Thomas CYesterday, I thought about this moment from my recent trip. I went back to my dash cam recordings and luckily it hadn't been over written yet.
I counted 31 Canada Geese in this brood of goslings and parents. And that isn't including probably the same amount or more that passed behind me. You can see the brood that passed behind me in the grass as I approach the group that passed in front of me.
31 Canada Geese cross the road...Thomas C2026-06-21 | Yesterday, I thought about this moment from my recent trip. I went back to my dash cam recordings and luckily it hadn't been over written yet.
I counted 31 Canada Geese in this brood of goslings and parents. And that isn't including probably the same amount or more that passed behind me. You can see the brood that passed behind me in the grass as I approach the group that passed in front of me.
The music is The Maple Leaf Forever... youtu.be/bUMqXJUvq3oCome Take a Ride on the Erie Canal - Lockport Locks & Erie Canal CruisesThomas C2026-08-23 | My ride on the Erie Canal going through Locks 34 & 35 in Lockport, NY.
See my photos from the ride at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD3c5q
youtu.be/SDvYBCZwMIkNiagara Falls, NY - Rainbow Air Tourism CenterThomas C2026-08-22 | I've been wanting to visit the new Rainbow Air Tourism Center since it opened. Very nice facility with nice displays inside, a nice gift shop, and a virtual parasail experience too.
Much nicer than the old location on Main Street next to the Rainbow Bridge.My John Mellencamp Blossom Experience July 21, 2026Thomas C2026-07-23 | If you just want the music, go to 6:00.
Mr. Mellencamp did not disappoint. What a great concert!! If he is coming near you, you must go see him.
The song on my drive to the concert, Sweet Evening Breeze, was never released as a single so was never a hit. Several of my favorite John Mellencamp songs are songs only heard on his albums and never on the radio. I wish I could make a custom concert just for me.
I stayed the night at Valley Overlook in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Great little campground with great cabins, canvas cabins, and a few tent sites.
0:00 Start 6:00 Small Town 7:00 Lonely Ol' Night 8:02 Jack & Diane 9:03 Minutes to Memories 9:49 Ain't Even Done With the Night 13:50 Rain on the Scarecrow 17:40 Authority Song 18:31 Hurt So GoodWaking up in Cuyahoga Valley National Park after a fantastic John Mellencamp concert last night 🙂Thomas C2026-07-22 | Waking up in Cuyahoga Valley National Park after a fantastic John Mellencamp concert last night 🙂 #johnmellencamp #CVNP #valleyoverlookNiagara Falls Zipline FAIL!!Thomas C2026-06-18 | My ride on the Zipline to the Falls. The ride itself was a success but my attempt to record it failed. The stupid strap of the harness blocked the entire ride, lol. Oh well, I still had fun.
And you can still see the nice view from the zip line platform.Whirlpool Jet Boat - Dry Freedom JetThomas C2026-06-14 | My trip on the Whirlpool Jet Boat. This time, I chose the Dry Freedom Jet. On this boat, you sit in the glass enclosed section of the boat. It was fun but I'll never choose this option again. Being outside and getting soaked is the best part of the attraction.
To see me do the Wet Freedom Jet, and get soaked, check out my video from 2023...
flickr.com/photos/194212896@N08/albums/72177720309315298Big Boy #4014 passing through Cleveland, Ohio 6/8/26Thomas C2026-06-08 | At the last minute, I realized Big Boy was going to pass by a few miles from my home. I rushed out and was able to capture it near West 53rd and Lorain Ave.
Union Pacific is taking #4014 on a coast-to-coast trip to celebrate America's 250th anniversary.
You can track 4014 here... up.com/about-us/history/steam/trackMy trip on Niagara City Cruises June 2, 2026Thomas C2026-06-06 | This is my trip on the Niagara Falls boat tour. Filmed on my cheap knock off Go-Pro camera. I had it mounted on my head with a head strap mount so I couldn't look through the viewfinder to see what I was filming. Apologies for not wiping the water droplets off the lens.Niagara FallsThomas C2026-06-06 | ...Camels 🐪 at Cedar PointThomas C2026-05-13 | ...Relaxing by Lake Erie after a long day at Cedar Point Amusement Park #cedarpointThomas C2026-05-13 | ...Niagara Falls August 2005 - Fireworks, the old Hampton Inn, Hundreds of GoldfishThomas C2026-04-18 | This is video from my visit to Niagara Falls on August 5, 6, & 7 2005.
