Niagara Falls Cave of the Winds

Niagara Falls (USA) . 2011 . Sep 27 - 30

The Cave of the Winds is one of the attractions at the USA side of the Niagara Falls.  You will need a ticket to enter, but this is covered under the Niagara Falls USA Discovery Pass.  It is a series of wooden walkways that leads you as close as possible to the American Falls and the Bridal Veil Falls.

The original Cave of the Winds tour actually refers to a natural cavern behind the Bridal Veil Falls.  However, it was deemed to be unstable and the visitors are no longer allowed to venture in since 1955.

Dressing area where visitors can put on their ponchos and anti-slip slippers before the Cave of the Winds tour.  There are no lockers here, so make sure your valuables are protected in a water-proof bag and wear that bag inside the poncho! We were told that the lockers were taken away after 9/11.

We went to the Cave of the Winds the moment it opens at 9am, and were the first – no queues for the elevator and no one else at the board walk.  Basically, we had the whole boardwalk to ourselves!

The elevator brings us 175 feet  (53 metres) deep into the Niagara Gorge where we were first greeted by a long, damp and dim tunnel.

Out in the open at the end of the tunnel into fresh air and beathtaking scenery.

American Falls on the left, Bridal Veil Falls on the right.

Standing just next to the massive rock structures (talus) at the bottom of the American Falls.  It never fails to amaze me that engineering has allowed us the pleasure of viewing something so powerfull and dramatic on the safety of a viewing platform just a step away from where the action is

Rainbow just beyond the talus of the American Falls.

If you think that the Maid of the Mist has brought you close enough to the falls, check this out.

Stream from the waterfall leading to its basin.

We took a video of the waterfall. Check it out!

Hurricane Deck - the highest point of the boardwalk and the highlight of the attraction.   You get to stand at the bottom of the Bridal Veil Falls and experience the storm-like conditions there, where water pelts down with force on you.  Exhilarating! Warning:  You will get completely drenched.

Experiencing the power of Niagara at the Hurricane Deck.

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