Hike #312 10/21/7
10/21/7 Morris Canal; Phillipsburg-Washington with Cathy Fisher, Fred Hafale, Matt Davis, "DJ Ray" Cordts, "Amish Paul" and Wyatt Hassler, Joe Tag, "Connecticut Joe" Bukowski, Thaddeus Encielewski, Ron Lozowski, Jean Fletcher, Lynn Hummel, Jay and Sarah Lin, and Scott "Tea Biscuit" Helbing, Mark "Bobo" Godfrey, and Cory Whitmore.
Beginning on the old canal in Phillipsburg
My next hike would be a big deal one, tracing the route of the Morris Canal from Phillipsburg to Washington. I last led this hike on my birthday, March 23 of 2003. We met in the morning in my mom's back yard area which borders the canal before shuttling to Union Square, Phillipsburg. Joining me this time were my girlfriend, Cathy Fisher, "Amish Paul" and Wyatt Hassler, DJ Ray Cortds, Ron Lozowski, Matthew Davis, and newcomers Thaddeus Enceliewski, Joe Bukowski, and Jay and Sarah Lin.
Getting ready to hike, my back yard in Port Colden
My back yard in Port Colden
View of the forks of the Lehigh and Delaware from Union Square, Phillipsburg
Forks of the Lehigh and Delaware, where the canals came together
Getting ready to hike from Union Square, Phillipsburg
Starting off, Union Square Phillipsburg
Starting off, Union Square, Phillipsburg
Former Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad bridge over the Delaware in P Burg
Former LHR rail bridge from P Burg
Along former Belvidere and Delaware Railroad, Phillipsburg
LHR Bridge
Down along the old Bel Del
LHR bridge
Atop the Morris Canal Arch
Atop the Morris Canal Arch
Atop the Morris Canal arch
View from Morris Canal arch, P Burg
Former LHR railroad bridge
Atop the Morris Canal Arch
Morris Canal Arch, it's western terminus
Morris Canal Arch
Climbing down at the Morris Canal arch
Former Morris Canal at Inclined Plane #11 West
Former Central Railroad of NJ Bridge over the Delaware
Morris Canal arch
Climbing down at the Morris Canal arch
Morris Canal arch
Climbing down the Morris Canal arch
Morris Canal arch
Morris Canal Arch
Morris Canal Arch
Morris Canal Arch
Morris Canal Arch
Former Morris Canal inclined Plane 11W
Lehigh Valley Railroad underpass
Lehigh Valley Railroad bridge date
Former Morris Canal Inclinded Plane 11W
Bel Del and an underpass in P Burg
Former LV trestle from atop the abandoned signal bridge
Signal bridge
Signal bridge
Former Lehigh Valley RR signal bridge, P Burg
Looking across to Easton from the signal bridge
Signal bridge
Signal bridge
Signal bridge
View from the signal bridge
On the signal bridge. RIP Connecticut Joe. You were a cool guy.
DJ Ray and Connecticut Joe climbing down the signal bridge
Signal bridge ladder
Signal bridge
Cathy on the signal bridge
Locomotive going by
Locomotive on the former Bel Del tracks, P Burg
Train in P Burg
Morris Canal in Phillipsburg
Historic marker
Historic marker
Morris Canal, P Burg
Mt. Parnassus
Along the former Morris Canal
Historic marker
Old railroad cut through Mt. Parnassus
Ascending Mt. Parnassus
Trail up Mt. Parnassus
View of Morgan Hill from Mount Parnassus
Atop Mt. Parnassus
Looking down from Mt. Parnassus
Atop Mt. Parnassus
Atop Mt. Parnassus
View of Easton from Mt. Parnassus
View toward Easton from Mount Parnassus
Bel Del tracks from Mt. Parnassus
Atop Mt. Parnassus
DJ Ray on Mt. Parnassus
Morgan Hill from Mt. Parnassus
Former Morris Canal basin from Mt. Parnassus
Atop Mt. Parnassus
Former Morris Canal basin from Mt. Parnassus
View from Mt. Parnassus toward former canal basin
View of the former Morris Canal basin from Mt. Parnassus
Descending Parnassus
Descending Mt. Parnassus
History marker
Former Morris Canal
Former Morris Canal, Phillipsburg
Along the former Morris Canal in P Burg
Historic marker
Train
Along former Bel Del line
Steamer on the Bel Del
Steamer on the Bel Del in P Burg
Steamer on the Bel Del in P Burg
Locomotive on the Bel Del tracks in P Burg
Former LV rail bridge
Former LV railroad bridge, P Burg, over South Main Street
Former LV rail bridge
Former LV rail bridge
Former LV rail bridge, P Burg
South Main Street, P Burg
South Main Street, P Burg
South Main Street and former LV rail bridge
Hamburger
Descending from the rail bed
In P Burg
Former Morris Canal in Phillipsburg
Remains of an aqueduct arch in P Burg
Remains of an Aqueduct arch in P Burg
Remains of an aqueduct arch in Phillipsburg
Green's Bridge
Green's Bridge
Here, the Morris Canal went in the creek beneath Green's Bridge.
