Niagara Falls: In One Day

Waiting to board the legendary Maid of the Mist that will take us up and close to the Horseshoe of Niagara Falls

"Hoo Hah Hoo Hah!" - haha, I couldn't resist - my excitement was on overload as we approached the drenching mist at the bottom of Horseshoe Falls

I love the raw astonishment on Dixon's face here.  The vast amount of water pouring over the Niagara Falls was absolutely breathtaking.

The Niagara Falls which were on the American side of the river.  Notice the small people lined up [on the right] in yellow ponchos compared to these giant waterfalls!

In our yellow ponchos hiking up the American Falls

While on tour - we got to stop in Eerie, PA - then realized that Niagara Falls was only a 2 hour drive along the northern border.  Road Trip!!  Ben, Dixon, Megan, Aaron and I all chipped in for a rental and hit the road early the next morning.  

2 hours later, we pulled in and the air was a cool brisk breeze and you could just smell the water in the air.  We were surrounded by ALL the tourist trap stores, but since we were tourists - we HAD to go at least check it out.  One of the stores gave us a group deal on the ferry ride to the iconic Horseshoe Falls, and we accepted - then - we got DRENCHED!

I learned some tips from visiting Niagara Falls:  

Get there early but not at the crack of dawn - shops won't be open yet, You can haggle the price of the tours with these shop owners [especially if you are in a group],  The American side has 2 attractions; you can bundle the Horseshoe Falls ferry ride plus get ponchos to walk up American Falls and go right up under gallons of water falling down.  

The bunch of us were wiped out by the end of the day, and then drove 2 hours back down to Eerie.  We did got to experience quite a bit in just the 1 day there, but I'd without a doubt love to visit again!