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This picture of the Niagara River was taken from the bridge leading to Goat Island in New York's Niagara Falls State Park. The view is looking down river toward the brink of the American Falls.

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I like the color of the water in this picture of the Niagara River below the falls.

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The Niagara River is almost as interesting as Niagara Falls. The river both above and below the falls is fascinating. This picture of the river was taken on Goat Island above the falls. You can see the brink of the Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls to the right.

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A visit to Niagara Falls offers many interesting perspectives for photographs. The ground-level photo above captures both waterfalls. The American Falls is in the foreground while the Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls is in the background.

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One of the attractions of Niagara Falls is a cruise on the Maid of the Mist, which gives visitors a water-level view of the falls. This picture shows why everyone on the boat is given a slicker to wear.

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As you know, Betsy and I collect waterfalls. Many of the waterfalls we see involve a hike and we often have the waterfall to ourselves. Other waterfalls are big and well-known and we have to share them with many others. The American Falls at Niagara are big and are visited by many people. But even there we could find a small piece of the falls just for ourselves.

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The Niagara River below the falls is wild and full of rapids. But all that water rushing over and around boulders in the river makes for some fascinating captures. This picture was taken from an observation deck at water level in August, 2002.

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The picture above was taken on Goat Island, New York, and shows the Niagara River just before it goes over the Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls. The picture was taken when we visited Niagara Falls back in 2002.

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I was able to get this picture of Bridal Veil Falls while on the Cave of the Winds tour on Goat Island while visiting the American Falls at Niagara. I only had one chance to get a picture without drenching my camera.

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In August, 2002, Betsy and I visited Niagara Falls and took a cruise on the Maid of the Mist to the base of the two falls. This was the view of the American Falls as we approached it on the boat.

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In the picture I posted yesterday of Bridal Veil Falls at Niagara, it's possible to see the rails of steps leading up to the falls. The picture above was taken from those steps. As you can see, we got quite close to the falls. Fortunately, rain slickers were provided!

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This picture of Bridal Veil Falls, a smaller falls adjacent to the American Falls at Niagara. We were on The Cave of the Winds tour which took us to the base of this waterfall and then up the steps you can see in the picture. As you can tell from the water spots, it was a little wet when viewing the falls from this perspective.

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This picture was taken on Goat Island, between the American and Canadian falls at Niagara. The mist in the upper right-hand corner of the picture is from the Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls.

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This is another picture taken from the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls. This was the view as we passed the American Falls.

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The Niagara River below the falls rushes through a fairly narrow gorge at fantastic speeds. Then, about three miles below the falls, the river makes a 90-degree turn, which results in a fascinating whirlpool. The picture above was taken from the top of the gorge. The whirlpool can be seen to the left of center in the picture. The boat in the picture is pointing toward the top of the whirlpool.

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Fort George is located near Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada. It is across the Niagara River from Fort Niagara in New York. During the War of 1812 Americans captured Fort George from the British in May, 1813. The British recaptured the fort in December, 1813.

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I had the opportunity to work on my older pictures this weekend and came upon this picture of the American Falls at Niagara, taken from the Maid of the Mist, a boat that plies the Niagara River below the falls.

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Yesterday I posted a picture of the rainbow Betsy and I when we got out of the car when we first visited Niagara Falls. This is the view that greeted us when we got across the street closer to the river. The American Falls is to the left and a portion of the Canadian Falls is to the right. I apologize for the quality of this picture -- I had to scan an old picture.

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I've posted some pictures of a trip Betsy and I made in 2002 to Niagara Falls. We stayed on the Canadian side of the river, and this picture is of our first glimpse of the falls. You can see part of the American Falls behind the tree on the left. The mist on the right is from the Canadian Falls. What really impressed us as we got out of the car was the rainbow.

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Since I showed a picture of the American Falls yesterday, I thought I would show the Canadian (Horseshoe) Falls today. This picture was also taken from the Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 2002.