Niagara Falls, here I come!

Over Memorial Day weekend Mom and Dad were feeling adventurous. Dad’s alarm clock went off at 6 AM like every morning. He turned to Mom and said “We could go to Palmyra, what do you think?”  He called into work and let them know he wasn’t coming in. They packed the car, strapped me into my car seat (against my will) and headed North.

This was my favorite place to play in the hotel.

Our first stop was in the heart of Palmyra, NY where the 5,000 copies of the first edition Book of Mormon were printed.

We then went to the historic recreation of the Joseph Smith Sr. log cabin where Joseph Smith Jr. lived with his family when he was first called by God.

We then walked through the Sacred Grove where Joseph Smith, in a vision, saw God the Father and Jesus Christ after praying about which of the many christian churches to join. 

Mom and I are in the room where the ancient Prophet Moroni came to Joseph Smith Jr. in a vision.

Moroni was the final custodian of an ancient record, written by the Prophets and Apostles of Jesus Christ on the American Continent from about 600 B.C. until 400 A.D., and known to us as The Book of Mormon.

The Smith family farm, which was constructed by the Smith boys for their family.

Looking from the Sacred Grove back towards the Smith family log cabin

come on slow pokes.. lets go!

come on, come on, come on

I'm going in, you guys can catch up later

so peaceful and so beautiful

looking up at the tops of the trees

Mom and I by a statue of Joseph Smith at the Hill Cumorah Visitors' Center

Dad and I in front of the Hill Cumorah Monument

Mom and I in front of the monument

relaxing back at the hotel

The next monring, I helped Dad with the bags, then we were off to Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls - US on the left, Canada on the right

The lower left falls are the Bridal Veil Falls. At the base of the Bridal Veil Falls is the Cave of Winds.
The larger falls are known as Horseshoe Falls.

are we at the circus?

 

Cave of Winds on Goat Island.

We are near the hurricane deck, just feet from the thundering waters!

We took an elevator 175 feet down into the Niagara Gorge

overlooking the Bridal Veil Falls

looking straight down over Bridal Veil Falls

If you look closely, you can see the Cave of Winds Tour on the left at the base of the falls

overlooking the Horseshoe Falls

Up stream from Horseshoe Falls

more plastic? this can't end well

On the "Maid of the Mist" which passes in front of the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls.

HORSESHOE FALLS!!

From the observation deck. Bridal Veil Falls on the left, and Horseshoe Falls above

We had an amazing trip, but I'm hungry and tired