Sunday, June 24, 2018

Seneca Falls, NY to Pittsfield, MA

Monday 18 June 2018 through Saturday 23 June 2018

the routes for each day are as follows

Monday 18 June  Seneca Falls, NY to Syracuse, NY

Tuesday 19 June  Syracuse, NY to Rome, NY

Wednesday 20 June Rome, NY to Canajoharie, NY

Thursday 21 June Canajoharie, NY to Latham, NY

Friday 22 June Latham, NY to New Lebanon, NY

Saturday 23 June  New Lebanon, NY to Pittsfield, MA

The route along the Erie Canal trail was very dusty for 4 days.  I spent a little time each evening cleaning the bike.  This is a picture after just a couple of hours on the trail.  It rained Monday night and that sure helped with the dust on the trail. 


The Four Freedoms mural on Route 31 in Weedsport, NY



Christmas tree farm




Dogwood tree


Sims Store Museum in Camillus 

The volunteers at Sims Store Museum

riding west to east on the Erie Canal Trail


nine-mile Aqueduct





There are many information signs along the canal trail.

sign from 2017







interesting information sign about the engineers of the original Erie Canal



Farm beside the canal





Met this gentleman.  He is heading to San Francisco. 


Mennonite family


Information about the three different canals

Heidi and Scott from San Diego riding west on the Erie Canal trail 



aqueduct over a river, top view 

from the river view



Historical Marker just outside Rome, NY




Ninja turtle guarding the trash cans 

enough firewood for a couple of years all neatly stacked


I rode many miles of new pavement coming into Fort Plain. The reason why.

Amsterdam Castle in Amsterdam, NY
The Erie Canal trail continues south east from Latham.  I headed almost due east so I could ride my bicycle over the Hudson river.  There is no bicycle crossings near Albany.

The last few miles of the Erie Canal trail I rode near Latham

lift bridge across the Hudson River in Troy, NY



I ended up riding state route 66 in NY.  

Entering Massachusetts

The rolling hills of the Berkshires 

going up

and going up

The ride along the Erie Canal trail was very enjoyable, from riding the first day on the trail with Ed and Sophie and to all of the people I met.  When I stopped in Camillus, NY at the Sims Store Museum the volunteers were having me lunch.  They invited me to join them to share a bean chili that one of the volunteers made.  It sure hit the spot.  Now in Pittsfield Mass.  I should be in Boston Thursday

2 comments:

  1. great read. Thanks. We met in wynantskill ny at the dunkin donuts

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