Maid of the Mist
One of the highlights of the trip was brief but memorable:
The Maid of the Mist first set float with tourists in 1846. No, that is NOT a typo. Obviously it was a different boat, but there has been a boat taking folks into the mist of the falls for over 160 YEARS… amazing! What else is totally cool is that the Ontario side park is ENTIRELY maintained (and beautifully, with wrought iron railings, gorgeous hanging baskets, etc) through proceeds from sales in the park and fees and whatnot…not a penny of tax money. Cool.
And a warning….LOTS of water pics!
Waiting in line to board one of the boats you get a great glimpse:
Here’s the first view of the falls as you approach on the boat….and speaking of which, they give you mist ponchos…essentially garbage bags with hoods…good thing too as you get wet anyway! It was a gas!
Here is a narrow section of the US falls–love how I got the bird in the photo:
And a closeup of the cascade hitting the rocks….
And a good wide shot of Niagara Falls:
Mist spraying out from the Horseshoe Falls:
I LOVED the power of the water as it plunges over the crest…this is as you have passed the American falls and approach Horseshoe Falls (the Canadian side), which is here it gets REALLY misty moisty wet.
And at the end of the half hour tour, happy and wet (we all gave up on the hoods I think….plus it was so hot that day the wetness felt good):
And the next morning, as we got into the car to leave, what should we see but one of the highlights of the trip for the boys (which Joshua had to take pics)…..a Ferrari and a Maserati. No one should be this rich. And they can’t even carry groceries in the trunk I’ll bet….yes, I know, that’s not the point. But for the cost of those two cars you could buy a nice HOUSE……
Next on the trip: Mt. Washington and finding inspiration wherever you are…..
September 8th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Oh – memories!!
We used to live in Oakville and it seems almost every second week we were taking people down to Niagara Falls.
If you get a chance to go back, take the tour under the falls……man, talk about loud – like a freight train!
September 9th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Thanks for the AMAZING photos of the Falls. Now, or the first time in my life, I want to go there. It is on the short list of places I want to visit!
September 9th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Tell the boys, I love the picture of the cars! I agree, someone has too much money, but those are sleek cars! They remind me of Sundays in church when my dad drew pictues of cars to entertain us kids (me and three brothers.)