{"id":1067,"date":"2023-05-24T12:39:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2023-06-19T13:12:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:12:36","slug":"amsterdam-starting-the-erie-canal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/05\/24\/amsterdam-starting-the-erie-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam, starting the Erie Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A shorter easier ride today with two distinct parts. The first half was cycling across suburban Albany to Schenectady. The second half was on trails along the river\/canal. There weren’t too many hotel choices and the weather forecast suggested afternoon showers so a good excuse for a shorter ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night the hotel was least expensive but not ideal. The water didn’t work to take a shower. The neighboring room was blasting the TV so loud I finally went and complained at 1 am. It became quieter after that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Good example of a streetscape including small store and residential areas. I didn’t realize “metro Albany” has ~600,000 residents even though the city itself is closer to ~100,000. I got a better feel when the first 15 miles were mostly through city areas. It was busy for a while and at 9 miles turned off to calmer roads towards Schenectady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dutch names including Rotterdam. Also Guilderland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Downtown Schenectady. Despite the calm view this city has some of the worst timed lights. Seems like I got five or six red lights in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A little bit about the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At 17 miles I reached the river. The second part was very different cycling. Most was smooth pavement with a few miles of bumpy path due to tree roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This country store was advertising for business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lock number 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I got the sense parts of the waterway were along but not in the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sign about an old lock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What surprised me was the narrowness of the original canal. Perhaps 12-15ft. So those first boats were not wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trail crossings had these buttons with flashing lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lock #10. I don’t know what happened to #9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amsterdam has this old castle. I am staying elsewhere but it looks interesting: https:\/\/amsterdamcastle.com\/ I reached Amsterdam early so had lunch while some rain showers came through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strava says<\/a>: 34.67 miles in 3:53:23 for 8.9mph. 886 feet climbed and 2417 calories burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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