Headed out around 8:00 and arrived at lock 38 and had to wait until they got there.Got through 8 locks today and 1 swing bridge. Stopped at Jones Falls and got the bikes off (lock 39). Rode to the Village of Jones Falls where there is a hotel, blacksmith, old lock master house and a history building about the town. Headed out and stayed night on lock wall at #45 around 4:30. Pic one is a sample of the sights we see along the way. Pic two is the canal into a lock. Most of this last part of the Rideau is like this. The locks are up a small canal way. Pic three is a stone that was/could have been used in building the locks/ Lock four and five....this is how they open the locks on the
Rideau. All are hand cranked open and closed. Looks like a lot of work but all the lock people we talked to really
enjoy their job and don't seem to mind the work. Most are students. The Rideau is 126 miles long, 49 locks, 14 locks raise you 165 feet above sea level (Kingston to Upper Rideau Lake), 32 locks lower you 274 feet from the Upper Rideau Lake to the Ottawa River. Most locks are a 8-12 ft rise. Any more than that
, they use step locks. Construction began in 1827 and was complete in 1832. All the locks are the original locks with only upkeep maintenance down on them. All stones were hand cut and laid.
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