Wear marks from tow ropes on former LV rail bridge pier
Historic marker
Green's Bridge
Morris Canal, Phillipsburg
Creek, former canal route in P Burg
This dam had only recently been removed
Recently removed dam
Former Morris Canal
Crossing former Morris Canal east of Lock 10 site
Crossing where canal and steam were one.
Crossing where the canal was in the stream
Crossing former Morris Canal east of Lock 10 site
Former Morris Canal near Lock 10
Along former Morris Canal
Crossing where the Morris Canal was in the creek near South Main Street, Phillipsburg
Along the Morris Canal in P Burg
Crossing former Morris Canal near Lock 10 site
Morris Canal east of Lock 10
Morris Canal, P Burg
Morris Canal, P Burg
Morris Canal, Phillipsburg
Morris Canal route along Lock Street
Along Morris Canal route near Lock Street
Canal terminology survives today
Lock Street P Burg
Lock Street
Former Morris Canal is at this point in the creek
Base of Inclined Plane #10 West
Base of Inclined Plane #10 West
Looking up Inclined Plane #10 West
Former Inclined Plane #10 West
Tail race tunnel for Inclinde Plane 10 West
Artifacts from Plane 10 West
Inclinded Plane 10 West
Sleeper stones still in place at Inclinded Plane 10 West
Plane ten west
Plane ten west
Along former Morris Canal east of plane ten
Along former Morris Canal east of plane ten
Morris Canal near rt 22. RIP Connecticut Joe.
Bushwhacking the Morris Canal
Former Morris Canal east of plane ten
Morris Canal
Rt 22
Crossing Rt 22
Dashing across Rt 22
Giant mushroom we found
Descending from Rt 22
Descending from rt 22
Descending from Rt 22 tracing the Morris Canal route
Descending from Rt 22
Fields east of Rt 22 along the canal
Descending from Rt 22 tracing the Morris Canal route
Descending from Rt 22 tracing the Morris Canal route
Descending from Rt 22 tracing the Morris Canal route
Fields east of Rt 22
Tracing the Morris Canal route near Rt 22
Descending from Rt 22 on the former Morris Canal
Tracing the former Morris Canal route in Pohatcong
Morris Canal near Stryker's Crossing
Morris Canal near Strykers Road
Morris Canal near Strykers Road
Morris Canal near Strykers Road
Strykers Road
Morris Canal at Stryker's Road
Crossing Strykers Road on Morris Canal
Strykers Road crossing of Morris Canal
Former Morris Canal plane 9
Historic marker
Historic marker
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Penstock
Inclined Plane #9 West
Penstock at 9W
Site of the power house for plane nine west
Inclined Plane #9 West
Lunch break at Inclined Plane #9 West
Canal artifacts at Inclined Plane #9 West
Turbine chamber at power house site
Canal artifacts at Inclined Plane #9 West
Canal artifacts at Inclined Plane #9 West
Plane tender's house, Lee Museum
Lunch break at Inclined Plane #9 West
Jim Lee's house, former plane tenders house at Plane 9
View from Inclined Plane #9 West, Port Warren
Plane Tender's House
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Sleeper stones and cables still in place, Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Inclined Plane #9 West
Morris Canal east of Port Warren
Following Morris Canal east of Port Warren
Morris Canal east of Port Warren
Tracing the former Morris Canal route east of Port Warren
Tracing the Morris Canal route east of Port Warren
Morris Canal east of Port Warren
Tracing the Morris Canal route
Farm views east of Port Warren
Morris Canal east of Port Warren
Fields along Morris Canal
Along Morris Canal
Field view along the Morris Canal near Stewartsville
Morris canal just west of Stewartsville
Old farm equipment along the canal
Farm view
Former Morris Canal Inclined Plane #8 West
Stewartsville farms
Alpaca
Alpaca in Stewartsville
Squawkmoowhinnyelp
Farm view near Stewartsville
View along Morris Canal near Stewartsville
Former Morris Canal
Next town...
Historic marker
Historic marker on Rt 57
Along Edison's Concrete Mile, Rt 57
Bread Lock Park
Bread Lock Park
Lock tender's house site at Bread Lock Park
Site of the Bread Lock, Morris Canal
Bread Lock Park
Bread Lock Park
Bread Lock park, at the former lock site.
