From Camping to Glamping: Niagara Falls views from Canada

July 24,2016

Welcome to Canada

The Rainbow Bridge and the old railroad trestles

We are looking at the Niagara River from Canada

Horseshoe Falls ... The mist gives it away.

A little closer

Walking toward the Visitor Center

Can't keep my finger off the shutter. The Clouds were amazing too.

That's a "Maid of the Mist" tour boat. at the base of Horseshoe falls. These tours are available on both sides of the border.

Horseshoe on the far right and American and Bridal Veil Falls in the distance

American and Bridal Veil Falls

The mist obscures Horseshoe Falls

We are standing very far from the falls and getting "misted"

A pretty good photo of Horseshoe falls

The crowds were phenomenal

I can't help myself. It's just so awesome.

The Visitors Center and a better idea of the number of people there.

Now, if you really want to get wet, try this. This is taken with a zoom.

American Falls is to the left and Bridal Veil Falls is to the right.

The building in the foreground is whats left of the abandoned Ontario Power Company’s generating station built in 1905.There was a distribution station above.. The station ceased operations in 1999 and is now owned by The Niagara Parks Commission.
The building called the Surge Tank, is where the lights are located that illuminate the falls each evening year round.

I found this old photo of it in its heyday. We were standing on the rim above and looking down at the roof.

Taken from "roadsideamerica.com"

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Nikola Tesla is the only mad scientist with statues on both sides of Niagara Falls. Like so many other difficult truths at this border town, the Canadian statue is better than the American statue. Created by Canadian Les Drysdale, unveiled in 2006 on what would have been Tesla's 150th birthday, it stands on the exact spot where a photograph had been taken of Horseshoe Falls that Tesla later said inspired him to invent hydroelectric power. Bronze Tesla stands atop a giant AC motor (which he also invented) and looks like a movie star in a dapper tuxedo, long overcoat, and top hat. The statue captures him at the moment he supposedly invented alternating current by scratching a diagram into the dirt with the tip of his cane.

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