This was the last time I went to the Falls during the peak tourist season and on a weekend. Way too many people!!
This was my then fiancé's first ever visit to Niagara Falls. We stayed at the Hampton Inn, which is now the Clifton Victoria Inn.
00:00 Drive along the Falls 03:08 The old tethered Balloon on American side 03:32 Fireworks 07:40 Clifton Hill 13:50 Hampton Inn 15:47 Whirlpool Aero Car 17:48 Double Decker Bus 18:07 Niagara Glen Nature Centre 22:09 Sir Adam Beck Generating Station 23:37 Floral Clock 26:03 Queenston Heights Scenic Overlook 27:36 Living Water Wayside Chapel 31:03 Goldfish at Kurtz Orchards 34:50 Niagara on the Lake 40:21 Butterfly Conservatory 41:24 Buying Fudge at the Skylon Tower 42:15 Fudge dissatisfaction 42:39 Jay Cochrane's tightrope 43:27 Old fountain at the Skylon Tower 44:15 The American side State Park 56:15 Horse carriage ride 1:10:27 Maid of the Mist 1:26:15 Dufferin Islands 1:29:23 Peace Bridge/Buffalo 1:32:37 Hang glider 1:33:33 The Moon & Venus along Interstate 90Florida Spring Break 1997!! Airboat, Airplane, and Alligators in the Everglades then Daytona Beach.Thomas C2026-03-24 | Believe it or not, I do go other places besides Niagara Falls, lol. I've visited Florida many times and always love it there.
Since it is spring break time, here is some footage from Spring Break 1997 in Florida. My brother, college roommate, and I spent the first half on Pine Island near Ft. Myers and the second half In Daytona Beach.
At the end is footage from my 2012 solo trip. My divorce was final and I needed to get away. I drove down to Daytona Beach and rented a sweet little cottage right on the beach. Absolutely what I needed!
00:00 KOA campground on Pine Island 02:00 Airboat ride through the Florida Everglades 14:37 Annie the Alligator 18:50 Another alligator 21:00 Another alligator 28:19 Airplane ride over the Everglades 35:55 Daytona Beach 42:55 Ponce Inlet Lighthouse 49:27 Daytona International Speedway 1:01:20 Daytona Beach 2012 1:02:15 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 1:03:03 Another alligator 1:06:15 Photos from 2012 trip 1:06:36 Iconic Cape Canaveral buildingMelancholy at Lake IsaacThomas C2026-03-17 | ...Niagara Falls November 2007 - Sheraton on the Falls Corner Suite and Winter Festival of Lights.Thomas C2026-02-20 | In 2007, after visiting Niagara Falls for 37 years, I FINALLY stayed in a hotel room with a view of the Falls!! A corner suite with balcony on the 21st floor of the Sheraton on the Falls. It truly was a dream come true. As a kid, we always stayed at reasonably priced motels along Lundy's Lane and then on Clifton Hill. I always imagined what a room with a view of the Falls would be like. I finally realized that dream when my then wife and I stayed at the Sheraton. I remember actually getting teary eyed the first time we unlocked the door and walked in to see Niagara Falls from the room. It was more spectacular than I imagined.
It is now called the Sheraton Fallsview but the corner room with walkout balcony still offers the same amazing views.
You'll also see the WFOL when it featured Disney characters. Don't miss the nice lights and music display on the Niagara Parks Police Building. (Wish they still did this)
At the end is a couple years later when we stayed in a corner suite on the 19th floor.
01:38 Sheraton Fallsview corner balcony 06:42 Sheraton Corner Suite room tour 13:40 WFOL 57:05 Niagara Parks Police Building lights & musicThomas C is live! Cleveland and a car washThomas C2026-02-16 | My very first livestream. Just driving around Cleveland and getting the Jeep washed.
