Niagara

Of course we visited Niagara Falls, a twenty minute drive from my parents' house. When Hannah was three she used to refer to Niagara as the 'big fountain'. Water pours 202,000 cu ft/sec (5720 m3/s) making Niagara the most powerful falls in North America. The Falls formed at the end of the Wisconsin glaciation while the glaciers receded and the Great Lakes formed. The Niagara River drains four of the great lakes as it flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Along the way the Niagara River passes over the Niagara Escarpment creating the Falls.






Hannah examines the Niagara Gorge and view of Canada. I try to imagine what it was like to view Niagara prior to 1700. No development, no tourists just the roar of the water. I asked Hannah to imagine what it was like for the Iroquois so long ago. She just ignored me...








We decide to head down into the Cave of the Winds. I wondered how Evelyn would react to it all but sometimes you just have to be brave. Here we are with our tourist raincoats on, ready to head into the elevator to descend 18 stories to the viewing platform close to the base of the American Falls.







Hannah plays in the tunnel as we wait our turn.













Finally, we are out near the Bridal and American Falls. We know we are going to get wet. Hannah is full of excitement. I wonder how far up Hannah is willing to go.... Will Evelyn cry?















Hannah urges me up the deck, into the spray.
Evelyn is mesmerized and smiling. We get soaked.

Next time, Hannah wants to go on the Maid of the Mist.