Bread Lock Park
Former Morris Canal in Bread Lock Park
Morris Canal, Bread Lock Park
Morris Canal, Bread Lock Park
View from Bread Lock Park
View in Bread Lock Park
Morris Canal Trail in Bread Lock park
Morris Canal trail in Bread Lock Park
Morris Canal Trail, Bread Lock Park
Morris Canal, Bread Lock Park
Morris Canal route
New Village NJ
Morris Canal is a line of trees in this field, Wolf Farm
Former Morris Canal, now just a vague line in the field
View from Morris Canal towpath
Morris Canal, Sigler Farm
Morris Canal at the Sigler Farm
Half Way House Road and view
View from Morris Canal at Sigler Farm
Morris Canal on the Sigler Farm
Morris Canal on the Sigler Farm
Morris Canal on the Sigler Farm
View on the Sigler Farm. Note the hot air balloon.
View from Morris Canal on the Sigler farm
Morris Canal on the Sigler Farm. Note the hot air balloons.
Morris Canal on the Sigler Farm
Morris Canal on the Sigler Farm
Abutment to a former aqueduct on the Sigler Farm
Former aqueduct site on Sigler Farm
Stream crossing on the Sigler Farm
Stream crossing on Sigler Farm
Creek crossing at former Morris Canal aqueduct site on Sigler Farm, Broadway
Morris Canal on the Sigler Farm
Morris Canal on the Sigler Farm
Former Morris Canal across Millbrook Road in Broadway NJ
Along Millbrook Road
Millbrook Road
Corn Crib off Little Philadelphia Road
Taking a break at Meadow Breeze Park, Washington
Moon over Meadow Breeze Park
Morris Canal in Meadow Breeze Park
Morris Canal, Meadow Breeze Park
Morris Canal in Meadow Breeze Park
Morris Canal in Meadow Breeze Park
Morris Canal in Washington
Walking through Washington at night
Washington Diner after the hike
Washington diner after the hike
We began walking south from Union Square along the former Bel Del Railroad, and then turned toward the Delaware River to the large stone arch that served as the outlet lock to the Morris Canal, and the site of former Inclined Plane #11 West. We walked onto the top of the arch where we could see down into where there was once a doorway to keep the high water from the river from damaging the inclined plane. We climbed down to the base of the plane on a ladder and then walked up to the site of where the canal once passed under the Bel Del tracks on it's plane. It was here, just below the former Lehigh Valley Railroad bridge that I also pointed out the spot where my good friend Ronald David Short passed away as a result of a fall from above while walking at night. We made our way up to the top of the bridge and the former Lehigh Valley (and before that Easton and Amboy) railroad right of way where we climbed up onto the signal bridge for the view. Cathy and DJ Ray went out onto the trestle over the Delaware, but I had to call them back to keep the group together. Next, a steam locomotive went by on the Bel Del tracks as part of their excursion train ride, which was cool to see. We made our way back up to the top of the inclned plane site where there was an historic marker showing stating this was the site of the former canal. We walked along a paved path which followed the site of the canal leading alongside Mount Parnassus, a large rocky peak outcropping. I had the group wait once again here while I led some of the group around through a break in a line of fence to a connector railroad which connected the higher level CNJ and LV Railroads with that of the lower level Bel Del line. We walked through the rail cut which severred Mt Parnassus and followed a narrow and steep trail to the top of the crag where we were first afforded with a great view of Morgan Hill and the Delaware Valley to the south. While we were up there, Gail and her friend who's name I can't remember decided they had to wait around too much and went off on their own. The rest of us made our way around to where we could see the rest of the group below, and then to where the view to the north showed us where the Morris Canal basin used to be at the top of inclined plane 11. There was now a skating park on the site. I pointed out that this site was the same as where a famous picture of the canal had been taken near the turn of the century. We made our way down Mt Parnassus here an back through the hole in the fence to rejoin the rest of the group and continue along the canal eastbound. The paved trail took us along the correct route for a while, but then a grassy ball field was cut over the site. Another historic marker poined out where the canal went. At the end of the park land, the old canal was unrecognizeable so we made our way down to the Bel Del Railroad just in time to see the locomotive go by again. It is significant to mention that this locomotive we saw was one of the last steam locomotives constructed in the world, made in China very recently (some reports say 1999, some say 1989.). The locomotive was built following blueprints of a 1918 American locomotive. We continued along the Bel Del to the first access out to a road. The canal site was still not apparent, and we made our way up to the former Lehigh Valley Railroad right of way for a more pleasant walk. We followed this over a bridge high across South Main Street and descended on the other side, taking care not to knock loose boulders down into a used car lot we would soon make our way across. We crossed back over South Main Street and began looking for more canal remnants, but there were none to be found right away. We soon reached the elementary school at which point I was certain where the canal went, across it's front yard. I pointed out the barely recognizeable berm and towpath sides of the canal and we moved on across the playground to Morris Canal Way, a street constructed in the canal prism. We followd the street to it's terminus and crossed directly through a break in a fence across a grassy area. There was a stone arch here where I suspected may have been an aqueduct to carry the canal across the Lopatcong Creek, but as of this writing I'm still not sure. Regardless of where the canal went exactly