{"id":1110,"date":"2023-05-26T14:47:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2023-06-19T13:10:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T18:10:14","slug":"canastota-canals-and-country-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/05\/26\/canastota-canals-and-country-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Canastota, canals and country roads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four weeks on the road, though I am still east of where I started in Washington DC. If you look at a relief map from Wikipedia (below), yesterday I passed the skinniest part of that gap in the hills\/mountains. Today the flat part of the landscape started to widen and the Empire Trail also has more gravel sections. This let me try a mix of following the trail and taking small more direct paved routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today I passed Utica and ended just south of the Eastern end of Oneida Lake in the map above. I have cycled through this corridor twice before. The first time in 1988 on a trip from Boston to Rochester Minnesota. The second time crossing the US from west to east in 1992. Those trips 30+ years ago I used maps and stayed on the mid-sized roads. The use of GPS mapping and introduction of the Empire State Trail makes it easier to take smaller roads. For example despite passing along Utica, I barely noticed the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was 39F this morning. One peaceful calm photo of the Mohawk River as I cross back to follow the trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These geese were defensively hissing as I cycled past. I saw many goslings along the canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After Frankford, a few miles of quiet road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Construction barges in the canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The trail took us across the top of this lock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lock #20 had a small park, a campground and signs like this one about the New York Navy (in the canal). I met three other groups of cyclists along the canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This boat is inside a barge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This section was about two miles of gravel right along the canal. I also cycled another section of six miles and otherwise bypassed other gravel sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An example of the country roads I followed instead. Mostly rural, though I did pass by a large prison (I believe Mohawk Correctional Facility with ~1000 inmates).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The last few miles brought me back to the trail including passing over the top of this aqueduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canastota is the site of the Boxing Hall of Fame. I am not enough of a boxing fan to pay $15.50 admission to see what is inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The gift shop was free. It includes this boxing ring from Madison Square Garden that I was told had the Ali\/Frasier boxing match. Also in the gift shop, one can buy framed photos of other boxers, most of whom I don’t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strava says<\/a>: 50.21 miles in 5:20:04 for 9.4 miles\/hour. 1073 feet climbed and 3417 calories burned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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