Sorry about the rattling camera and horrible audio!Niagara Falls Through the Years - A Slideshow of Memories 1961 Through 1987Thomas C2026-02-01 | A love letter to my parents and our Niagara Falls memories
0:00 The Start 0:20 1961 1:08 Seagram Tower Construction 2:43 1964 5:38 1965 7:01 Skylon Tower Construction 7:26 1966 9:39 1967 10:32 1968 11:11 1969 11:34 1971 12:37 1972 14:05 1973 18:08 Dancing Waters 18:43 1974 20:42 1975 22:15 1976 22:39 1977 24:42 1978 24:55 Casa Loma 25:35 1979 26:55 Maple Leaf Village 27:39 1980 28:32 1981 28:37 Canada's Wonderland 30:21 1982 30:34 1983 31:38 1984 32:41 1985 32:49 1987
Songs used in this video. Thanks to the following artists for adding to the soundtrack of my life.
I adore Sia, so I must mention she wrote this song. You can see her perform Diamonds here youtu.be/9PxU1tfjBjgSnowfall Timelapse or what I like to call a Snow LapseThomas C2026-01-16 | Just a time lapse video of my backyard during a recent snowfall.
I love this song by The Little Estate and thought it would fit nice with this video. Check out their song on Youtube or Spotify.
youtu.be/Q9-TDylOlzg open.spotify.com/artist/6JjbDSmIsHW3hIXWZiXD3IStructure fire in Niagara on the Lake - October 2009Thomas C2026-01-15 | Video footage I took on October 25, 2009 of a fire in Niagara on the Lake.Old Niagara Falls Vacation Footage from June 1996Thomas C2026-01-12 | Video from my family's June 1996 trip to Niagara Falls. Starting in the 1980's one or both gramma's would come with us on our yearly visit.
The time and date in the video are wrong.
It was tradition to sit in our car/van at night in front of the Queen Victoria Restaurant and watch the illuminated Falls. Back when they were around, we would also then go watch the Waltzing Waters.
We stayed at the old Comfort Inn on Clifton Hill.
❤️❤️❤️ Mom and Grandmothers - RIP
0:00 American side 1:40 Train on the tracks by Skylon Tower 2:04 Van in front of Queen Victoria Restaurant 5:56 Clifton Hill 6:07 Arby's/Honeymoon City Motel 6:40 Rumours/Comfort Inn 7:09 Niagara Glen Nature Centre 8:35 Antique cars 10:39 Welland Canal 14:30 Van again 15:34 Skylon Tower 17:22 Falls 18:52 Maple Leaf Village Tower 20:55 Maid of the Mist 22:31 From Table RockOld Niagara Falls Vacation Footage from October 2005Thomas C2026-01-12 | This is a recording I recently rediscovered from my Niagara Falls trip in October 2005. My then fiancé and I stayed at the now gone Quality Inn on Clifton Hill. We had a balcony room that overlooked Queen Victoria Park.
Just as when I stayed at the Quality Inn with my parents in the 1970's, we had a raccoon visitor at night.
Some decent shots of the Quality Inn and Comfort Inn from the old Falls Tower Ride on Clifton Hill. Also a quick view of the Golden Griddle restaurant which is now the site of the Niagara Skywheel.
Also a view of the construction of the Indoor Waterpark.
Crazy this was now 20 years ago.
0:00 October 2005 2:40 Quality Inn 3:08 Golden Griddle Restaurant 6:45 Raccoon on balcony 15:44 Falls Tower Ride 16:15 Waterpark under constructionNiagara Falls White Squirrel SightingThomas C2026-01-02 | On my way to Niagara on the Lake, I spotted a white squirrel run in front of me near the Queenston Heights Park and Brock's Monument. I googled it when I got home and there have been white squirrel sightings in this area for several years. I feel lucky to have seen this rare squirrel.
My friend WEGO Places Tours has a very nice video of her encounter and feeding of a white squirrel, that can be viewed on her channel...
My thumbnail for this video is taken from WEGO's video.MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎅🏻 - Niagara Falls Canada Winter Festival of Lights - Dash cam POVThomas C2025-12-23 | Just a few outtakes from my dashcam during my recent visit to Niagara Falls to see the Winter Festival of Lights.Safari Lights at Safari NiagaraThomas C2025-12-21 | My drive through the Safari Lights at Safari NiagaraNiagara Falls at night from The Brock Hotel #niagaraThomas C2025-12-18 | ...The Brock 11th Floor Balcony View #niagaraThomas C2025-12-17 | ...Clifton Hill at night from the Travelodge #niagaraThomas C2025-12-17 | ...Dufferin Islands Winter Festival of Lights #niagaraThomas C2025-12-17 | ...Travelodge at the Falls Clifton Hill. Balcony w/tiny view of the Falls #niagaraThomas C2025-12-16 | ...Mount Carmel Niagara Falls Canada #niagaraThomas C2025-12-16 | ...And It’s a Beautiful DayThomas C2025-11-13 | ...Maid of the Mist starting her dayThomas C2025-10-23 | An empty Maid of the Mist heads to the boarding dock on a rainy Monday morning.
