Niagara Falls at Night
The beautiful city of Niagara Falls looks even more striking at night. Lights from the various buildings create a fantastic skyline view for those on the American side of the falls. This photograph would make a great souvenir from a vacation to the falls, or just beautiful accent to an urban styled decor. Available on framed prints, mousepads and more, your sure to find the right item to suit your taste! To purchase products featuring this photograph, click on the photo above or follow this link to our Architecture & Urban Photography section in our shop: http://www.cafepress.com/photographz/2633153 .
Whirlpool State Park-Niagara Falls
Just beyond the tourist attractions of the city of Niagara Falls is a state park situated on the edge of the Niagara Gorge. Down river from the falls, the water here is a beautiful blue-green and the rapids and whirling eddies add frothy white to the top. You can take a set of stone steps down from the top to the water below-it’s a popular fishing spot for anglers. This isn’t a trip for the faint of heart (the steps have had some erosion issues through the years and some sets are set at an intersting angle) or the out of shape (there’s A LOT of steps!), but it’s well worth the climb. Once at the bottom, there are several stone picnic benches as well as a nice walking trail that winds along the river. If you’d like to bring home some of the beauty of the gorge, click on one of the pictures above (a flight of stone steps as well as a view of the beautiful blue water), or visit our scenic section in our shop for those and more here: http://www.cafepress.com/photographz/2633138 .
Niagara Whirlpool Jet Boats
The jet boat tours of the Niagara river rapids (below Niagara Falls) are a very popular attraction-for locals and out of towners alike. They have run for 15 years, with daily rides up the Niagara through the whitewater created by swirling water running down river from Niagara Falls. Those not interested in getting soaked now have an option of riding in an enclosed boat! There’s no doubt the scenery is beautiful as well. There is a growing debate on these boats however, as residents living along the river find the constant noise and wake disruptive and question it’s effect on wildlife and shoreline erosion. For now however, the boats will continue to run the river rapids, providing excitement for every one who’s brave enough to ride. If you’d like a great action shot of the boats in action, they are available on a variety of products in our shop here: http://www.cafepress.com/photographz/3061429 as well as some great souvenir items here: http://www.cafepress.com/photographz/2571294 - or, click on one of the photos above to be taken directly to items featuring that photograph.
Niagara Falls Butterflies
The above photograph was taken at the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory in Ontario Canada. It is part of the Ontario Parks. The beautiful domed atrium is full of all types of butterflies, free flying around visitors. If you stand still, it’s very possible that one or two will even land on you (it helps to wear bright “flower” colored clothes of course!).
Not much history here, it’s a relatively new sight. It is located on the scenic Niagara Parkway-even the drive is beautiful! If you’re traveling to Niagara Falls, this would be a great day trip!
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Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls)
The above photograph was taken from Niagara Falls Ontario of the Bridal Veil Falls, on the US side of the falls. There are actually three separate waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. The American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and the Horseshoe or Canadian Falls. The Bridal Veil Falls is a smaller waterfalls, situated next to the American falls between Luna Island and Goat Island. The Bridal Veil falls was the home of the original “Cave of the Winds”-an actual cavern behind the falls. Unfortunately time has eroded this cave, and although there is an attraction by the name (accessible from the US side on Goat Island), it is no longer a walk behind the falls. If you look closely at the bottom right of the photograph, you can see the “Hurricane Deck” at the base of the falls covered in winter ice from the mist.
The largest and most specatular by most opinions is the Horseshoe or Canadian falls-it flows approximately 600,000 gallons of water PER SECOND!! The best view of this, as well as the other two falls, is from the Canadian side.
The falls are beautiful any time of the year-but winter can be one of the most specatular, as the mist freezes on everything nearby. Trees and streetlamps can be coated in ice that is inches thick. The ice also builds up below the falls, occasionally causing an “ice bridge”. In fact, one of the first bridges near the falls was felled by the ice. Even more spectacular is the nightly lighting of the falls with multi colored floodlights. During the winter months it also illuminates the snow and ice surrounding the falls.
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Got Nuts? Goat island squirrel
I found this little guy on a recent trip to Goat Island in Niagara Falls, New York. He (she?) was sitting right by the statue of Nikola Tesla. Telsa designed the first hydroelectric power plant in the falls. There is a statue dedicated to him on both sides of the border. The one on the US side was a gift from Yugoslavia to the United States in 1976.
This adorable little squirrel seemed right at home in his shadow, and had no fear of us walking within feet of him/her. Probably pretty used to the tourists that vist the area, especially during the summer. We happened to go during one of the coldest times of the year-the mist itself was actually freezing into little pellets! It didn’t seem to bother this squirrel though, and he/she seemed well fed and happy.
