ROAD TRIP!! Up the St. Lawrence River. First stop: Montmorency Falls. These beautiful waterfalls are right outside Quebec City. Fun fact: they are 30 meters (more than 98 feet) taller than Niagara Falls! But they’re not nearly as wide. And it’s actually three waterfalls coming over the same continental margin. But who’s counting?
We parked in the upper parking lot as soon as we entered the gate. We strongly recommend that, although we did it by chance! If you park in the lower lot, you either have to walk a long way to the top or take the sky tram up. The upper lot puts you right in the flow of things, so to speak.
After we parked, we took a nice walk on a well-marked trail to the suspension bridge across the falls. The bridge is right atop the falls, so we could see every beautiful aspect and feel the mist.
From the bridge, we noticed a zip line strung alongside the falls. So, what’s a normal adventurer to do? We quickly crossed back over the bridge to the starting point of the zip line, of course! After a little bit of paperwork and a proper fit for gear, I was off to the top of the zip line platform, and MM was racing to the suspension bridge to capture the moment on her iPhone.
At the top, the instructors let you know all of the precautions you must follow in order to ensure your safety. Once they hook you up and count to three, though, you’re off!
That’s me on the zip line above. It felt as if I were flying! The air rushes against you as you soar past the huge falls. (If you’re scared of heights, I really don’t recommend partaking in this activity.) The falls are taller than Niagara, so you can imagine how far up you are.
The zip line people take videos and put them on their website so you can have a keepsake of the experience, but get someone to take a few pictures just in case. I had a trouble with my video and couldn’t download it from the website. Fortunately, MM caught the ones we have.
Overall, Montmorency Falls was an amazing experience. We didn’t see the ghost of “the lady in white,” who threw herself over the falls in 1759 when her intended was killed in battle, but we still highly recommend a trip there!
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