From Watkins Glen we drove to Johnsville NY and one of my favorite campgrounds the Johnsville Marina and Campground for a three night stay. Since it was raining we didn’t walk that day but did the next two we walked on the Erie Canal trail now known as the Empire State Trail  both North and South.
North we walked to Lock 16
Welcom sign
Welcome to Lock 16

Lock 16Lock 16

When we got back to the campground sat outside and read till dinner which we ate outside at our picnic table remaining there for the town concert that was a short distance away in the bandstand

Walking South the next day we walked two miles past an old brick farm house and back to the campground.

Empire State TrailOld Brick Farm House

From St Johnsville we drove 45 miles  to Wyatt, NY outside Scotia which is next to Schenectady to the Arrowhead Campground and Marina. The campground is on the Eastern bank of the Mohawk while  the Erie Canal path now the Empire State Trail is on the West bank. A path from the campground lead's to the bridge that goes over the Mohawk and connects with the trail which goes North and South. This trip we walked south past an old stone fence that was left in place and nice views of the Mohawk and eastern bank.

Stone Fence along Empire state trailview of Eastern Bank of the Mohawk River



the next day we drove and walked in the Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve and Historic park. We walked  across the historic Whipple  Bridge a type of truss bridge named for Squire Whipple (1804 -1887) the designer.  Many of these bridges were used over the canal as private farm bridges. The canal packet boats would barely clear these bridges and passengers were warned to get down. There is a once popular song  "Low Bridge , Everybody Down" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Bridge_(song)

"Chorus:
Low bridge, everybody down
Low bridge cause we're coming to a town
And you'll always know your neighbor
And you'll always know your pal
If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal"
Whipple BridgePath over Whipple Bridge


After crossing the bridge we walked right along the canal  to old Erie Canal double Lock number 19.
Canal PathErie Canal Double Lock 19 sign

Canal Lock

We returned to the Whipple Bridge and turned left heading towards the Mohawk River and site of Fort's Ferry before turning around and returning to the truck then to the campground stopping ast Shoprite Super Market along the way.
Fort's Ferry sign



The next day we drove to Amsterdam NY parked in canal parking and walked across a pedestrian bridge at the end of the street to the Riverwalk and  downtown.


Amsterdam NY pedestrian BridgeMural inlay on pedestrian bridge

Walkway


We then walked back over the bridge on to the Erie Canal path where we finished our walk.

Returning to canal pathCanal Sweet Shop

On our return to the Campground we stopped at Locks 9 & 10

Lock 9Lock 10

On Saturday August 7 we returned to Sylvan Lake in Hopewell Junction N.Y after over 40 years.