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Niagara Falls



I’m pretty excited to be here, even though I’m not going anywhere near New York City. 

Today was mostly driving, but I did stop and do a short hike to Eternal Flame Waterfall, which is a mystery. For years, scientists thought it was caused by the same thing that causes other flames like this- natural gas emissions and very hot, very old shale. However, researchers from Indiana University recently discovered that this shale is not nearly hot enough. So, it remains an enigma!





I paused along the creek to watch some fish and saw a water snake swimming around! So cool!

This is what I looked like at the end of this hike. I have a feeling I’m just going to look disgusting all summer. 



And then I went to Niagara Falls! I love love LOVE the episode of The Office where Jim and Pam get married on Maid of the Mist. I didn’t want to pay for a tour, so my sight-seeing was limited. And yes, I know the Canadian side is better, but I didn’t know how much hassle it would be to get there and I didn’t plan to spend much time there, so I just went to the observation tower. It was gorgeous and I’m glad I made this stop! I was surprised by how many foreigners there were at this site. I’m not saying this as a bad thing, just interesting. I’d say maybe 30% of the visitors spoke English. 







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