at this point, we were now within a fenced area and had to get out, so I did as I did the previous time on this hike, ducked beneath a gated pedestrian bridge and out to South Main Street on the other side. We chatted with a guy and a young college girl who were conducting tests on the purity of the water by lowering caged fish into it and leaving it for periods of time, then seeing which ones survived, those up stream or down stream from the nearby sewage treatment plant discharge. Someone had sabotauged their project making it unclear what the outcome truly was. The canal once utilized the stream bed just ahead, and a bit of a greenway existed alongside the road from this point to Green's Bridge, a stone viaduct built for the Central Railroad of NJ. Beneath the bridge it was still visible the grooves worn by the tow ropes of mules doing nearly one hundred years of work towing boats on the canal. I walked through the stream and pointed out some historic sites; we passed beneath Green's Bridge as well as the Lehigh Valley Railroad's trestle, and across South Main street along the creek/canal, where I believe Lock #10 West was. A dam that had been in place my previous visit which made crossing easy had very recently been sawed away and removed, with only either side of it remaining. The cuts looked very clean and recent. I waded across, then took my shirt off to lay down to cool off. Everyone else went up stream a bit and crossed the water on rocks. The tow path from here returning to South Main Street further up was in pristine condition. We turned left on South Main, then another left on Lock Street and continued. The canal site was obliterated, though one of the homes there may have once been a lock tenders house. There was a very old woman living in a newer house on the opposite side of the street, and she told us her mother remembered the canal well, and had told her stories about it. We soon passed a sign designating the site of former Lock #9 West, followed soon after by Lock #8, both with no signs of their existance remaining. Lock Street seemed to take us to the left, and we continued on. Some kids were yelling vulgarities at us from across the creek, but we ignored it. It did'nt take long before we reached the base of Inclined Plane #10 West, owned by James Lee Jr. I had spoken with Mr. Lee and gotten permission to utilize his section of the canal. We walked up his driveway to get to the top of the plane rather than making everyone wade through the creek. Mr. Lee had some nice canal artifacts sitting out for us to view, including mule shoes and what appeared to be anchors which would have held the cables that portaged the canal boats up the plane on rails. We cut across Mr. Lee's land and across another couple yards, then into the woods on the towpath. We were able to stay on the tow path for a while, but it soon became far too overgrown so we had to make our way down into the prism of the canal itself to navigate our way through. After crossing a woods road the canal became much clearer, though we still had to maneuver back and forth around a lot of weeds. It did'nt take long for us to reach Rt 22 which severred the canal with it's construction. We climbed up the fill to the highway and dashed across when the number of cars were few. On the other side, I descended through the weeds directly while others tried to find another spot and ended up having more trouble. Amish Paul went a bit further to the west and probably found the easiest way down. Ron L helped everyone down and over a an old fence. Wyatt and DJ Ray found a giant mushroom thing along the canal near the highway which was amazing. Wyatt decided to bunt the thing like a football and it exploded into a thousand pieces. We continued on along the edge of the canal berm through a field until a narrow path led us back up to the mowed towpath. We were able to walk it as it opened up more reaching Stryker's Road. It was mowed for a ways on the other side of Stryker's Road, but unfortunitely it was not as clear as it had been my recent trip. We had to cut out to Rt 519, and unfortunitely the entire beautiful section of the canal the other side of an old aqueduct site was completely overgrown where it had previously been cleared perfectly. We walked the road to Port Warren where we were able to turn right up the former Inclined Plane #9 West, the longest such plane on the Morris Canal, and one of the few of them that were double tracked. We climbed to the top and there had been a roofed structure built over the opening to the turbine shafter where the power house once stood. I pointed out a spot where Jim Lee Sr had put a sign up that said "Spring", where he had jokingly put a coiled spring in the grass. We could not find the spring, unfortunitely. There were a lot of great canal artifacts left out in the open for everone to view, but I was really unsettled by the fact that they were left out in the open where anyone could take them (I talked to Jim Lee Jr. later on and he told me they would be stowed away soon). We made our way up to the top of the plane where there were still tow cables in place, as well as the stonework for the rails. The towpath beyond Port Warren was far too overgrown to walk, so we had to walk along a field to the north of the canal, which at this point was nothing more than a single line of trees separating the field with a new developement. Soon, the field ended at the beginning of the Toll Brothers developemnt, and we had to switch sides of the canal as the other side was now an open field with high corn growing in it. We made our way along, which was really rough at times, fighting through the itchy corn. Cathy, DJ Ray, Wyatt, and I (there may have been someone else) fell behind and the rest of the group went ahead and lost the canal, ending up going through someone's yard. We continued on passing some antique farm equipment in an adjacent yard. I had thought the rest of the group went ahead across