This collection includes photos taken during Rongevaer's traversal of the Erie Canal, from 16-May through 5-Jun.  This includes the 12-day wait near Clyde, New York.  [Scroll down to see all photos]

Buffalo, New York to Clyde, New York

Approaching bascule bridge 
Bascule bridge opening 
Passing under the bridge 
Passing Buffalo riverfront 
Swing bridge before canal 
First lock on Niagara River 
Passing West Marine 
Entering Erie Canal 
Canal front buildings 
Arrival at Wardell's  
Home built crane 
Rongevaer at fuel dock 
Collection of old outboards 
Arnie w/younger Wardell 
Fuel dock at Wardell's 
Fuel tank for crane 
Dean disconnecting forestay 
Securing the mast 
Securely mounted mast 
Boat being "fixed up" 
Last look at Wardell's 
Wardell's info card 
Tied up in Tonawanda 
Tied up in Tonawanda 
Larry on deck 
Tugboat Apache   
Descending through two locks 
Lockport locks   
Nicely painted canal boat  
Departing locks 34 & 35  
Tug in canal system livery  
Excursion boat  
Motoring down the Erie canal  
Lyons, NY  
Lyons, NY  
Arrival at Lock #26  
Tug Syracuse  

Don making oatmeal  
Lots of raisins in the oatmeal  
Playing cards in the evenings  
Arnie gets some sleep  
Montemorano gravel pit 
Lock #26  
Rongevaer above the lock  
Arnie cooking 
Bridge into Clyde 
Approaching Clyde town center 
Arnie carting water 
Larry re-filling water tank  
Larry re-filling water tank  
Dead end 
Santo Montemorano  
Family gravel pit 
Pond 
The Erie Canal 
No hunting 
Better reception for E-mail 
Better reception for E-mail   
Tending to Rongevaer  
Jim Bastedo 
Street in Seneca Falls 
Street in Seneca Falls 
Don finds hat for Arnie 
Larry calling home 
Arnie wears hat w/pride 
Lunch on Lake Seneca 
Lunch on Lake Seneca 
Local fisherwoman 
Scenes from a hike 
Scenes from a hike 
Scenes from a hike 
Don and Dean on trail  
Along the trail  
Don saying goodbye 
Pool above Lock 26 
Lock 26 
Arnie washing dishes 
Books from Clyde library 
Red light 
Tending to the boat 
Arnie filling jerry can 
Biding our time 
Lock gate mechanism 
Rack and pinion 
Spillway below dam 
Below the sluice gate 
Gravel operation 
Gravel operation and farm 
Sodus Point on Ontario 
Sodus Point on Ontario 
Green light at Lock 26 
Lock 25 
Arriving at Lock 25  
Arriving at Lock 25 
Jim Bastedo 
Approaching Lake Oneida 

Chartered canal boat  
Approaching Lake Oneida 
Oneida is beyond bridge 
Sunset on Lake Oneida 
Sunset on Lake Oneida 
Contented skipper  
Larry in cockpit  
Mohawk River  
Mohawk River 
Looking down Mohawk 
Following power cruiser 
Following cruiser into lock 
Canal maintenance boat  
Canal tug and dredge 
Vessel restricted signal 
Lock 17  
Arnie at the helm 
Power plant 
Looking back at dam 
Small tug Waterford  
Guard gate 
Waterford lock  
Dean fends off in lock  
Junction of canals 
Arrival in Troy