Erie Canal, Day 2, June 16

Awake, breakfast, and startup the engine at 7:05 AM. A grey, drizzle, and cool morning. I was dry and comfortable all day, but I did decide one of the first improvements I'll make to the Albin is a better windshield wiper- it has a simple single blade only about 10 inches long that clears barely the top half of the windshield.

Maybe it was the grey day, but I thought this section of the canal, around the Rochester area, was rather depressing. The canal was in a rather deep cut, so you can't see much but straight walls up each side of the canal. There were a lot of drain culverts, and they were all noticeable because of the rain.
This area of all the bridges is where the canal crosses the Genesse River.

I think this is lock 32- all locks have some leaks around the gates, but this one was about the biggest fountain I've seen.

Between Pittsford and Bushnells Basin is this sign and a small park. This is the largest embankment, 1 mile long, 70 feet high, done in 1822. Imagine that with picks and shovels. I tied up and was going to walk over to see it, but just as I stopped a heavy rain shower started, so I just took this photo from the window

Here it is, the first canalside fast food. Actually, you couldn't get to it because the wall along here was all rock rubble.

There are miles of canal like this, steep banks with lots of fallen trees. You can't get within about 15 feet of the edge or you would be in this mess of snags. I did see a couple work barges with tree clearing equipment on them.

This is the Richmond aqueduct, remains of what was once the longest on the Erie Canal. Its off the edge of the Montezuma Wildelife Refuge, and very close to one of the I-90 crossings of the Cayuga-Seneca canal. Its not more than 500 yards off I-90, but there is no hint its here.

This is one of the rental canal boats you see along the canal- they seem to be rented by several companies, but all are similar. Ive passed several, but have not yet managed to talk to anyone on one. They look like an ideal way to see the canal. Most have bicycles on top to make visiting the towns eaiser. This one was at the dock in Baldwinsville where I spent the night.

The gates of lock 24 in Baldwinsville are operated by this gear train, driving a rack gear on the long arm that operates the gate.

A really long day, I didn't get to Baldwinsville until 8:15 PM. I walked around town, found the B'ville Diner and had dinner.

Day 3

	Maybe it was the grey day, but I thought this section of the canal, around the Rochester area, was rather depressing. The canal was in a rather deep cut, so you can't see much but straight walls up each side of the canal. There were a lot of drain culverts, and they were all noticeable because of the rain. This area of all the bridges is where the canal crosses the Genesse River.
	I think this is lock 32- all locks have some leaks around the gates, but this one was about the biggest fountain I've seen.
	Between Pittsford and Bushnells Basin is this sign and a small park. This is the largest embankment, 1 mile long, 70 feet high, done in 1822. Imagine that with picks and shovels. I tied up and was going to walk over to see it, but just as I stopped a heavy rain shower started, so I just took this photo from the window
	Here it is, the first canalside fast food. Actually, you couldn't get to it because the wall along here was all rock rubble.
	There are miles of canal like this, steep banks with lots of fallen trees. You can't get within about 15 feet of the edge or you would be in this mess of snags. I did see a couple work barges with tree clearing equipment on them.
	This is the Richmond aqueduct, remains of what was once the longest on the Erie Canal. Its off the edge of the Montezuma Wildelife Refuge, and very close to one of the I-90 crossings of the Cayuga-Seneca canal. Its not more than 500 yards off I-90, but there is no hint its here.
	This is one of the rental canal boats you see along the canal- they seem to be rented by several companies, but all are similar. Ive passed several, but have not yet managed to talk to anyone on one. They look like an ideal way to see the canal. Most have bicycles on top to make visiting the towns eaiser. This one was at the dock in Baldwinsville where I spent the night.
	The gates of lock 24 in Baldwinsville are operated by this gear train, driving a rack gear on the long arm that operates the gate.