Niagara Falls

For our seventh wedding anniversary, which happened to fall on the Labor Day weekend this year, Dan and I decided we would take a trip to Niagara Falls to celebrate. We figured we were close enough at 420 miles to warrant the drive, so we made reservations at a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, packed up for a long weekend, and headed out. My knowledge of Niagara Falls was pretty much limited to what I've seen in movies, but nothing could really prepare me for the magnitude of this natural wonder.

The weekend we were there was cool and crisp, perfect for walking, which we did a lot of! On Saturday, our anniversary, we walked about six miles total, crossing over the Rainbow Bridge to the New York side of the Falls, and back again. There are three falls altogether that comprise Niagara Falls: Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls. We viewed theses from many angles - from the top where you can see the sheer force of the water cascading straight down from the Niagara River; from a vantage point very close to the bottom; and from across the Niagara River, looking both from the Canadian side and the US side.

From certain vantage points, you can see rainbows sprouting across the Falls, sometimes even double and triple rainbows. It is really quite magical! Before the area became so built up, and city lights became a constant, on night with a full moon, you could also see lunar rainbows from Luna Island, the area between American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. I would have loved to see that!

Hopefully these pictures can give you a bit of an idea of the wonder of Niagara Falls.