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    • Day 8
    • Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
    • ☁️ 61 °F
    • Altitude: 249 ft
    • United StatesEast Glenville42°51’4” N  73°54’0” W
    Rowing team putting the boat away
    Anhingas drying their wings.Old Schenectady Railway Company deck trus bridge abutmentsHomes along the canalRexford Aqueduct RuinsRexford Aqueduct RuinsSome more homes along the CanalMohawk River Country Club and ChateauKnolls Atomic Power LaboratoryWater spilling over dam at Lock 7I87 bridgeWaiting for guard gate 2 to open.Canal maintenance facility at the top of lock 6gate shack lock 6. You can see the vertical row of lights just to the left of the shack.Old tug at lock 6Old house along the canal just above lock 2C-Otter and Mystery GirlYour's truely driving from the cockpit helm. (Ugly glove on for grabbing grimey lock lines.Locks 3 and 2 only had one operating gate on the upper entry end.Canal work barge sitting at the approach end of lock 2Lock tender at lock 2.Rosanne took this photo of the Canal 200th anniversary flag.C-Otter in lock 2. Always an interesting pattern of leaking water at the upper gate.Interesting old private tug at the Waterford Welcome Center.Docked at the Waterford Welcome Center

    Waterford

    September 13 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

    Guard Gate 2 on the Erie Canal is usually kept closed as a standard operating procedure during the navigation season and is only opened on-demand for vessels
    . Located at the top of the Waterford Flight (Locks E2-E6), its primary purpose is to help control the flow of water and protect the locks below from flooding or other emergencies.Read more

    Joyce Schulke

    TravelerWhat great scenery we have all enjoyed

    9/14/25Reply
    James Gibson

    TravelerLooks like a great trip Colby.

    9/15/25Reply
    C-Traveler

    TravelerI miss traveling with you out west, Hope you and Kath are doing well.

    9/15/25Reply
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