We found ourselves shrouded in a dense fog all of Saturday morning. Add that to a steady breeze and a good amount of waterflow, well....pictures arent quite what I had hoped for.
Our first visit, was Decew Falls.
http://www.morningstarmill.ca/
http://www.start.ca/users/mharris/water ... falls.html
There is an upper and lower falls, however the photos of the lower falls turned out really extra crappy for some reason.
Heres two of the upper.
Decew Falls by Kyle Hobart, on Flickr
Decew Falls by Kyle Hobart, on Flickr
Upon leaving, we were stopped by a volunteer and given a tour of the mill. He was very nice and informative. There's much more to see there, and sure the full tour would be interesting...but we were on a schedule.
Our second stop was at Rockway Falls.
http://www.start.ca/users/mharris/water ... falls.html
Rockway Falls by Kyle Hobart, on Flickr
Rockway Falls by Kyle Hobart, on Flickr
Lastly we stopped at Balls Falls conservation area.
http://www.start.ca/users/mharris/water ... falls.html
Upper
Balls Falls Upper by Kyle Hobart, on Flickr
Lower
Balls Falls Lower by Kyle Hobart, on Flickr
It says a $3 donation, however be prepared to pay $5.75 per person if you want the token to get out of the parking lot. Very nice park. Lots of old historic buildings, reminded me of Genessee Valley Country Museum...however not operational...at least not while we were there.
All three of these falls were fairly easy to visit and get to the base of each. Some spots were steep and required a perfectly placed rope, but all of them were short jaunts down into and back out of the gorge. No walking upstream required.
Yes, we were in Niagara Falls....and no, I don't have any photos of them! Lol. The sun was a blazing Saturday and Sunday afternoons with an amazing amount of water rushing over the crest. I've never seen so much water actually. I tried to go down at night and take some photos, but again was met by dense fog. Also, despite touting that the falls would be green in an Ireland/Irish initiative around the world...the falls were a rainbow color as usual.
I have every intention of returning this year to do these falls justice, and check out the Hamilton area ones.
