Hiking Niagara Whirlpool Trail
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Hiking Niagara Whirlpool Trail

Charline

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My plan was to hike Niagara Glen Trail which is very scenic. Due to the significant delay of the Go train, I arrived at 5 pm.


I was still able to hike Niagara Whirlpool Trail for the first time. It may show you a part of Niagara River which you don't normally visit. The geological features including rocks and fossils are interesting too. 


My GoPro did not handle the low light in the forest very well. If it makes you dizzy, you can fast forward to see the whirlpool from the bottom of the cliff. Sorry if my finger got in the way again.  ::)

[size=78%] [/size][size=78%]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRKEpBiZ3f4[/size]


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I never knew that there were trails along the Niagara River.  It never even occurred to me that there would be trails.  I'm amazed that you did all that roaming after 5 p.m.  You seem to be out-of-breath going down hill.  What happened to all the mosquitoes?  How did you ever manage to ascend to the rim of the gorge?  I think that the dog was dead and the bird was just resting.  The surface of the river is quite ferocious in places.  I'm sure many are unaware of why the water churns to a froth, whirlpools itself like a Dervish and sucks you under like a con artist.  I suppose that mentioning that in your video would come across as too much like a physics lesson.  Even when the forces are less obvious, like what one might witness taking a small boat through the Big Chute in Muskoka, the downward forces created when water is rapidly channelled through a narrow gorge and then quite abruptly released into unconfined space can suck a boat deeper into the water, raises the water line, increases forward resistance, strains the motor, which then changes pitch and it occurs to you, for the first time, that just maybe this route wasn't the best idea.  I'm glad that you are on this forum, serving as a roving reporter.  That GoPro of yours however is motion averse.  The one you previously used was much better.  You have to pay to take a hike?  What is it, a Provincial Park?  People use to blow you off by saying take a hike and now you need to stand in line an pay for it.  I thought that I saw Robert DeNiro in Home Depot the other day.  I told the check-out clerk about it.  I told her that I approached DeNiro and asked him outright if he was indeed the man himself.  You know what he said?  Are you talkin to me ... I mean, are you talking to me?  The clerk didn't know who Robert DeNiro is? 


Keep up the good work!


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We hiked a trail along the U.S. side of the gorge back in June.  It was lovely, but one section was blocked by rockfall.  In terms of birds, we mainly saw lots of TVs and what I am fairly sure was a peregrine falcon that must have had a nest on the cliff wall.


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There were very few mosquitos and bugs. I often wear two layers of mesh mosquito jackets when I am in the woods. I also wear disposable or garden gloves.

The dog later barked at me and the dead goose was indeed rest in peace. I use the same GoPro but I should have used a different setting.  I am often short of breath but the doctors have not found anything concerning.

I have been to Big Chute a few times. Niagara River rapids is far more scenic. The White Water Walk is very beautiful, but you will have to wait in a queue to get a ticket. Niagara Glen Nature Reserve is also very beautiful and free, I will have to re-visit, perhaps in the fall.


Dr. John, I also hiked a few trails on the US side. This weekend, I will join a few friends to visit the Cave of Winds in the State Park of New York. It needs a ticket with comes with a raincoat. The visitors will get showered at by the American Falls.



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