Tuesday, June 11, 2013

New York, Niagara Falls - Tuesday, June 11, 2013


Well, we’ve only been traveling two days and already I don’t know where I am.  Yesterday I said we were in Buffalo – we went through Buffalo but we stayed the night in Niagara Falls at the Seneca Casino.  Our plan is to see Niagara Falls today.  Tour prices we saw yesterday ranged from $76 to $94 per person.  We were a little hesitant to pay that much so we inquired at the casino hotel front desk and they told us the Niagara Falls State Park was within easy walking distance so we took off – they even gave us free tickets to the trolley so we could take it if we got tired of walking.  We think those tickets were supposed to be for paying guests.  Since we are sitting in the parking lot free of charge, we went into the casino and promptly lost $31.  We don’t feel guilty about the free tickets any more.

 
Old Falls Street is a beautiful renovated brick street with lots of flowers and benches.  Looks like it is used for festivals and special events.  It goes from the casino right into the park.

 
Do you know that Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the nation?
 
 

The Niagara River was raging today, I could have set all day and just looked and listened to it.




 

We took the pedestrian bridge over to Goat Island to get a better look at the American Falls.  That is the pedestrian bridge in the background.
 
 
 

We didn’t have to ride the Maid of the Mist to get very wet at Horseshoe Falls, the mist was heavy and just as we walked up the wind changed, getting us pretty wet.
This is my favorite picture of the American Falls with the Horseshoe Falls in the background.

 

We saw everything we wanted to see and split a $3 piece of delicious fudge-much cheaper than tour prices.  However, that is a bit more walking than our usual mile around the campground.  Got a feeling we are going to be a little sore in the morning.

I think we’ll have some pan-seared tilapia filets and pasta with broccoli for supper this evening and call it a night.  We’ll be leaving here tomorrow morning getting a little closer to Syracuse.  We have a check in time for the Syracuse Good Sam Rally early on Thursday morning.

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