After we left the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota, we stopped in Minneapolis for a brief visit with family and friends. It was a bit abrupt and strange to be home, especially since we weren’t planning on it and stayed such a short time. It was really wonderful to see everyone, as brief as it was. From there, we decided to head to Niagara Falls, by way of Canada. We were quite underwhelmed by what we saw on our drive through Canada. I was really hoping for some beautiful scenery, but instead what we saw consisted almost exclusively of pine trees and concrete. I’m certain there are a lot of stunning places in Canada, but we unfortunately didn’t get to see any. After camping one night we made it to Niagara Falls the following evening. I had read somewhere that the falls were lit up at night, so we decided to check it out. I really enjoyed it, probably more than when we looked at them again the next day in the light. It was a very magical, mystical, almost eerie feeling as we walked along the dark paths looking at the rushing waters in the changing colored lights. It went from misty to sprinkling, to full on drenching rains as we wandered around…an unforgettable experience.
The next day we visited the falls again, this time with full sunlight. We started out on the U.S. side, then headed down to take the “Maid of the Mist” boat tour. The ride was definitely worth it, since it brings you right to the foot of the falls, complete with wildly rocking boat, water splashing in your face, and most importantly, the beautiful blue poncho that all passengers don. After our tour, we ventured to the Canada side of the falls, which had a much better view. Also on the Canada side was a whole sub “city” that I would quite frankly like to block out of my memory. It is quite possibly every pre-teen’s dream (and there were plenty of them present there) and the equivalent of a giant fun house, with blaring music coming from every building, wax museums and cheesy tourist gift shops. I told Guy I didn’t want to take any photos there because I didn’t want to remember anything!
Overall, Niagara Falls was a fascinating site, and would definitely recommend seeing it from a different vantage point, especially at night.
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