Day 1
- Traveling - 6 hour drive - to Buffalo, NY
- went to Niagara Falls to see the Illumination of the Falls
(this was awesome)
Day 2
- hiked at Whirlpool State Park
(grueling hike, especially with an added 20 lbs on your front.....got to see the Niagara river close up. We would have liked to see the whirlpools, but it was just too long of a hike)
-off to Niagara Falls State Park to see the falls in the daylight
(again, so awesome......sweet view from Terrapin Point)
-Cave of the Winds tour
(after seeing the falls for the first time......this would be my 2nd favorite thing. It was breathtaking (literally) to be soooo close to the falls. We went at the perfect time of the day.....the heat and humidity were probably at its peak and we were still hot and sweaty from our hike.....and there were no lines. We all got wet. It was quite windy down there and so mist was flying around us. Derek and I both went up to the Hurricane Deck......where it is hurricane like conditions with the water & wind blowing and pounding down on you. Derek was the bravest and went up and under the falls (and it ripped his poncho)!!
-walked over to Three Sisters Island where you can stand right next to the river
Day 3
-drove an hour and a half to Palymra, NY (since we got everything in that we wanted to at Niagara Falls this was a spur of the moment thing)
-went to Hill Cumorah
-drove by Palmyra Temple
-went to Smith log and frame homes.....then into the Sacred Grove
-toured the Book of Mormon publication site
- drove onto Kirtland, OH (3 hour drive)
Day 4
-visited Newell K Whitney store and home, John Johnson Inn, sawmill, ashery (met a really neat family from Rexburg, ID......they were visiting the area because their oldest son is graduating from Ohio State with his masters.....and another cool thing......their daughter served a mission in St Louis while we were there so we had lots to talk about!)
-toured the Kirtland Temple
-headed home (3 hours)
It was a very fun, educational, and spiritual trip.....wish we weren't so rushed, but all in all.....GREAT!!! Enjoy the pics!
4 comments:
The picture's are beautiful..
See ya soon....G/G...love ya!!!!
Love all the pictures. The falls look so amazing with the lights shining on them. Looks like you guys had a great time!!
You guys are so adventurous!!! :) How do you make it so you can see when the people on your blog roll have updated??? I want to do that!
Love these pics of niagara falls and the church sights! You are making me want to go see those falls sometime!
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