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Niagara @ Nights

Sekhar — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:54:17 +0000

Every evening beginning at dusk the Falls are lit in the colours of the rainbow – don’t miss the unmatched beauty of the Falls at night! The Falls are illuminated nightly until at least 10 p.m. January through April and until midnight the rest of the year. I was there at the end of June and took these lovely pictures at around 11.30 pm in the night. It was amazing and one of the best views i’ve ever seen and even today, if I close my eyes I can see the picture of the falls infront of my eyes.

Niagara Falls !

Sekhar — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:42:35 +0000

The word “Niagara” is derived from the Iroquois Indian word “Onguiaahra”
meaning “the strait”. The Falls make a tremendous sound as the water goes over and lands at the bottom. I took this picture when i was riding on the boat from the American side of the Niagara falls. It turned out to be a lovely picture over all. One interesting fact that I found out is that twenty percent of the worlds freshwater lies in the Great Lakes, and most flows over Niagara Falls. Interesting Right??

Beauty of Niagara Falls

Sekhar — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:26:44 +0000

The Niagara Falls are the waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. Niagara Falls is composed of two major sections separated by Goat Island: Horseshoe Falls, the majority of which lies on the Canadian side of the border, and American Falls on the American side. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the main falls by Luna Island. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.

The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.

Niagara Falls is composed of two major sections separated by Goat Island: Horseshoe Falls, the majority of which lies on the Canadian side of the border, and American Falls on the American side. The smaller Bridal Veil Falls are also located on the American side, separated from the main falls by Luna Island.

Memorable Views

Sekhar — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:46:31 +0000

As we walk on a small path across these mountains. Here comes a lovely glacier piece, it was so lovely with the background of the valley of flowers. In fact, we were trekking on August 15, 2009, which is like end of the summer in the Himalayan region, hence most of the ice is already melted.

Cascade Waterfall

Sekhar — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:56:57 +0000

Cascade Waterfall are one of the most common water fall you would come across during the trek to valley of flowers. Apart from that you would also see HorseTail Water Fall which are also quite common.

Valley of Flowers

Sekhar — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:33:49 +0000

Nestled high in West Himalaya, valley of flowers is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. It is also a home for many endangered animals such as blue sheep, snow leopard, black bear and brown bear. It is one of the most beautiful Indian national park which stretches upto another national park “Nanda Devi National Park”. Together they encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and Great Himalaya. The park stretches over an expanse of 87.50 km. Valley was declared a national park in 1982, and now it is a World Heritage Site.

Blue Sky!!

Sekhar — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:10:05 +0000

Why does the sky looks blue? Any idea? Here is the reason why it looks blue. As light moves through the atmosphere, most of the longer wavelengths pass straight through. Little of the red, orange and yellow light is affected by the air. The blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. The absorbed blue light is then radiated in different directions. It gets scattered all around the sky. Whichever direction you look, some of this scattered blue light reaches you. Since you see the blue light from everywhere overhead, the sky looks blue.

As you look closer to the horizon, the sky appears much paler in color. To reach you, the scattered blue light must pass through more air. Some of it gets scattered away again in other directions. Less blue light reaches your eyes. The color of the sky near the horizon appears paler or white.