the road in Stewartsville, and asked some kids playing at the emergency squad building, but they told me they had'nt seen anyone. We got in touch with the rest of the group via cell phone, and found that they got caught crossing the private land, and so they had to talk to the land owners. All worked out well though. We crossed in Stewartsville and followed the canal through another field and then to Merril Creek where there was no sign left of any aqueduct or anything, so I don't know exactly what the crossing was. I waded across Merril Creek while the others went the short distance to the former Morris and Essex Railroad and crossed the creek on it's bridge. We turned up the road from here out to Rt 57 passing the Llama and Alpaca farm on the left, and paralleled Inclined Plane #8 West to the right. We soon reached Rt 57 after passing through some road constructing and turned right onto the highway, where we began walking "The Concrete Mile", first paved concrete mile of highway in the United States. The canal was obliterated in the fields to the south of the highway at first, and then was identified by a line of trees. We walked the entire concrete mile and and soon reached Bread Lock Park, which was also Lock #7 West. I got a phone call around here from Paige Foley, who asked me if I was leading a hike on Rt 57 because she said she could have sworn she saw Amish Paul and thought she came close to hitting him! We turned right into Bread Lock Park (named such because fresh bread was served at the locktender's house, which now only a foundation remainded of) passing the lock tender's house site, and then followed the tow path east. It was totally clear for a while, and we passed a house that was built on the canal site. I also noticed a parcourse fitness trail had been constructed near the towpath since my last visit, but we did'nt try to follow it this time. The towpath remained clear out to Rt 57 again, though the rest of the canal was overgrown with woods. When we reached Rt 57, this time i opted to follow Rt 57 because it was far too overgrown and would take us too long; it was getting dark too early. We walked to Rossini's market, which was unfortunitely closed, and Ron cut out here as he had a ride home. We continued walking the highway out of New Village where we could see the canal clearly out on the Wolf Farm, where I could not get permission to walk. We continued to the next road leading up to the canal site on the west side of Carl Sigler's farm. This was one of the nicest preserved sections of the canal prism we walked. It was very clear with a fantastic view of the Pohatcong Valley, and we had to soon find a way through an electric fence. I think it was Fred who found that he could unhook the fence like a gate to go through. I grabbed the fence to see how long I could hold onto it, and it made my arms twitch a bit. I could'nt handle it for too long. On the other side, we made our way down to a creek crossing where an aqueduct used to be. The canal prism was still nice on the other side, and we soon reached another electric fence. I layed down on the ground to see if I could lift up some of the fence for everyone to go under, and the electrified part touched my arm which really shocked me, I assume because I did'nt have the rubber of my shoes to ground me and my body was directly touching the ground. I twitched for a while after that one. We walked down Millbrook Road from here into Broadway, because the canal was on private land and looked impassable ahead. We soon reached Rt 57 in Broadway after following a couple side streets, and my mom came to pick up Cathy and DJ Ray who were very tired, and to drop off my brothers Scott "Tea Biscuit" Helbing and Mark "Bobo" Godfrey Jr, and my next door neighbor and Bobo's classmate Cory Whitmore to join us for the rest of the trip. We stopped to check out a yard sale in Broadway, and Ted (Thaddeus) and Ct Joe fell behind because they were chatting with the people there. I called Cathy to come and pick up some who were getting tired, including Amish Paul, Lynn, Sarah, and her husband Ray. We walked along Rt 57 past Warren County Community College and Warren Tech school finally turning left on Pleasant Valley Road and heading down to Meadow Breeze Park. We followed a paved path parallel with the road leading to the canal tow path which was cleared through the park. We followed the towpath to the edge of the park near the Washington Township police department, and then turned right on Little Philidelphia Road because the canal ahead went through a yard. We followed the edge of Meadow Breeze park to the paved path that led to Brass Castle School (where I attended 4th through 6th grade) and near to the canal. At the end of the school yard we were able to get on the canal out to Brass Castle Road, then crossed over to Bowerstown Road which closely paralleled the canal. A new development obliterated most of the canal to the south of the road, with streets named in honor of the canal using terminology like towpath and canal streets. Soon, we reached Bowerstown and the bottom of Inclined Plane #7 West, now Plane Hill Road. The aqueduct over the Pohatcong Creek still exists, now as a road bridge. The old mill at Bowerstown was recently town down because a wall had fallen and killed a young boy recently. We continued up the hill on the road, built on the canal prism out to Kinnamine Ave. From here, we could have followed the canal further on, but it was already dark. I opted instead to turn left on Kinnamine Ave and then head down Belvidere Ave into Washington. Cathy and Amish Paul came to pick up some of the rest of the group, and Tea Biscuit, Wyatt, Bob, Cory, and I continued on, stopping at Quick Check to get Bobo a drink, and then to Rt 57 to walk to Washington Diner for dinner with the entire group plus "Major Tom" Conroy and Jim Delotto. Quite a great hike, and CT Joe even paid for mine and Cathy's dinner, which was a wonderfully nice gesture.
