Niagara Falls

Our trip west took us north through Connecticut through Massachusetts and into New York to Buffalo. I had always wanted to see Niagara Falls and this was very exciting. The weather had been nothing but rain and it finally paused for the afternoon. Because our kids are so young, purchasing a tour pass to see the falls was relatively affordable. Kids five and under are free for almost everything.

I never knew that the falls recede a foot or more every year because under the rock lies sandstone. The sandstone is so fragile and it collapses once the rocks give way. If you look at the bottom of the falls, once can see large rocks that have fallen through the years.

I highly recommend taking the tour. It lasted five hours, but it was well paced, information-packed, and included everything. The best part of the tour was the boat ride where they take you within 70 feet into the horseshoe fall at full throttle for about 15 minutes. Scary and exciting, you get soaked from head to toe if you don’t wear your poncho. Our kids loved it and spoke in high voices from being so excited, “That was amazing! I want to do it again!”
Get yourself to Niagara Falls if you haven’t been. It is really amazing!