58 miles. Via the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.(“Slowly I turned. Step by step …”)

Another “ersatz” Wright building, the Fontana Boathouse along the Niagara River in Buffalo. Wright designed it in 1905 to be built at the University of Wisconsin and this was eventually built in Buffalo in 2007

We backtracked a little this morning to get back on the Canadian side since we had heard that the bike path up to Niagara Falls was better on that side and, more importantly, the falls are prettier on the Canadian side. The bike path was a little twisty and turney and not in that great shape but it was quiet and shaded. Along the way we passed the site of the Battle of Chippawa marking the first “invasion” of American troops into Canada to fight the British in the War of 1812.

After learning how the “invaders” were ultimately driven back across the river, we continued to the Falls. I have to admit that for my entire life I thought that the Niagara River flowed over the Falls and emptied into Lake Erie. Wrong!! Learn something every day, eh?

The falls are spectacular and we joined a throng of tourists from all over the world as we got soaked by the spray and posed for the obligatory photo.

Horseshoe Falls. The spray is visible from several miles away. The view from the American side is on the edge of the falls looking down.

Our obligatory photo with American Falls in the background

Pressing on after that we rode north and crossed back over into the US eventually finding our way to Lockport, near the eastern terminus of the Erie Canal along which we will be riding for the next couple of days.

We rode under the Rainbow Bridge and thought this looked very cathedral like.