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
BOSTON ON THURSDAY!!!! ❤️
ReplyDeletegreat read. Thanks. We met in wynantskill ny at the dunkin donuts
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