Niagara Falls, August 2008
Niagara Falls, August 2008
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It is August 1, 2008, and we are approaching Niagara Falls, the primary destination of this entire trip.
I thought this was a city, but it is actually a group of hotels overlooking Niagara Falls. I snapped it from our car.
We followed the sheep and paid $20 to park. Do your homework and you can find a better place for less money.
I suppose there is historical significance to this place. I don't know what it is.
You can always find places to buy stuff.
A mix of old and new. I should have rotated this one a few degrees to the right. Sorry about that.
I bet the views of the Falls is spectacular from the top floors. We didn't stay in any of these hotels.
Here's a first hint of the falls beyond.
I was struck by the many extraordinarily beautiful flowers planted there for visitors to enjoy.
This is an entrance of sorts. I don't remember where it led.
The flowers are real. The background is fake. And I don't like it.
Nice landscaping. Good colors.
Niagara Falls from close to the top. Oops! Done with twelve pictures for the week. More next week.
It is August 1, 2008, and we are approaching Niagara Falls, the primary destination of this entire trip.
I thought this was a city, but it is actually a group of hotels overlooking Niagara Falls. I snapped it from our car.
We followed the sheep and paid $20 to park. Do your homework and you can find a better place for less money.
I suppose there is historical significance to this place. I don't know what it is.
You can always find places to buy stuff.
A mix of old and new. I should have rotated this one a few degrees to the right. Sorry about that.
I bet the views of the Falls is spectacular from the top floors. We didn't stay in any of these hotels.
Here's a first hint of the falls beyond.
I was struck by the many extraordinarily beautiful flowers planted there for visitors to enjoy.
This is an entrance of sorts. I don't remember where it led.
The flowers are real. The background is fake. And I don't like it.
Nice landscaping. Good colors.
Niagara Falls from close to the top. Oops! Done with twelve pictures for the week. More next week.
Last edited by Roanoker on Wed Feb 19, 2014 10:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Nice pictures! We were just there 2 weeks ago, we stayed at the Hilton, amongst those hotels you photoed. The 21st floor view was indeed spectacular. I'll post some photos, if you don't mind sharing the thread.
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Thank you. Be my guest! It will be fun to see what caught our respective eyes. I'd love to see your view from the 21st floor. I bet there were plenty of honeymooners there, too, as this is June, the big wedding month. Maybe you were one of them.
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What a funny trip report, R.Roanoker wrote: Thank you. Be my guest! It will be fun to see what caught our respective eyes. I'd love to see your view from the 21st floor. I bet there were plenty of honeymooners there, too, as this is June, the big wedding month. Maybe you were one of them.
"I thought it was a city, but....."
Did either of you venture to the Canada side? I remember that distinctly in 1965 when i visited.
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I think we were on the Canadian side when I took these pictures. I'm horrible with exact locations. I just take pictures of things I think are pretty or interesting.bbqboy wrote: What a funny trip report, R.
"I thought it was a city, but....."
Did either of you venture to the Canada side? I remember that distinctly in 1965 when i visited.
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yes she was on the Canadian side, the US side is a big park area while the CA side is more a strip of parkway with some hotel districts
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horseshoe fallsamerican fallsmaid of the misthorseshoe closerbest view of the fallsbehind the fallsold power stationthe bridal veilarboretumthe rainbow bridgewhirlpoolview from the american side
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Wow! You went to places I did not. I'm the one who likes flowers, and I didn't know about the arboretum. And you went behind the falls! I suppose you got pretty wet.
Thanks for posting your pics!
Thanks for posting your pics!
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the arboretum was a bit south of horseshoe, easy to miss I imagine, all the excitement is around horseshoe and the american falls. Behind the falls and maid of the mist were the equivalent of waterpark rides, hence the blue ponchos you see in one pic, not very amenable to photographs!
