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Niagra Falls |
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| Humans are fascinated
by power, whether it be firepower or personal power.
Humans are fascinated
by Niagra Falls, but not just because of it's breathtaking
beauty. Lots of places have that. But because of the
immense power inherit in the flow. Niagra Falls could
(and has) powered whole cities. It can also break a human
body like a twig. Standing there looking at it makes
one feel small, weak, and mortal. It's that sense
of mortality and the desire to overcome it that has enticed
(stupid) people
to go over the falls in or out of a barrel. World
famous Niagra Falls, it's more fun than a barrel of
full monkies. Unless of course you get to throw
said barrel into the river and watch it go over. But
just because Lucy and Ethel did it doesn't mean that
you should. It's a place of immense beauty and is something
you should see before you die. And because the memory
is something you can enjoy over and over again it's
better to see it earlier rahter than later. |
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Niagra Falls is beautiful
from any angle. But as I am sure you've already heard,
the
view is best from Canada. That big building (not
pictured) you will see near the falls used to be
a power plant. |
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I'm not a smoker. I don't like cigarettes
or the smell of them on someone's clothes. However
when I go to a bar, I want it to be a smoky one.
I want to be able to inflict second hand death on
the person sitting across from me like everyone else.
I'm sick of all the crybabies crying foul and claiming
that the tobacco companies tricked them into killing
themselves.
I never met a smoker who didn't know
smoking was dangerous and addictive. And I've known
plenty who quit. And I've known plenty who didn't
care. I'm tired of all the signs saying "no
smoking within 20 feet". I've been rather of
the opinion that the nanny-state was going too far.
But now, now I have PROOF! When I say that one day
there will be "no smoking" signs on the
surface of the moon I think I am not going too far!
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Take a good look at the picture
above. Think of something that would be very
difficult
to do given the amount of water in the air, then
roll your mouse over the picture.
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Look at that sign. How the hell are you supposed
to be able to read that if you are walking between
the rails given that the sign is facing out!?
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Stupid stupid stupid anti-smokers. |
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Click blue
to make this go bye-bye |
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When you arrive at the falls on the
American side you will find a huge viewing platform
that looks like an unfinished bridge standing about
100 meters over the gorge. When Shane and I stood
up on that platform looking down we were amazed by
the clarity of the water. We could actually see with
our naked eyes individual fish swimming up stream.
Mind you these fish must have been huge to be visible
at that height!
In these pictures and the one below you can really
get a feel for how beautiful the river is here. It's
a shame we can't have more lovely waterways in our
country. Personally I think we would all be better
off if we had a little more nature and a little less
asphalt. |
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Apparently swimming and diving in the
falls is discouraged. A funny thing Shane noticed
while we were standing on top of the falls at the
Canadian side. There were coins along the embankment
just under the rails. It was as if people were trying
to throw money into the river for luck and missing.
You have to be a pretty bad shot to miss a river
at point blank range, or else very very unlucky.
To see a video of the falls up close, click on the
"no swimming" sign. |
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Click
anywhere in the empty space below to see a beautiful
panaoramic view of Niagra Falls. |
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| Take a ride on the Maid
of the Mist by
clicking HERE!!! |
| See where to eat in the
town by clicking HERE!!! |
| See the RASCISTS at the
edge of America by clicking HERE!!! |
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