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My Niagara Falls View
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My Niagara Falls View |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia 
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My Niagara Falls view proved to me that some have false views of reality, or maybe the problem is just me? Do I take Life too seriously? I went to Niagara to see the Falls and was not disappointed by Nature’s show. But Clifton Hill above the Falls was a joke, a carnival atmosphere fabricated by humans who didn’t find nature’s majesty enough to embrace. Casinos. Games. Freak shows. Cheap tourist trinkets for sale everywhere. Niagara is stupendous, a natural work of art that roars and rushes with power beyond belief. I stayed away from the cheap trickster shows. And the day after I left Niagara Falls someone very depressed about Life went over the edge, and miraculously lived. And now he has a new lease on life. The Falls fall brought him back to a new reality. I wonder what would have happened if he had visited the Clifton Hill game area before jumping? The false view of it was nearly enough to make me want to jump. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Oh Kacy I can relate to this one! Isn't Clifton Hill something else?!!! Egads!! A tourist mecca...incredible. Also incredible that man lived after going over without even a barrel! Loved this write! ~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~ ~Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile~ |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
 I do know what you mean!I was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario and as a teenager I worked summer jobs on Clifton Hill---Tussaud's Wax Museum as a tour guide, Seagram's Tower (as an elevator operator) which has changed names several times since (I think it is currently called the Minolta Tower). The contrast between the carnie atmosphere and the splendour of Nature's beauty, is quite jarring to the soul! I really identified with this write.  EA |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Agreed Kacy, Niagra is so beautiful it doesn't need anything to add to it... Well done. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
wow Kacy...a thought-provoking write thanks for sharing |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
Saw the falls as a kid. One of thos experiences that makes you feel so insignificant, but in a good way. That makes no sense, does it? Oh well, I imagine you're used to that from me...  Glad you're back Kacy! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Nancy, glad I'm not the only one who was put-off by that display Linda, WOW, born there! lucky you to have been able to see that wonder regularly Donna, it's a useless shame to try and upstage MOM Dixie, it's a natural WOW sight Duncan, LOL, me too, glad to be back but sad to have had such a short stay at the Falls. and yes, it makes perfect sense to me. Should I worry? LOL [This message has been edited by Midnitesun (10-23-2003 10:35 PM).] |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
haven't been there but read an article in Invention & Technology a while back about Niagra Falls, it's making into the basic tourist trap it is. The article looked at Niagra from way back when it first started to be developed and ever since then from what I gathered...nothing has changed...maybe a few names, developments, etc., but your view pretty well fits that of the last century or so....to a larger or lesser extent... jwesley |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
pack the bags and go see it 3D its worth the trip, especially if you avoid the T traps and take in the majesty it offers you for free |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Kacy, oh mann yes - I live 10 minutes away from there . . . and yes, sickens me too . . . a beauty in the midst of garbage . . . xxoo |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
OMG, Sue, I wish I had known you were that close, it would have been wonderful to meet you in 3D! I hope to revisit the Falls next spring or summer. Maybe then? The nighttime lighting of the Falls is beautiful, and the rainbows created by the lights hitting the mist is a visual rush. |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggssssssss) Oh Kacy, this is very touching, sweet friend, Clifton Hill would be just fine as long as it wasn't disrupting the panormaic natural view of Niagara, as there is a place for vaudevilles where nature no longer is! (sad sigh) God Bless You, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Kacy, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Noah, have you been there? Clifton Hill belongs out in the middle of some struggling mid-west ghost town that needs the likes of a vaudeville T trap to bring in cash. The juxtaposition of such abominations alongside natural wonders-of-the-world as Niagara infuriates my artistic sensibilities. Thanks for reading, m'friend. |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
I thought that I might be the only one that is irritated by this sort of thing, I see that I am not. Building a place like this next to a natural wonder is blasphemy, as is (in my opinion) The faces of the presidents who scar the peaks in the sacred black hills.... Well done, Midnightsun......ice/ford |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Midnitesun, What you say is true and a sad fact. Good write. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
How very cool you got to go Kacy-girl...I have always wanted to see them...the sheer power alone would be breathtaking...then add the beauty... as for the tourist traps...I feel the same way about all the hotels on MY beaches  post some pics of your trip!!  "I've still got sand in my shoes |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
JM, LOL, YOUR beaches? but I agree 100% maybe we should build underground, like moles? as long as we stay away from the cool natural limestone caves of course. Thanks to each of you for your replies! [This message has been edited by Midnitesun (10-26-2003 09:29 AM).] |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
Sometimes it gets tiring stepping over the crap in life, huh? and welcome back!"if you won't let me fall for you |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
yep, we climb over and swim through too much JUNQUE  good mornin Susan! |
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