In all of my travels I have never seen so many power lines. You can't even describe them as power lines, they are power lines on steroids that can't stop reproducing- more like power farms. It's due to the natural resource of the water here which I'm told is actually controlled by the power company and turned down after the tourist season. This is one of the first things that struck me about the area; I was surprised the people don't glow here when I first met them.
In addition to the waterfall and the power farms the area has a whole lot of wide open areas. There are a great deal of farms, many which are being converted into housing which will change the area. It seems like an odd juxtaposition- power lines, three blocks of over-the-top tourist stops, and old school farms. It's one of those interesting elements that add to the personality here.
This is my first time I spending any real time in Niagara or Western New York. I've been to the falls on the Canadian side for a few hours (much like the rest of the world) but it was just to see the falls and move onto Toronto. The area is different from the metropolitan areas I usually visit so I found myself in culture shock looking for Starbucks but I always find it interesting to search out the cool quirky things in small towns (and there is certainly plenty of it here).
