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The two RV Gypsies at the Cave
of the Winds A movie can also be seen by selecting the TOC button above. |
| Unfortunately the camera got wet when the above mentioned video was filmed on July 28th and the grande finale could not be filmed -- the two RV Gypsies and their grandson, got soaked and felt Niagara Falls with the wind force and rain of a class 1 hurricane. But scroll down and view the photos from their trip on July 24, 2011 and learn the history of The Cave of the Winds, and be sure to view the video later. | |
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The Cave of the Winds trip took the two RV Gypsies and their grandson really close to the waters of Niagara Falls. Clad in a bright yellow poncho and wearing the special footwear provided, they rode an elevator 175 feet deep into the Niagara Gorge and walked through a tunnel. |
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| After exiting the elevator, the two RV Gypsies and their grandson went down stairs, up stairs, and over a series of wooden walkways heading towards the famous "Hurricane Deck". Notice the Maid of the Mist in the two photos below. | |
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Below: The grandson of the two RV Gypsies approaching
the Hurricane Deck at Cave of the Winds with the mist and wind from Niagara Falls blowing on him. |
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Karen and Alex getting closer
to the Hurricane Deck at Cave of the Winds. On this first trip, Karen
never put the hood of her poncho up, so the water went all down inside
her poncho and her clothes were totally drenched. |
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| Karen and Alex standing at the railing on the Hurricane Deck at Cave of the Winds, a mere 20 feet from the billowing torrents of Bridal Veil Falls. The rushing waters loom above them, dousing them with a generous spray of water and wind from the thundering Falls. They found it hard to stand still on the Hurricane Deck because it has the force of a class 1 hurricane with tropical storm-like conditions and winds up to 68 mph at this spot underneath the falls. | |
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| This was so much fun, especially on such a hot day, that the two RV Gypsies and their grandson returned to the Cave of the Winds on their last day at Niagara Falls. That is when the movie mentioned above was taken. | |
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there is no actual cave anymore, the original cave was a natural cave behind
Bridal Veil Falls 130 feet high, 100 feet wide and 30 feet in depth. It
was discovered in 1834, and originally dubbed Aeolus' Cave, after the Greek
god of winds. Guided tours began officially in 1841, and continued until
a rock fall in 1920 made it clear the passage was no longer safe. The cave
was obliterated in a massive 1954 rock fall and subsequent dynamiting of
a dangerous overhang.
The tour officially reopened in 1924, now bringing visitors to the front of the Bridal Veil instead of behind it. |
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| View of people (they appear as miniature yellow dots) on the Hurricane Deck of Cave of the Winds - photo taken from Prospect Point high above. | |
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 The sub-menu below has ten sections that you may visit in any order you choose. The page you are on is not underlined and cannot be chosen from here. |
| Cave
of the Winds |
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 AFTER
you have visited all of the above sections, please continue on to Niagara
Falls on the Canadian
side- Journey Behind the Falls & a movie of the falls from the
Skylon Tower |
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