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Journey Behind the Falls
June 13, 2007 |
Most of us have an idea of what the Falls look like, more or less, even if we haven’t been there. Can you imagine what it feels like to be behind this thundering Wonder of the World?
If you’re the kind of traveller who loves to experience your destination to the fullest, then a walking tour underneath, behind and deep under the Niagara Falls might be just what you need.
The sound is like thunder, the sight awe-inspiring! Take a journey deep below and behind the heart of Niagara and stand in the mist where the mighty Horseshoe Falls tumbles from 13 stories above!
At Journey Behind the Falls, you’ll experience the awesome spectacle of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water crashing down 13 stories to the basin below. Every second during summer daylight hours, over 2,800 cubic meters of water thunders over the rim at 65 kilometers per hour. Yikes!
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What make the rain bow?
How can I get tickets?
Louise, when the sun shines through the all the mist created by the Falls, sometimes a rainbow appears.
You can get tickets to the Journey Behind the Falls right at the entrance.
http://www.niagaraparks.com/nfgg/behindthefalls.php
Louise,To see a rainbow at Niagara it depends on a few things.
First there has to be lots of sun to react with the mist of the falls.
Second it depends where you are standing. As you know the sun rises in the east ( that’s Niagara Falls, New York) and goes down in the west. When the sun is about 33 degrees behind your shoulder you will see a glorious rainbow at Niagara.If you are standing on the west side of the river ( Niagara Falls, Ontario) you will see the rainbow from about late morning until the sun dips into the west.
You see rainbows earlier from the U.S. side of the borde. At one time you could even see a Lunar Bow (opposed to the Solar Bow,which we now call a Rainbow)during a full moon. Luna Island (the island seperating the American Falls and the Bridal Falls) is so named because it was at one time the best spot to see a Lunar Bow.You know longer see Lunar Bows because there is too much artificial light now lighting up Niagara skies at night.George