They keep the Maids at the dry dock over night. This is also where the boats are brought up on land and stored during the winter. Nice to see they kept one of the old Maid of the Mist boats.Niagara Takes FlightThomas C2025-10-22 | Take a ride on Niagara Parks newest attraction, Niagara Takes Flight.
It is an awesome new attraction you must experience! It feels like you are really flying. The feeling of motion and the feel of the mist and the smell of the flowers make it even more realistic.
This video pales in comparison to actually being on the ride. if you visit Niagara Falls, you must do Niagara Takes Flight!
niagaraparks.com/visit/attractions/niagaratakesflightNiagara Falls at night #niagara fallsThomas C2025-10-21 | ...Niagara Falls #Rainbow Bridge #Niagara FallsThomas C2025-10-20 | ...Niagara Falls Canada #Niagara Falls #Travelodge #Michael’s InnThomas C2025-10-20 | ...Angola Service Plaza New York #New York State ThruwayThomas C2025-10-19 | ...U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds at the 2025 Cleveland National Air Show from my backyard/rooftopThomas C2025-09-02 | The Cleveland Air Show has been a Labor Day tradition for decades. I live 4 miles from Lake Erie and was able to see some of the show from my backyard. The Air Show is based at Burke Lakefront Airport, on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland.
No spectacular shots here just whatever my old iPhone X and my subpar filming skills would allow. But still cool I could see it from my backyard.
The first two or three clips are from a back window in my house. The rest are from me filming standing on the roof of my house.
From clevelandairshow.com/about-us The Cleveland National Air Show is one of the oldest and most established annual air shows in the country starting with the National Air Races from 1929-1949 and continuing with the current day Air Show from 1964-present. The Air Show celebrated 60 years in 2024.The view with my morning cigarette 🙂Thomas C2025-08-28 | Enjoying my morning cigarette in Huron, Ohio before hitting Cedar Point for day two.
Can’t help but think in a few weeks some of this water may be going over Niagara Falls!!Take a Ride on the Old Time Steam Train 765Thomas C2025-05-04 | All my photos from this event can be found at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCcTfn
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad's Steam in the Valley with the visiting Steam Locomotive 765 from the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society.
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad offers many trips through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. More info at cvsr.orgNiagara Falls Winter Illumination.Thomas C2025-02-03 | The Falls are illuminated nigthly 365 nights per year. They seem even more beautiful in the winter with all the snow and ice.Niagara Falls Cave of the Winds - NOT frozenThomas C2025-02-02 | Cave of the Winds as filmed on January 29, 2025. As you can see, the Falls are not frozen as the all too many recent videos try to fool you into believing.
In fact Niagara Falls almost never completely freezes over. The last time was in 1848.Thomas C Live StreamThomas C2024-10-02 | ...Then and Now picture of Clifton HillThomas C2024-09-22 | Photos can be viewed on my Flickr page...https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB352G This is a comparison of two different photos of Niagara Falls. The 1961 picture was either taken by my dad or my grampa. I took the 2024 picture.Take a Ride on The Maid of the MIstThomas C2024-09-07 | My thousands of Niagara Falls photos & vids can be seen here...flickr.com/photos/194212896@N08/albums
My trip on the Maid of the Mist.View of Niagara Falls from my balcony at the Crowne Plaza Fallsview HotelThomas C2024-09-07 | My thousands of Niagara Falls photos & vids can be seen here...flickr.com/photos/194212896@N08/albums
Couldn't ask for a better view of Niagara Falls from this historic hotel. The hotel was originally the General Brock Hotel and was built in 1929. This is the hotel Marilyn Monroe stayed in while filming "Niagara".Live! on Air Fallsview Balloon RideThomas C2024-09-07 | New attraction on the American side.