I think it is impossible to visit Niagra Falls and not become a tourist. There is something about the boom of the falls, the rumbling that you can hear from far, far away and the release of energy caused by the hundreds of thousands of gallons of water rushing over the brink that you feel it deep down in your stomach. It’s thrilling.

I visited the Falls with my mother. It was one of my favorite trips this year.

© Sarah Girner