Here's a description of all of the pictures from this hike. Following them is a link to a photobucket account that corrosponds.
1-2.) Some of the group in my mom's back yard, looking across my back yard2a-2b.) View of the forks of the Delaware and the Lehigh from Union Square, Phillipsburg NJ where the Delaware and Lehigh Canals came together (MD)2c.) The group at Union Square, Phillipsburg (MD)2d-2e.) The group at Union Square (FH)2f.) Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad bridge (FH)3.) View of the former Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad bridge between Phillipsburg and Easton3a.) The group on the former Bel Del tracks heading south (MD)3b.) Another shot of the former LHR bridge (MD)3c.) More of the group on the Bel Del tracks (MD)3d.) Another railroad trestle shot (FH)4.) On top of the Morris Canal outlet arch in P Burg's Port Delaware4a.) Me on the Morris Canal outlet arch (MD)4b.) The group on the arch (MD)4c.) View north from the Morris Canal outlet arch with the LHR trestle in view (MD)4d.) Another view of the LHR bridge (FH)4e.) The group on the outlet arch (FH)4f.) A view of the arch (FH)5.) Descending from the arch6.) Wyatt climbing down to the site of Inclined Plane #117.) The group standing on the Inclined Plane 11 site7a.) Looking up from the plane site at the former CNJ railroad bridge (MD)7b.) Looking at the outlet arch (FH)7c.) Climbing! (FH)7d.) Nice view out the arch onto the Delaware (FH)7e.) More climbing (FH)8.) View of the outlet of the canal into the Delaware8a-8c.) The outlet arch and plane 11 site (MD)9.) Another view of the outlet arch9a.) Heading up the former Inclined Plane #11W (MD)9c.) Date on the Lehigh Valley Railroad bridge underpass (MD)9d.) Where the inclined plane used to pass under the Bel Del (MD)9e.) View of the Bel Del underpass beneath the CNJ (FH)10.) View from the top of the former LV Railroad signal bridge10a-10c.) Up on the signal bridge (FH)11.) Another shot of the trestles from the signal bridge11a.) Ray Lin climbing the signal bridge (MD)11b-11c.) On the signal bridge (MD)11d.) Another view from the signal bridge (MD)11e.) On top of the signal bridge (MD)12.) Climbing on the signal bridge13.) DJ Ray climbing down14.) Cathy and Wyatt on the signal bridge15.) Cathy climbing down16.) Steam locomotive chugging by on the former Bel Del tracks16a-16b.) The locomotive passing by (FH)17.) The locomotive under the trestles in P Burg18.) The group on the canal at the top of Inclined Plane 1119.) Marker at the site of the toll collector's office for the canal19a.) Another same shot (MD)20.) The east bound canal site20a-20b.) Approaching Mt Parnassus (FH)21.) Mount Parnassus historic marker22.) Railroad cut through Mt Parnassus22a.) Heading up Mt Parnassus (MD)22b.) The trail up Mt Parnassus (MD)23.) View toward the south from Mt Parnassus23a.) The group atop Mt Parnassus (MD)24.) The group below at the old canal site24a.) Me up on Mt Parnassus (FH)24b.) More of the group on top (FH)25.) View of Easton from Mt Parnassus25a.) Another view from Parnassus (MD)25b.) CT Joe on top (MD)25c.) DJ Ray! (MD)26.) View of the Bel Del tracks from Mt Parnassus27.) View of Morgan Hill from Mt Parnassus28.) On Mt Parnassus29.) CT Joe on the south side of Mt Parnassus30.) View of the former canal basin area from Mt Parnassus30a-30b.) View of the former canal basin (MD)31-32.) Descending from Mt Parnassus32a.) Historic marker again (MD)33.) Along the canal route in the park in P Burg33a-33b.) The group in the park (FH)34.) Another historic marker35-37.) The locomotive approaching on the former Bel Del tracks37a-37c.) The locomotive approaching again on the Bel Del tracks (FH)38-39.) Don't ask, because I don't know what it is.39a-39b.) On the former LV railroad bridge (FH)40-41.) Crossing South Main Street on former LV Railroad bridge41a-41c.) On the bridge (MD)41d.) Joe descending from the LV rail bed (MD)41e.) The LV railroad bridge over South Main Street (MD)41f.) Well...we passed through a used car lot...