Medford, Oregon to Coeymans on the Hudson in New York *

Another shot at Coeymans, the start for our great loop trip

Our boat and trailer rode out on a fifth wheel flatbed trailer, no worse for wear

Our first lock the Federal lock at Troy

Through the federal lock

Our first out of nearly 100 locks, the Federal Lock in Troy New York

On the Hudson, North to Lake Champlain or West to the Erie Canal

The first of 4 locks in the flight at Waterford

Lock door are imposing at first

The locks usually have cables or ropes, we ended up liking rope the best - be sure you bring your gloves everything is slimy

On the Erie Canal

Five people, nearly 100 locks and 500 miles in 3 weeks on a twenty five foot boat - it works

The spacious cockpit condo featherbed and all, or at least a down filled sleeping bag *

Morgan is ready for another Erie Canal lock

Approaching lock 17 at Little Falls New York with its guillotine doors

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Its actually kind of creepy when the door drops in Lock 17, it makes a low groaning sound and then you are closed in.

Its a big lift

The steady foredeck crew on a rope

The gate shutting

On the way up, most of the way through the Erie Canal and Trent Severn we were the only boat locking through

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