One of New Brunswick’s most iconic views looks very different following a recent storm.
The Flowerpot Rock on the Fundy Trail Parkway toppled over in strong winds and high tides.
James Donald, president of the Fundy Trail Parkway Authority, said this was expected because of erosion, but still disappointing for many who love to visit the rocks and take pictures there.
“We’ve seen it in the past even at Hopewell Rocks where there are a lot more of them. We’ve seen collapses there. They have more of them. We only have the one,” Donald said with a laugh.
Donald said flowerpot rocks, als0 known as sea stacks, indicate where the cliffs used to be.
“They erode over time to a narrow piece underneath with the water hitting them. It’s called a flowerpot rock because it has trees growing on the top of it. Finally, the erosion cut through and it fell over,” Donald said.
Donald said they find it a bit sad and “kind of a shock.”
A sea stack is the last stage in coastal erosion, a process that begins when waves force into cracks in the cliff face.