(MD)41g.) That would be me in P Burg (MD)42.) On the canal near Morris Canal Way43.) This may have been an aqueduct for the Lopatcong Creek, but I'm not sure43a.) Me crawling into the little arch, possible aqueduct (MD)43b.) Wyatt at the little arch (MD)44.) Green's Bridge44a.) Better shot of Green's Bridge (MD)44b-44c.) Me in the water of Lopatcong Creek/Morris Canal at Green's Bridge with the old walkway still made of drenched wood (FH)45.) Worn bridge pier from neary a hundred years of tow ropes wearing at them45a.) Historic marker (MD)45b.) CT Joe at the site of Lock 10 at Green's Bridge (MD)45c.) Along the canal/creek near Green's Bridge (MD)45d.) Former canal in the creek under Green's Bridge (FH)45e.) Approaching an old dam site, recently removed (FH)46.) Ruins of where the dam used to be over Lopatcong Creek, former Morris Canal46a.) I'm taking a dip in the Lopatcong Creek, former canal near Lock 10 site (MD)46b.) I'm helping everyone across the creek/canal (MD)46c-46e.) Crossing the creek/canal (FH)46f.) Lounging (FH)46g-46h.) Helping more of the crew across (FH)46i.) On the canal towpath on the other side (FH)56j.) Still helping everyone across (FH)47.) Along the old canal in P Burg48.) On the tow path49.) On the tow path parallel with south Main Street50.) Along the canal in Phillipsburg50a-50b.) Wyatt goofing off (MD)50c.) Lock Street, named for Locks number 9 and 8 west in Phillipsburg (MD)50g.) Along Lock Street parallel with the canal right of way (MD)50h.) More on Lock Street (MD)50i.) Vicinity of the former Inclined Plane #10 (MD)50j.) I'm in the water photographing plane 10 (FH)50k.) Along Lock Street at the base of Plane 10 (FH)51-52.) Incined Plane #10W52a.) Outlet race of Inclined Plane 10W (MD)53.) Canal artifacts at Jim Lee Jr.'s house at Plane 1053a.) View down the plane from J Lee Jr's house (MD)53b-53c.) The group at the top of plane #10 (MD)53d.) View down plane 10 (FH)54.) Along the canal at Jim Lee Jr's55.) On the towpath east of Jim Lee Jr's55a.) More on the towpath (MD)55b.) Ted and CT Joe on the canal heading east (MD)55c.) Along the former canal (MD)56.) Nearing Rt 22 in the canal57.) Remains of the canal near Rt 22 to the west58.) Rt 22 where we had to cross58a.) Rt 22 crossing (MD)58b.) Crossing 22 (FH)59.) Giant mushroom Wyatt and DJ Ray found60.) Matt photographing the group coming down from Rt 2260a-60b.) Here's the picture Matt took of the group! (MD)60c.) Amish Paul found his own way down (MD)60d.) The group descending (FH)61-62.) The group descending from Rt 2262a.) More of the group descending (MD)63.) Along the canal, which is to the right, next to 2263a.) THe group parallel with the canal near 22 (FH)64.) Descending from Rt 2265.) Video of Wyatt bunting the giant mushroom they'd found66.) In the fields parallel with the canal67.) The canal looking east toward Stryker's Road67a.) Back on the towpath west of Stryker's Road (FH)67b.) On the towpath (FH)68.) Cathy and Lynn on the tow path69.) Stryker's Road70.) Cathy and I on the tow path71.) The canal looking east from Stryker's Road71a-71b.) Crossing Stryker's Road (FH)72.) At the base of Inclined Plane 9W72a.) Historical marker at Port Warren, the base of Inclined Plane #9 West (MD)72b.) Matt taking a picture of the sign at the base of Plane #9, and caught his reflection there. This was formerly the home of James and Mary Lee, Morris Canal historians (MD)72c.) Shot of the bottom of Plane 9 (FH)72d.) Looking up lane 9 (FH)73.) Inclined Plane #973a-73b.) The group ascending plane 9 (MD)73c.) I think this is looking down the turbine shaft at the top of the plane (MD)74.) Coming up the Inclined Plane74a.) This is where the power house used to stand at the top of plane 9 (MD)74b.) Site of the turbine shaft (FH)74c.) The rest of the group still ascending (FH)74d.) lunch break on Plane 9 (FH)75.) Canal artifacts at the former home of Jim Lee Sr.75a.) More at the power house site with the artifacts (MD)75b-75c.) Another shot of the artifacts (MD)75d.) Jim and Mary Lee's home, formerly the canal plane tender's house (MD)75e.) Still having lunch (FH)75f.) Former plane tender's house (FH)76.) View from near the top of Plane 9W77.) Jim Lee's former Plane Tender's House78.) DJ Ray with the site of the power house behind him78a.) Old canal plane site (MD)78b.) The group heading up plane 9 (MD)79-81.) The top of Inclined Plane 9W with pull cables still in