Niagara Glen

　　We went down along the Niagara River by shuttle bus, just after coming back to the Canadian side. About 10 minutes later, our bus stopped in front of a tiny hut, which was the gate to the riverside of the Niagara River. As I had expected, the current velocity and amount of water was indescribably fierce. Seeing the rapid current, I remembered the Caroline affair which had occurred in 1837. The wreck or something associated with the steamboat SS Caroline might remain in the waterfall basin or a water pocket around there. The hut, which I referred to above in a bad way, was a history museum inside. From the papers on display, I knew that lots of people had tried to swim across the river or go down the Niagara falls in some container like a wooden barrel. Some succeeded, but most people didn't come back. The stripe pattern on the wall of the bank of the river revealed the constantly continuing crustal movement. I found a large-scale dam on the opposite side of the river. I wondered whether it generated power or was it for cultivation. We strolled along the pathway carved on the wall for a while. It was fun, just like becoming "Indiana Jones", which you can see in the last picture. I met several groups of campers. If I could spend a while and sleep in such primitive circumstances, how wonderful it would be. We stayed around the glen for about one hour.

(Vocabulary)
crust 地殻
crustal change/crustal movement  地殻変動
carve decorative patterns on   ～に彫刻刀で加飾する













See also;
http://www.niagarakanko.on.ca/gallery/gellery_of_niagara_river.htm

Comments

[Peter]

The dam does generate electricity.