It was Fall Break week and so after talking to Austin Newton of Molecular Biology ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060351 I decided to head to the canal with Jane for a walk. We passed through this tunnel under route 27 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060352 and looked out at the trail ahead ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060353 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060354 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060355 until we got to the first informative board about Spillways ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060356 and next to mile marker 22 (which is pretty much the half way mark) ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060357 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060358 as we walked on past wonderous views and reflections (was sometimes hard to know which way was up) ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060359 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060360 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060361 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060362 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060363 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060364 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060365 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060366 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060367 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060368 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060369 and then observed this sign ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060370 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060371 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060372 as we made our way to Little Valley ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060373 and then back to the trail ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060374 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060375 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060376 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060377 and on to mile marker 21 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060378 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060379 and more information about the spillways ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060380 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060381 before we reached the Griggstown Lock, our goal for the day ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060382 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060383 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060384 and watched the water flow ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060385 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060386 and observed the warning signs ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060387 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060388 as we looked into the lock ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060389 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060390 and then began the trip back, bypassing the Silver Maple Trail ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060391 which looked good ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060392 but capturing the information about the locks ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060393 as Jane fixed her shoes ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060394 and demonstrated proper strides ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060395 and passed through Rocky Hill ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060396 but took a few tries before we could clarity on the story of how the canal was dug ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060397 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060398 ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060399 but after another mile marker ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060400 and some inspirational words from Blake ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060401 we came to see mile marker 24 (north) or 20 south ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060402 from which we could see the end in sight and celebrate a great walk. ../../../Sabbat/2006/10.30-31.06FallBreak1//P1060403