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Sunday morning. The luggage truck is loaded for the last time.
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Jay with the truck. The logo on the door was on all the official
vehicles.
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An almost full truck.
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Jay and Patrick, our bike mechanic, discuss what needs to be done
before they can leave Amsterdam.
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I fold up the tent for the last time.
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I'm ready to ride the last 50 miles of the tour. I'm wearing a
sweatshirt because it's cool in the mornings.
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Lock 8 on the Erie Barge Canal. The dam under the bridge levels
out ("canalizes") the Mohawk River and the lock lifts and drops
boats past the dam.
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Abandoned lock 23 on the widened canal. There is a group based in
Rotterdam and Schenectady along with students from Union College
who are planning to restore this lock. The original canal had
22 locks between Albany and Schenectady and it was very
time consuming to get through all those locks. So a lot of
traffic used ground transportation to Schenectady and got on
boats after lock 22. Lock 23 would be the first lock encountered.
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Looking upstream on the Mohawk from River Park in Schenectady.
The spot where I'm standing is roughly 300 yards from my son's
apartment. The ride went within a block of his apartment. I
didn't stop for a visit because he was out of town.
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The morning rest stop at Union College. The fellow in blue at the
left is Rick, the rest stop czar. He provided rest stops all
across New York.
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Finally, the Hudson River. Troy is across the river and I believe
I shot this from Watervliet, just at the start of the bike path
along the Hudson.
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After a few miles on the bike path and about a half mile from the
end of the ride, there's a view of the Albany skyline to the
southwest.
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A sternwheeler headed through a bridge opening, south on the
Hudson. This was taken from the Albany boat launch where the ride
ended. I believe the bridge across the Hudson carries Highway 9
to Rensselaer. In November, 2005, I received a correction from
Howard Ohlhous. It's actually the Livingston Avenue Bridge, a
railroad bridge. Also, the sternwheel is a fake!
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The Albany Boat Launch where the ride ended. That's I787 overhead
and the actual launch is out of the picture to the right.
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Luggage waiting to be picked up for the last time.
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Patrick and his bicycle at the end.
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An Albany bicycle policeman on patrol at the boat launch.
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I'm done riding for a few days.
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Actually, I did have to fold up the tent one more time. It had to
dry out once we were home.
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