Walk: SF Golf Club Presidio
Distance: 3.5 miles
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| Gustav Grunwalde (German American, 1805-1878), Niagra Falls diptych, 1832, oil on canvas, de Young Museum San Francisco |
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Ciwt was only at Niagra Falls once - in her high school years - but she still carries vivid memories of the deafening sound and powerful roaring energy the tiny visitors on the overhanging rock are experiencing. The only thing missing from the painting is the freezing cold, drenching spray. She was actually frightened and absolutely can't imagine wanting to go over it in a barrel - which numerous 19th daredevils did (with varying success)
Possibly before it was popular in America, Niagra Falls was the premiere travel destination of Europeans. After sailing over, they could continue to the Falls on the newly completed Erie Canal (1825).
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