Horseshoe Falls… …2,600 feet (790 m) wide and 173 feet (53 m) high as viewed from the revolving restaurant in the Skylon Tower
Dates visited: October 17, 2003 – October 19, 2003 and August 30, 2013
This was the first of my four I-absolutely-have-to-see waterfalls (Niagara Falls, Iguaçu/ Iguazú Falls, Victoria Falls and Angel Falls) and I couldn’t believe my excitement at being in the presence of this extravagantly magnificent waterfall. Niagara Falls is the collective name for Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls.
My earliest memory of Niagara Falls was in the movie, Superman II, when Superman rescues a young kid from plunging into the falls. That very minute, as a six-year old, I knew I wanted to visit this awesome wonder of the world. I enjoyed every second of my trip and did the Maid of the Mist boat tour right into the bowels of the waterfalls. It was an amazing feeling to get drenched by the heavy mist of the Horseshoe Falls and pose for pictures wearing the quintessential blue ponchos! We also got a bird’s eye view of the falls as we ate in the revolving restaurant in the Skylon Tower (160 metres/520 ft).
I made a second trip 10 years later to show these stunning waterfalls to Rohan. And even on this trip, I remember being just as excited as I had been on my first trip.
2013 trip:
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- With the magnificent Horseshoe Falls behind us… …
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- “Yeah, whatever… …we pretty much see these falls every single day, but we are happy to pose”
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- Mist created by the powerful force of Horseshoe Falls… …viewed from Table Rock Centre
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- With full concentration and focus… ….
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- “Yup, I am loving this!”
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- Thundering force of Horseshoe Falls… …viewed from Table Rock Centre
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- Niagara Falls Illumination show… …Horseshoe Falls
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- Niagara Falls Illumination show… …Horseshoe Falls
2003 trip:
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- “Maid of the Mist” boat, soaking the passengers with the mist of Horseshoe Falls
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- Rainbow Bridge connecting Niagara Falls, New York, United States (right), and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (left)
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- The famous “Maid of the Mist” boat in front of American Falls (left) and the Bridal Veil Falls (right)
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- With the magnificent Horseshoe Falls behind us… …
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- Thundering force of Horseshoe Falls… …viewed from Table Rock Centre
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- Mist created by the powerful force of Horseshoe Falls… …viewed from Table Rock Centre
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- Horseshoe Falls… ….the most powerful waterfall in North America, as measured by vertical height and also by flow rate
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- Fall colors on the Canadian side, along with Rainbow Bridge and Niagara river… …seen frmo Skylon Tower
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- Entering the bowels of Horsehoe Falls during our “Maid of the Mist” boat tour
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- American Falls (left) and the Bridal Veil Falls… …seen from Skylon Tower
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- Horseshoe Falls… …it is an exhilarating experience getting so close to the falls
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- And the pathetic monstrosity that man created next to Nature’s perfect work (Niagara Falls)… …