On a Geologic Scale, These Two Falls Move at the Same Rate

Photo #500: Icy FallsLocation Taken: Niagara Falls, New York
Time Taken: December 2009

There are two Niagara Falls in the winter. The one that’s thundering over the rock face, pouring past at high speeds. And the one that’s not.

The ice around the falls is formed by mist kicked up by the falls, gathering thin layer after thin layer on nearby surfaces. Places near the falls have a thick coating, places further away just a frosting.

But this water has not stopped being part of the falls. As the weather warms up, it will start the journey downward again, drip by drip. It will join its sisters and brothers in the tumultuous froth below.

First, though, it must pause and rest for a little.

  

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