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Well, your venture on the side where I dared not go yielded that beautiful rainbow, a show-stopper.grovester wrote: the arboretum was a bit south of horseshoe, easy to miss I imagine, all the excitement is around horseshoe and the american falls. Behind the falls and maid of the mist were the equivalent of waterpark rides, hence the blue ponchos you see in one pic, not very amenable to photographs!
On to the next "show."
Enticing falls.
They got a little closer than we did.
I appreciate the lighting in this one.
I really like this one.
Always time for flowers.
We're in Canada.
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Whoaa, you didn't do Maid of the Mist?
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No. Too chicken, I guess. I don't do theme park rides where I might get wet, either.kucer wrote: Whoaa, you didn't do Maid of the Mist?
However, I *was* willing to walk through knee-high water in a slot canyon in Arizona with my son, who really knows how to plan a vacation.
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I understand the hesitance to go on it, but it is pretty cool. I remember reading about one of those boats fishing out a kid who went over the falls a long time ago. Tourists got their moneys worth on that trip.
You definitely get wet though!
You definitely get wet though!
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I was there for the first time about a month before you were, Roanoker!
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Pretty impressive place, no?Jess wrote: I was there for the first time about a month before you were, Roanoker!
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You really like using borders don't ya?
Nice set.
I have yet to go to Niagara Falls. The only major waterfall I have been to is Multnomah Falls in Oregon.
Though frankly, I think I prefer the stature and aesthetics of a Angel/Multnomah-type waterfall to the sheer scale and volume of a Victoria/Niagara-esque waterfall.
However, the sheer complexity of Iguazu Falls trumps both types in my mind. That is one natural wonder I would love to visit.
Nice set.
I have yet to go to Niagara Falls. The only major waterfall I have been to is Multnomah Falls in Oregon.
Though frankly, I think I prefer the stature and aesthetics of a Angel/Multnomah-type waterfall to the sheer scale and volume of a Victoria/Niagara-esque waterfall.
However, the sheer complexity of Iguazu Falls trumps both types in my mind. That is one natural wonder I would love to visit.
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Actually, I use them to accommodate portrait-oriented pictures so they will fit on a 4:3, 72dpi computer screen and my digital picture frame. I usually crop the original, 3:2, 300dpi pictures produced by my Nikon camera by chopping off the least desirable portion. Given my druthers, I would probably not use "borders" at all.IraGlacialis wrote: You really like using borders don't ya?
Thanks.Nice set.
I think we are going to Oregon in August this year. Maybe we should make a point to visit Multnomah Falls. It will be up to my son, the Tour Guide.I have yet to go to Niagara Falls. The only major waterfall I have been to is Multnomah Falls in Oregon.
Though frankly, I think I prefer the stature and aesthetics of a Angel/Multnomah-type waterfall to the sheer scale and volume of a Victoria/Niagara-esque waterfall.
If you get to see Iguazu Falls (and I have no idea where they are located), be sure to post pictures!However, the sheer complexity of Iguazu Falls trumps both types in my mind. That is one natural wonder I would love to visit.
“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act.” —Thomas Jefferson (1785)
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Here's the next set. Same day, 8/1/08.
This little guy had a nice place to perch.
There were a few other visitors that day.
Waiting their turn to get wet.
Time to get soaked.
We are moving back to Kansas City next week! Yaaaay!
This little guy had a nice place to perch.
There were a few other visitors that day.
Waiting their turn to get wet.
Time to get soaked.
We are moving back to Kansas City next week! Yaaaay!
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Thanks for sharing these awsome photos!
Welcome home!Roanoker wrote: We are moving back to Kansas City next week! Yaaaay!
KC is the way to be!
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Thank you, ATKC, for both nice comments. We are now back home! Looking for a house. Staying with the single son. Hope he continues to tolerate me until we find that house.AllThingsKC wrote: Thanks for sharing these awsome photos!
Welcome home!
Continuing with the Niagara Falls pictures taken on 8/1/09 (gosh, almost a year ago!)...
Notice that his landing gear is retracted.
I like this one.
“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act.” —Thomas Jefferson (1785)