*shakes magic 8 ball*

[olivermoss]

There is going to be a -2 low tide event on July 22nd and I am trying to figure out if that is enough to see the Ghost Forest. I went to see it during a low tide event in 2019 and I remember that the low tide has to hit a certain negative number to be able to see the remains of an ancient forest usually hidden by water:





My gallery of pictures from last time with a link to my lensbaby shots at the bottom.

Last time I was out I had info on what the number had to be, but now all I can find are blogs saying to go at low tide. You can probably see it some at low tides, but I am trying to find out if this is an equivalent event. It seems to be? The Ghost Forest is only fully visible a few hours a year and also not every year. Last time I went was predicted to be the best chance in five years... and that was 5 years ago.

Anyway there is a large building of tiny condos that are all ABNBs and they are already almost all booked for July 22 so I snagged one. Now, how to get there? It was a project last time...

Comments

[profiterole_reads]

Wow, I've never seen anything like this. Very cool!

[olivermoss]

It's the remains of a two thousand year old forest and can only be really seen for a handful of one hour windows a year. The B&W picture of it is my favorite picture I've ever taken.

[kay_brooke]

That's beautiful and kind of eerie.

[olivermoss]

Thanks. That second picture is my favorite picture I've ever taken

[badfalcon]

Oh that looks so cool - and kinda eerie and creepy in an also very cool way

[olivermoss]

It's only visible for a handful of one hour windows a year. Last time I got two windows, one sunny and one rainy. For July I'm going out for just one, but hopefully I can get some good new shots.

[mistressofmuses]

I love all of those pictures! I very much hope it works out to go again.

[olivermoss]

Yeah, chances are rare and I'd love to see it again. I should really go in winter at some point as well, fewer people and hopefully more creepier atmosphere.

[mistressofmuses]

Ooh, I imagine winter would provide a very creepy atmosphere for it. They're eerie anyway, but winter would add to the vibe.