Frozen Niagra Falls

We visited Niagra Falls, Ontario after a night of the casino and bars. We lucked out at the Ramada and ended up scoring the penthouse for the price of a regular room after a last minute cancellation. The penthouse was amazing!! The actress Judith Light stayed there during the filming of a B-grade made for TV movie.
Niagra Falls in the winter has it's own unique beauty unlike any other location on earth. The water plumets down into a cavernous nothing clouded by mists of micronized air cystals that float around you like a fine powder. The air is dense with frozen moisture and if you stand too close the outside of your wool hat will become crusty and cold from exposure.
The falls also create a misty ice plume that rises high into the sky like smoke from a fire. You can see this from miles away and serves as a landmark much more impressive than the glittering high-rise casinos and hotels that hug the river.
What struck me the most was the bleak starkness of the falls. Ice covered everything-- railings, trashcans, and people all covered in God's ice-armor. I felt like I was on a different planet -- one of extreme conditions where life was sparse and precious.