place81a.) Historic markers at the top of plane 9 (MD)81b.) Top of Plane 9W (MD)81c-81d.) More at the top of Plane 9 (FH)82.) Along the former canal east of Port Warren82a.) Joe Tag in the corn fields we had to go through east of Port Warren (MD)82b.) Paralleling the canal in the fields (MD)82c.) We had to cross to the other side of the canal here avoiding developement (MD)82d.) We used this old farm crossing to get to the other side (MD)83.) Along the canal (to the left) east of Port Warren83a.) Me taking a video of Wyatt (MD)84.) Video of Wyatt running through the fields kicking a ball I guess it is85.) View of the fields from the canal site85a.) Alongside the canal west of Stewartsville (MD)85b.) Field view from along the canal (MD)85c.) The group near Stewartsville (MD)85d.) Farm view (FH)86.) The canal remains near the Toll Brothers developement87.) Antique farm equipment in Stewartsville along the canal87a.) Nice farm view in Stewartsville (MD)88.) Former site of Inclined Plane #8W within the trees89.) A stream, Merril Creek90.) An Alpaca near Stewartsville90a.) Another one of the Alpaca (MD)90b.) The ALPACA! (FH)91.) View of the fields where the canal used to go, almost unrecognizeable92.) View of the gas pipeline to the south of Rt 5793.) The canal followed this line of trees93a.) Welcome to Franklin Twp! (MD)94.) Historic marker on Rt 57's Conrcrete Mile94a.) Same historic marker (MD)95.) Hiking the Concrete Mile96.) Lock 7 West, the Fresh Bread Lock in Bread Lock Park near New Village97.) At the Bread Lock site98.) Foundation of the Bread Lock locktender's house98a-98b.) Bread lock site (FH)99.) Scene from the Bread Lock100.) At the site of the Bread Lock100a.) At the Bread Lock (MD)100b.) The group ahead along the canal in Bread Lock Park, taken from the lock site (MD)100c.) View back toward Lock 7 (MD)101.) On the former tow path in Bread Lock Park102.) Nice view into the Pohatcong Valley102a.) Another great view (MD)102b.) The towpath looking eastbound (MD)102c.) Joe on the tow path nearing New Village (FH)103.) On the tow path heading toward New Village104.) Heading toward New Village on the towpath104a.) Where the canal crossed what is now Rt 57, former Easton-Morristown Turnpike (FH)105.) Old stone houses in New Village on Rt 57106.) Remains of the canal in a small line of shrubs out on the Wolf Farm107.) More of the canal on the Wolf Farm108.) Another view of Pohatcong Valley109.) The canal ruins in Carl Sigler's Farm, Broadway109a.) Sigler's portion of the canal (FH)110.) The group approaching the towpath at Sigler's Farm111.) View of Pohatcong Valley from the canal towpath on Sigler's Farm112.) On the towpath headed east in Sigler's Farm113.) Fred along the canal in Sigler's Farm113a.) Towpath, Sigler Farm (FH)114.) Great view from the towpath in Sigler's Farm, note the hot air balloon114a.) Another great Sigler Farm view (MD)115.) On the towpath on Sigler's Farm116.) Matt and Cathy on the towpath; Sigler's Farm117.) Remains of the canal on Sigler's Farm118.) One remaining wall of the aqueduct on Sigler's Farm119.) Crossing the brook where the aqueduct used to be119a-119c.) More of the brook crossing (FH)120.) On the Sigler Farm taken from the towpath121.) Fred on the tow path122.) View of the Pohatcong Valley from the tow path123.) Along the towpath, still on Sigler's Farm124-125.) Amish Paul on the towpath126.) The tow path on the other side of Millbrook Road, Broadway126a.) The group walking down Millbrook Road (MD)127.) The group on Millbrook Road128-129.) Weird audio files taken accidently130.) Along Rt 57 by Warren Tech.130a.) I think this must have been near Meadow Breeze Park (FH)131.) Corey, CT Joe, and Bobo in Meadow Breeze Park131a.) I think this is a sky view in Meadow Breeze Park (MD)131b.) Here we are on the towpath in Meadow Breeze Park (FH)132.) The tow path in Meadow Breeze Park132a-132b.) On the towpath in Meadow Breeze Park (MD)132c.) The group along the canal site, I think near Brass Castle Road (MD)132d.) I don't know where it is, but it's Washington somewhere! (FH)133.) Ted and Joe at dinner, Washington Diner134.) Delotto and Amish Paul at dinner
Rt 57 Washington
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