Monday, July 14, 2014

July 14th 2014: Cycling the Erie Canal from Medina to Pittsford

We started off our 2nd day of cycling the Erie Canal from the Clifford Wise Middle School in Medina, then headed back to the Erie Canal Heritage Trail where we left off yesterday at Prospect Avenue in the Ridgeway section of Medina.
Medina Lift Bridge, Prospect Avenue and Ryan Street

Here, we passed by an extremely large Red Apple at ~120 Glenwood Avenue,
the St. John's Episcopal Church in the distance,
and Culvert Road, the only road that goes under the canal.
At this point, my friend realized she had forgotten her medication, which she absolutely needed to take, so at the next rest stop in Albion,

we had the help of organizers to try to get the medication from the Rite-Aid in town. We passed by several places in town along the way.
Orleans County Court

Holy Family Parish and First Baptist Church
Post Office, 8 South Main Street
First Presbyterian Church
Pullman Memorial Universalist Church

Christ Episcopal Church
Unfortunately, insurance would not cover another order of medication, so my friend was forced to sit out part of the day until she could get her medication from her luggage. I left at this point, passing by Hulberton in the town of Murray
Hulberton Road Bridge,
Hulberton Road and Canal Road
on the way to Holley, another village in Murray,
Holley Lift Bridge, 36 East Avenue
where we had a rest stop at the Holley Canal Park at ~28 East Avenue,

where the beautiful Holley Falls are.

when I was about to leave the rest stop, the East Avenue bridge I was to cross was lifted for a boat to pass through,

so I had to wait for a little bit more before the barrier was finally lifted for us to pass.
Cycling on, I reached the city of Rochester, where our next rest stop was at the Genesee Waterways Center on the shores of the Genesee River.

Here, I met my friend who had finally gotten her medication, and was waiting for me to arrive so we could go on a bike tour of downtown Rochester.
We started the tour by heading into Genesee Valley Park,
then onto the University of Rochester campus
on the way to downtown Rochester on the Genesee Riverway Trail.

Monument,
~350 Exchange Boulevard
Ford Street Bridge

Chase Tower
Anthony Memorial Bridge
Sculpture,
Plymouth Avenue South and Exchange Boulevard
In downtown Rochester, we headed toward High Falls,
First Federal Plaza

Court Street Dam, 99 Court Street
Thomson Reuters, 50 West Broad Street
Times Square Building
Rochester City Hall
Inner Loop Bridge, 183 State Street
Spiritus Christi Church
Kodak Tower
Triphammer Forge Site,
35 Brown's Race
Giant Chair Like Sculpture,
Platt Street and Brown's Race
Bausch Memorial Bridge, 99 Smith Street

heading onto the Pont de Rennes bridge,
where the views of High Falls were simply magnificent.
At the other end of the bridge was the Genesee Brew House,
which we chose not to visit out of fear of getting lost without our guide, and a painted horse sculpture from Horses on Parade perched atop a building at 409 St. Paul Street.
From here, it was back to the Waterways Park, passing by several places,
Salem United Church of Christ
 and Old St. Joseph's Church
The College at Brockport
Bausch and Lomb Place

Dinosaur BBQ
Broad Street Bridge
Hyatt Regency Rochester
including views of the dome at University of Rochester.
Back at the Waterways Center, my friend and I decided to go kayaking

on the Genesee River,

but we decided to stop soon after as it was raining.

From here, it was back to cycling, passing Lock 33 in Henrietta,

and finally understanding where water that is pumped out from between the locks go further downstream.

Proceeding into Pittsford,
where Lock 32 is located,
we cycled past Schoen Place
Giant Golf Ball, 21 Schoen Place

onto the State Street Bridge

to get to our campsite for the day at Jefferson Road Elementary School.

After setting up camp, my friend and I took the shuttle back to Schoen Place, where we walked around the small shopping area for a bit
Village Coal Tower Restaurant
Old Grain Tower, 11 Schoen Place
Village of Pittsford Erie Canal Park,
~8 Schoen Place
before heading back to rest for the day. Along the way, it was interesting to see a crossing at Boughton Street where you can actually carry a flag to warn drivers of your presence while crossing State Street.

With that, our second day of cycling the Erie Canal came to an end.

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