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Today's (Sunday) Buffalo News has a nice story about Niagara Glen, https://buffalonews.com/2019/11/23/in-canadas-niagara-glen-an-inspiring-view-of-a-familiar-river/
If you are visiting Niagara Falls, as a local I highly recommend this hike down into the gorge (North of the Falls). It's free, but you do have to climb down 80 steps...
Hiking into Canada's Niagara Glen, as they call it, is a vastly different experience than hiking the American Devil's Hole trail. While the one New York trail follows an old railroad bed along the narrow base of the gorge for a loop of about 2 miles, Canadians can hike nine trails that meander for nearly 4 miles through their much wider river terrace.
And on these trails, you encounter a maze of boulders the size of cottages, centuries-old trees nearly as tall as Niagara Falls, deep potholes formed by a much younger Niagara River, rock shelters that stir the imagination and vistas that demonstrate the power and beauty of the river.
[...] These boulders cracked off from the top of the cliff thousands of years ago as the river cut its way through the escarpment. Many of the formations have been given names, like Fat Man's Misery, Tangerine Squeeze and Balancing Rocks.
[...] Bruce Kershner, the forest ecologist from the University at Buffalo, studied this 60-acre hardwood forest (the tallest in Ontario) and the nearby 10-acre cedar zone, shortly before his death in 2007. Among his discoveries:
• Canada's tallest tulip tree, at 134 feet (Niagara Falls is 167 feet) and 225 years old
• Canada's tallest Chinkapin Oak, 100 feet and 150 years old
• A black cherry, 150 feet and 200 years old
• Hop Hornbeam (Ironwood), 15-inch diameter, 300 years oldAnd those are the young ones in this glen's forest. The white cedar is gramps.
"Northern white cedar (20-32 inch diameter) up to 500 years old, possibly older!" Kercschner wrote for his study. "They grow in fantastic shapes on boulders and cliffs in the glen ... The old growth northern white cedars of the Niagara Gorge can safely be called a nationally significant discovery. Hundreds of ultra-ancient cedars populate Canada's side of the Niagara Gorge."
[...] There are two unfortunate distractions, though. This is an international tourist destination, and with that comes the sounds of helicopters above and the jet boats roaring up the river to Devil's Hole. These rides may be thrilling for the tourists, but they're a noisy obscenity to those who prefer the natural beauty of the gorge.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday November 25 2019, @02:43AM (5 children)
...and nuke New York City.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @02:49AM
Yeah, I used to think like that too -- cut NY City off so the rest of the state can be free from that drain.
Then, I looked at the amount of wealth generated in NY City (Wall St, fashion, TV, etc). NYC clearly supports the rest of the state.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @03:45AM (1 child)
Who knew, I would actually agree with the cocksucker.
Too bad about all the hot chicks.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @04:47AM
Thots get priority access to the nuclear shelters. 10:1 ratio of thots to men.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday November 25 2019, @06:47PM (1 child)
Oh how cute, a rightwing terrorist in training.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday November 25 2019, @11:17PM
It just so happens that Bloomberg is entering the presidential race. Trump is also a rich dude from New York City but his Americans-first (rather than open-borders globalism-first) policies make the most sense. If the mayors of these big cities were actually progressive then they would have a lot more affordable housing and less bums jacking off in the subway (my sister told me that when she lived there) and dropping their pants to take big shits mere feet from horrified patio diners.
Plus, Trump talks some mean shit and will beat Bloomberg like NFL players beat their wives. It's going to be really entertaining to watch Trump and Giuliani stomp Bloomberg's guts out bringing out statistics of how orderly and livable New York City was under Giuliani's policies compared to Bloomberg's.
If the Democrats were sane then they'd nominate Tulsi, but apparently they're not, so their chosen candidate will be Bloomberg. Democrats really shit their own bed all promising healthcare for illegals at a time when many American citizens are living in poverty and could certainly use some help.
(Score: 2) by weeds on Monday November 25 2019, @02:51AM
My dad took me fishing in Devils Hole when I was a kid. At that time it was a fishing trail with about 5 steps in the middle. I’ve been down there many times since then and hiked all the way upstream to the whirlpool (actually swam in the water there in a little inlet) and picnicked on the flat rocks. I’ve hiked all the way downstream to the power vista too. It’s a beautiful area and a great place to hike and enjoy the river. There used to be a cable hanging down part way right from the observation area at whirlpool. Climbed straight up there and over the railing much to the surprise of onlookers. I haven’t been back in years, but assuming it has not changed much, I highly recommend it.
Get money out of politics! [mayday.us]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @03:12AM (4 children)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @03:29AM
https://www.google.com/search?q=Niagara+Glen [google.com]
Click on "Images" tab... Here's one with text and thumbnails (click to enlarge),
http://www.niagarafrontier.com/site.html [niagarafrontier.com]
There were more pics in the newspaper, no idea why they didn't include them in the online version.
(Score: 2) by weeds on Monday November 25 2019, @03:34AM (2 children)
Some people relaxing on the flat with the cable car overhead:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wj97E3g4cpU/VhxYCZBakpI/AAAAAAAAEGg/BRba6j1Fjyo/s1600/DSC06534-1-2.jpg [blogspot.com]
And a bunch of nice shots and trail guide:
https://www.traillink.com/trail/devils-hole-trail/ [traillink.com]
Get money out of politics! [mayday.us]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @04:10AM (1 child)
Aren't those photos you linked to all via the American Devil's Hole trail?
Quote article:
Are those photos you linked to really taken on/via the Canada's Niagara Glen trail?
(Score: 2) by weeds on Monday November 25 2019, @08:47PM
Yes, those are Delvil's Hole. It was mentioned in the article and got me thinking of my days of youth climbing around there with my dad... so I commented on that and threw in those pictures. Maybe -1 Off Topic, sorry.
Get money out of politics! [mayday.us]
(Score: 2) by Rosco P. Coltrane on Monday November 25 2019, @08:28AM (3 children)
are a noisy obscenity wherever they turn up, the world over.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday November 25 2019, @10:29AM (2 children)
Pretty much so. Though, I'll note that American tourists stand out among tourists. Venice may be one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. You can always spot the Americans among the tourists. Well, almost always. Some few American tourists manage to not attract attention.
I have read a few accounts, though, of Chinese tourists becoming as bad as Americans. I guess that can be attributed to new-wealth arrogance.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 25 2019, @02:21PM (1 child)
New wealth arrogance? No, Chinese people are just as rude in public back in China.
It's as if they lack all social graces or consideration for strangers. I find this to be common in people from crowded, dirty, poor countries. Maybe the younger generation will get more cultured; I don't know.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 26 2019, @12:27AM
I wonder, is Miss Manners syndicated in China?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday November 25 2019, @10:37AM (1 child)
I've been to the area dozens of times. Most often, I crossed the border, and went on about my business. Other times, I've tended to business in the area, and again went on about my business. I've been to the falls exactly four times, and walked upstream along the lake on the American side once. There is no doubt in my mind that I have missed a lot of good stuff. I did, however, manage to show the falls to two of my sons, from the typical touristy vantage point of the tower on the American side. They have the trashy plastic souvenirs to show for it.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 26 2019, @12:25AM
You missed some fun if you didn't take the Maid of the Mist. High powered boats (they may be similar to tug boats?) grind away and slowly (ground speed) make it up-current to get close to the bottom of the Falls. The older boats made for a better ride, they weren't so rigid as the newer ones, and you could feel the big diesels working.