Loading the truck to Buffalo |
Tent city at Nichols School in Buffalo |
Waiting for the ride to start |
Along the river norrth of Buffalo |
fishing in the canal |
heading out |
More fishing in the canal |
Along the canal between Buffalo and Lockport |
Ducks in the canal |
More along the canal |
Ditto |
Lift bridge in Lockport |
Same with boat |
Along the canal between Lockport and Medina |
More of the same |
The canal is now used mainly for pleasure boats |
More along the canal |
Freight station in Medina now home to model railroad museum |
Inside the freight museum |
Wall to confine the canal |
One of the few commercial barges I saw |
Wild flowers along the canal |
Ditto |
More of the same |
and more |
Tent City |
Building in Senaca Falls |
Church in Senaca Falls |
House in Senaca Falls |
Boat in Senaca Falls |
Part of the NPS park dedicated to women's rights |
Ditto |
Old factory in Senaca Falls |
Store in Senaca Falls |
sign |
self explanatory |
Old building along the way |
Wet and cold in the field house in the Syracuse inner harbor |
Tent city, inner harbor Syracuse |
Pavillion inner harbor Syracuse |
Remains of old lock |
Dry dock for the repair of canal boats |
Modern lock |
Riding partner Donna and me |
Rest of the motely crew, Marguerite, Steve and Shawn |
Guy who took our picture |
Reporter from Rome newspaper |
Fort Stanwix |
Self explanatory |
Guarding the fort |
More Fort Stanwix |
Trish--78 year old participant |
View from tent city at Canajorarie |
More of the same |
ditto |
Food awaits |
Emily, 72 year old participant |
Al, the tour organizer |
Bike detailing man. |
Nice end to what started as a miserable day |
Old barn |
Old Erie Canal ruins |
Oldest house in the Mohawk Valley |
Movable dam along the Mohawk river with lock |
Another view of the lock next to the dam |
the lock operator |
fishing |
Made it. |