas. It was a beautiful sunny day and there was no one at this beach.  Despite the crashing of the waves, it was quite peaceful. 


Of course I had to walk on the limestone and get as close as possible, and I paid for it.  This is the last thing I saw before I was completely drenched with water full of sand.


During extreme high tides and after winter storms, seas break against the rocks and force plumes of saltwater up to 50 feet skyward, an impressive site for which the site was named.

 After seeing this on a quiet day, I am anxious to go back when the seas are rough.


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