When things got tough on the road, and they did, we had the back of Kathy’s shirt to remind us there are others who have it tougher. We had a few “read my shirt” moments.
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The day-by-day journal and photos of a bike ride from Niagara Falls to Albany, NY along the Erie Canal Pathway.
Lou, Kathy and me in front of Niagara Falls
Just the two of us. Lou has left for home and our only means of transportation is our fully loaded bikes
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- So here’s a big hug and thank you to Cassie, Karli...
- Crossing a quiet upstate New York country road.At ...
- Day Eight – Saturday, September 13
- Estimated mileage: 45.0 Actual mileage: 50.93 Time...
- We are now on the paved section and Utica is just ...
- In Oriskany I took pictures of Bevy Boop’s and a p...
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- Mary Davis (owner of Angels Nest in Rome, NY) with...
- How breakfast started...and just kept getting better!
- Day Seven – Friday, September 12
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- The altar and stained glass windows of the Chapel ...
- Angels Nest
- Top photo is looking down into the water of a cana...
- Replica of a canal boat.
- Kathy playing checkers on an old fashioned checker...
- Every canal boat had a small stable where the rest...
- A small sample of artifacts on display at the museum
- Top photo is the Chittenango Creek Aqueduct and, b...
- We then went to the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat...
- We tried to find Round Lake without any luck. We w...
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- Day Six – Thursday, September 11
- 29.69 – a nice lady took our picture in front of a...
- We spent some time in Clinton Square in Syracuse. ...
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- 13.85 – the town of Camillus. We got here sooner t...
- Mile 8.47 at McDonald Rd. I took a picture of a si...
- We are following a waterway now and it sticks to h...
- Top photo: Nine Mile Creek flowing through Jordan....
- Photos in the town of Jordan: Top photo shows what...
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- Top photo: the original east-bound Lock 51 in the ...
- Day Five – Wednesday, September 10
- Check out this sign...no peddling! Oh, wrong kind ...
- We stopped in Port Byron and Kathy went into the g...
- Entered Montazuma, 37.77.Go over I-90 (at mile mar...
- Relative to all the corn fields, I heard on the TV...
- At 27.49 miles a sign says Savannah is 5 miles. Re...
- Top: the sign announcing the town of Clyde.Bottom:...
- Mile 7.3 – Port Gibson Rd. The kiosk says Newark. ...
- At 4.32 miles we came upon what looked like a cana...
- Day Four – Tuesday, September 9
- Kathy's bed (top photo) and mine.We are in the Mar...
- The front door of our B&B for the night, Canaltown...
- Fairport BridgeAs we left town, we also left pavem...
- At 1:45 we stopped in Pittsford for lunch at Schoe...
- As we logged 24.35 miles for the day, we also logg...
- If this isn't the Whomping Willow from Harry Potte...
- For Rochester there was only one deep cut. For Kat...
- The Genesee River and the Erie Canal meet in Roche...
- Taking a breather on a bridge over the Genesee River.
- The name of this park just cracks me up!We stopped...
- The town of Spencerport. This is a good place to e...
- Top: Bridge at Adam's BasinBottom: Trimming trees ...
- This is how you dry your socks when bike touring.B...
- Day Three – Monday, September 8
- Kathy's bed. Oh, my. It looks like Kathy is still ...
- This is my bed and, as you can see, I'm packed and...
- Top photo shows the dining room of the Victorian B...
- The bridges in Holley and BrockportMileage at Holl...
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- Day Two – Sunday, September 7
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- Interesting architecture. Just look at the top of ...
- Making good use of the stones that were dug up as ...
- This is what's left of the workshop of Birdsell Ho...
- Solid limestone.
- Lock info sign.
- Houses built right on the canal by merchants of th...
- This is still part of the Niagara escarpment.
- Top: coming into the lock.Bottom: Locking through.
- After the ride, which was about 2 hours long, we s...
- New locks on the left and the original locks on th...
- Dry dock on the old canal.
- I was taken by this door. In the middle of a stark...
- Lock empty at the top. Lock full on the bottom.
- As we locked through we saw original dry docks, “u...
- Welcome to Lockport. Just look at that wide should...
- As we enter Lockport it’s on a designated BIKE LAN...
- Niagara River rapids just north (or is it west) of...
- The flow over the falls and the river below the fa...
- I still can't believe you need a sign!
- The sharp drop from Luna Park.
- Kathy and me right on the edge. The water is right...
- Luna Park at the top and Terrapin Point at the bot...
- Chief Rickard.
- Here we are as we start our magnificent, epic ride...
- Day One - Saturday, September 6
- They then dragged me into the Hard Rock Café and f...
- Looking straight down from the observation tower.W...
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- Howard Johnson motel two blocks from Niagara falls...
- Travel Day - September 5, 2008
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About Me
- Beverly Titus
- Enfield, CT, United States
- I'm still a writer, but haven't written any poetry in quite some time. I used to be a bike riding adventurer, but I gave up my bike at age 85. I am still a Mother, grandmother and a great grandmother.
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