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Niagara Falls, NY & ON Horseshoe Falls from the Canadian side We chose a state campground on the Ontario Lake on the American side, just north of the falls as the weather was a few degrees cooler than anywhere south, but it was still hot. Late in the afternoon the heavens opened and I’ve never welcomed rain so much. The past couple of days have been hot and humid. 34°C/98°F and 55% humidity. Just a short walk down to the edges of the Ontario Lake was an effort. We couldn’t get an electric site for our first night as it was the weekend, but we were able to move the next morning. Rainbow Falls from the Canadian Side The first day we drove over the border to see the falls. There is a $3.50 per vehicle toll and we had an easy border crossing with just a few questions: what is your registration number and when are you leaving? Lindsay said a date that had already passed – oops. Border crossings are always nerve racking. As it was a Sunday it was really busy but I wan...

The Adirondacks, New York State Every since Halifax, it has been humid and walking in humidity when you aren't used to it is hard work. The wildlife refuge was in the Adirondacks, it’s a national park but not in the same sense as the others we have been to. There is no “entrance” to the park as such, just lots of signs showing you were the trailheads start. There are lots of lakes and small towns along the way. We moved from Au Sable down to Indian Lake. We couldn’t fit into any of the Forest campgrounds as we are too big but found a nice private RV place with lots of tree cover. It’s in the middle of nowhere, so not a place we could stay for very long. We could only get three nights as he had an Airstream convention coming in on the Thursday, so three nights it was. all the walks we did were under the trees We did three of the walks in the area. I had picked up an excellent brochure that listed all the walks and day hikes broken up by maps, then under headings of lakes...

Adirondacks Wildlife Refuge 7 August 2016 There is a wildlife refuge in the Adirondacks that we visited on our second day back in the US. Steve who runs the refuge gives an incredible talk for about an hour on the history of the wolf. He walked us through man leaving Africa after the Ice Age and moving up to the northern hemisphere. How man changed from eating fruit and learned from the wolf how to The domestic dog and the wolf share a common ancestor. A pack of wolves always includes an alpha female (usually the mother) and alpha male (usually the father) and the pups (children). When the pups want to breed, they need to leave the pack and start their own. We were able to see how the wolves reacted to two of their handlers. Just like a domestic dog. Giving affection. Getting jealous when one was getting more attention than them. Some people brought their dogs to the refuge. Why would you do that? Anyway the wolves went berserk, understandably. One of them ho...