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Niagara, Part 1

7/8/2013

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Last month, most of the Cascadian Nomads spent some time thousands of miles from Cascadia. While vacationing, we took a break from blogging but we still wanted to share our awesome adventures with you.
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Niagara Falls has has charmed me since I was a little kid. I still get butterflies in my stomach as soon as I can see the cloud of mist from the car. As an adult, I have grown to love the entire Niagara region and all of the wonderful adventures it has to offer. So, of course, Jason and I wanted to be in some of these beautiful places and share some fun adventures around Niagara with our three dogs. We started with a trip to Niagara-On-The-Lake. This historic town is located in Ontario, Canada, where the Niagara River empties into Lake Ontario. I was a bit nervous traveling into Canada for the first time with the dogs so far from home. I had their signed rabies certificates and only an unopened package of dog treats (which the customs officer laughed about and said "oh, we don't care about that. Most people's dog food comes from Canada.") In all of my preparations to make sure all went smoothly with taking the dogs back and forth across the border, I forgot about my own items and I had to surrender my key chain pepper spray. 

The drive along the Niagara River gorge to Niagara-On-The-Lake is picturesque. And as we drove, the clouds, which had dampened the majority of our stay so far in Western New York, broke up and more and more sun shone through. When we arrived at Lake Ontario, it was clear enough to see Toronto across the lake and the water was littered in sail boats. Perfect!
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Lake Ontario at Niagra-On-The-Lake
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The Niagara River and, across the river, Fort Niagara in New York
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Queen's Royal Park, Niagra-On-The-Lake, Ontario
Besides having several large and lovely leashed dog friendly parks, Niagara-On-The-Lake has sidewalk lined streets to walk with historic homes and extraordinary gardens. And, while bustling with tourists and locals, the main street is a nice stroll too. It was here 'R' Blood on the Tracks Boys were admired, petted and photographed to what seemed like no end. During one of these crowded petting/asking questions/taking photographs stops, while waiting outside of a wine shop for Jason, a shop employee noticed us and invited us in. I thought the dogs might get a bit of a break from the petting paparazzi, but apparently this was the most pet friendly business ever. Every employee, even ones on break in the back, came out to say hello to Wilhelm, Brychwyn and Huxley. Photos were taken for employees who weren't there and for the owner, who we were told brings her dog into the shop each morning.
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Chillin' in downtown Niagara-On-The-Lake
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Watching wine tasting
We thoroughly enjoyed our pet friendly afternoon in Niagara-On-The-Lake but the day was fading and we had a hike planned through the Niagara Glen Nature Reserve. This Niagara region stop was quite a shift from the crowded main streets of Niagara-On-The-Lake. We saw five other people our entire hike!

To get into the gorge, where the hiking trails are, we had to descend a tall stacked set of open metal stairs. Jason carried Wilhelm and I coaxed Brychwyn and Huxley down with treats (mostly Brychwyn.) They were very good and extremely brave (I was a bit frightened of the stairs too.) After the first two landings, I thought we might not make it, but after some extra treats and a few breaths, we continued down and we were all very glad we did. While quite humid for us Cascadians, the winding trails of the Niagara Glen took us along the roaring Niagara River, through lush green forest and humongous scattered boulders. It was truly a feast for human eyes and canine noses.
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Niagara Glen Stairs, courtesy of Niagara Falls Thunder Alley
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Weaving through bolders
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Huxley and the Niagara River
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Niagara gorge cliffs
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Wilhelm hears the rushing water
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The Niagara Glen forest
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A Boulder
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What a great view
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Niagara Glen Nature Reserve, Niagara Falls, Ontario
By the time we got to Niagara Falls themselves, the dogs were very tired and it was almost dark. Jason and I spent a few moments enjoying the lights on the falls before heading back to the U.S. I love the lights on the rapids on the American side of the falls, so we made a quick stop there too before heading back to my aunt's house for a good nights sleep.
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Jason's photo of Niagara Falls at dusk
Thanks for joining us! Part 2 of our Niagara Falls adventure will be posted tomorrow.
13 Comments
Molly The Wally link
7/8/2013 05:48:41 am

Wow we would so love to see the falls. Lucky you. Love your pix too. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly

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Bethany
7/9/2013 05:19:55 pm

You have some lovely falls in the UK, Molly, but Niagara is pretty special. Thanks so much for joining us on our travels!

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Dachshund Nola link
7/8/2013 06:03:28 am

I'm so jealous! What a gorgeous place.
Nola

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Bethany
7/9/2013 05:20:44 pm

You should go, Nola! I would LOVE to see pictures of you at Niagara Falls!!

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Taryn link
7/8/2013 06:06:09 am

Great photos! Isn't it amazing how teal blue the water is?! We went to Niagara last 4th of July. It was a fun trip!

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Bethany
7/9/2013 05:23:34 pm

We are used to deep, blue glacier water here in Cascadia but that Niagara River teal blue is just amazing, you're right.

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Finn link
7/8/2013 09:39:41 am

So so beautiful! We wish we could have met you up there, what a great place! And I haven't been in about 30 years!

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Bethany
7/9/2013 05:25:54 pm

That would have been fun! You should go, though. All of the renovating they have done on the American side (photos in Part 2) is worth the trip back after all this time.

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Rebecca link
7/8/2013 09:06:10 pm

How beautiful!! Niagra Falls is on my list of places I want to visit and so cool now knowing how dog friendly it is and they have trails. Thanks so much for sharing.

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Bethany
7/9/2013 05:31:27 pm

Thanks, Rebecca. I hope you do take Teach there. I think he'd love it and, selfishly, I want to see photos of him there.

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writetowag link
7/9/2013 10:38:55 am

Such AMAZING photos...What a treat indeed...Thank you for sharing!!!! -Hugs

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Rhea link
8/17/2013 11:55:00 am

I love these photos! I've only been to Niagara in the winter time, but I really hope someday I can go in warmer weather. It looks like everyone had such fun exploring the gorge!

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Bethany
8/18/2013 12:33:28 pm

And I have always wanted to be there in the winter. I have seen photos of the falls and the gorge in the snow and it is breathtaking. I also wish to be there someday in the spring when the ice from the lake is going over. That is my grandparents favorite time of year to spend time there.

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