Niagara Falls, New York

Janet had never been to Niagara Falls, and if you're driving west on I-90, you can detour here and through Canada with little time delay. Although it's a giant tourist mob scene, the falls are still worth visiting at least once in your lifetime.

Although the falls aren't as high as you might imagine, they're so wide that the massive amount of water flowing over them is just is mind blowing. I can almost see why so many people have tried to "conquer" them in barrels, or worse...

So we drove through some lovely parks and gardens, and drew ever closer to the falls. Parking as soon as we could catch a glimpse (see video)

But seriously, wading through the throngs of people, we came upon what I call in the video American Falls, although it is actually Bridal Veil Falls...awwwww, how semi-relevant. (see video)

Several hundred yards away from the main falls (Horseshoe Falls), you get a constant spray of mist which billows up higher than the falls (which I believe are just under 200 feet high). It's not really the height, but the power, volume, and width which are most impressive (see video)