A great place to separate you from your money, just like Disneyland!

Start:  Holiday Inn Express, Hamburg, New York
End:  Comfort Inn, Lockport, New York

Mileage: 
Weather:  Lot's of rain, but warm

States Conquered:  Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania
State being Conquered:  New York (with a short trip into Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada)
States to be Conquered:  Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine

Particulars:  Hannah and I stopped in Niagara Falls again today.  She asked if we could do the walk behind the falls again.  Not sure if it's a smart thing to walk the tunnels below and behind the power of Horseshoe Falls.  It's quite amazing.

We're glad we went last night with Lowell, because today was cloudy and rain--a much better view of the Falls last night.  I never cease to be amazed at how quickly one can be separated from their money in Niagara Falls.  Last night we paid $20 just for parking and way too much for dinner for a sub par meal at a restaurant overlooking the Falls.  Looking through the coupon book only verifies that it's impossible to do everything when visiting this area from the Dinosaur Museum, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Wax Museum, Skylon Tower, Whirlpool Car, Whitewater Walk, Butterfly Conservatory, Marineland and on and on.  It's worse than Disneyland.

Hannah and I ate lunch at Outback Steakhouse which came with free parking!  We then took the incline railway to the Walk Behind the Falls, then the incline railway back to the car.   Hadn't paid much attention to the gas gauge and it reported that I was close to empty, just 48 miles left.  Couldn't find any diesel fuel on the way to the Queenston/Lewiston Bridge, and even took a wrong turn on the way to the bridge.  I was getting nervous, very nervous when I crossed the bridge and ran smack dab into a traffic jam.  We watched the gaue very closely.  Finally found diesel in Lockport, our final destination for the day.

A report from Kelly Thompson:  Home of the best handmade mushroom burger and the friendliest camp yet - in Lockport NY by the Erie canal.

This hitching post is 50 yards from the Erie Canal, and is in the parking lot of the Widewaters Drive in. This drive in makes the best mushroom burger ever. Joe, the manager is leaving the restroom unlocked tonight and letting me camp on the dry ground under the picnic tent. Great Folks.

A report from Joe Thompson:  Today we rode from Hamburg NY into Canada across the Peace Bridge from Buffalo to Fort Erie, along the Niagara River past Niagara Falls and back into the US crossing the Lewiston Queenston Bridge and on to Lockport. This was "only" about 70 miles, and the temperature was moderate and rain was falling, but the day seemed quite hard.

The attached photo shows the American Falls from the Canadian side, and the Maid of the Mist at the bottom of the gorge. From the "Fun facts to know and tell" file, Babe has a photo of her and her sister Flora as kids on The Maid of the Mist. I have no idea of the date of the photo.

Lowell Klassen at Niagara Falls.

A report from Kelly Thompson:  Shuffling thru Buffalo - yech! The only thing harder than riding was the navigating. Our lady of victory cathedral is on the right.

A report from Kelly Thompson:  Yes - It is impressive. Niagra Falls

Interesting People Along the Way: