Amazing History along the Way ~ Exploring the Delaware Canal

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The Wandering Woodsman

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@steviegene4006 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

@57Banjoman 7 ай бұрын

Nice ride! Thanks!

@danjacobs418 7 ай бұрын

Worked in New Hope for 😊a year with a hour lunch Loved it I wish they would put the water back in the canal .New Hope is a artsy fartzy town loved it alot of cool shops 😎

@danjacobs418 7 ай бұрын

Grew up in Bucks county I had a Great childhood

@mnk.7310 7 ай бұрын

Cliff, next time you go to Bucks County and in case you've never been, check out the Mercer Museum. Lots of cool stuff in there. Everyday tools, equipment, machines, etc from colonial times and before. You're gonna love it.

@glennjudd2467 7 ай бұрын

Nice bike ride , buddy ! Beautiful out there ! Very interesting !

@kyleb8596 7 ай бұрын

You’re in my backyard!!!!

@jimblack5596 7 ай бұрын

I’ve ridden that section multiple times. It is very pretty. Too bad about the closure. It also too bad that there was almost no water in the canal. That section is usually watered. I’ve paddled in it! Nice video as always.

@rickyt3961 7 ай бұрын

thanks Cliff! great ride👍🏾

@Holly-xn2qz 7 ай бұрын

Loved the nature scene. If I lived there, I'd be walking/biking there everyday 😊

@jimblack5596 7 ай бұрын

There is also the remains of a feeder lock, between 9 & 10 which allows water from the river into the canal. This is how the section below New Hope is watered. It is near where there was construction. It has been years since I explored there so I don’t know what it looks like now.

@KennyK-of-NY 7 ай бұрын

I walked through there in 1999. That outlet canal was interesting to see -- I'm surprised Cliff didn't report on it. I recall the water in it was moving at a good clip. From what I've read, the coal boats coming down from the Lehigh would go out into the Delaware through the outlet, where it would be tied to a cable that ran high over the Delaware from shore to shore. The cable would guide the boat into the inlet lock just south of Lambertville, using the current of the river as its power source. The boats would continue down to Trenton on the D&R Feeder Canal -- had to be low boats due to unmovable bridges, as the feeder wasn't built to be an actual boat canal. But the power of coal money won out. On the Lambertville side, there isn't much left to see of the inlet, just historical signage. But the New Hope outlet was mostly still there.

@jimblack5596 7 ай бұрын

@@KennyK-of-NY I believe there was an inlet and an outlet, so boats could cross either way across the river.

@thewanderingwoodsman7227 7 ай бұрын

There was a lot of construction going on in the area.

@nancymann5351 7 ай бұрын

Im loving this canal trail. I like how it went from woodsy to a town. Wouldn't you love to live in one of those houses. That turtle looked like his head was separated from his body. Lol..probably just the way he was laying. Very nice video. Safe travels ❤❤❤

@ronricketts6676 7 ай бұрын

Hey Cliff, enjoyed the bike ride with you and the locks. Thought I saw a dinosaur but couldn't be sure. Maybe on your next vid you can pause and give it a look-see? Cheers, and keep up the trips. I can't do that stuff anymore so depend on you to be my eyes and legs! Ron

@nancymann5351 7 ай бұрын

I thought I saw a dinosaur also.

@hiworldstephensonultranate290 7 ай бұрын

Happy Simple Life of Big n small Turtles. Big Thanks Brightened me Up Brian lovely weather here

@donnasilver940 7 ай бұрын

This was cool

@antonlueker9648 7 ай бұрын

If you want good food cross the bridge into Lambertville. I grew up on that canal in the Morrisville/Yardley area. Once upon a time there was great fishing in the canal but since it was dredged that has ceased to be the case. Didn’t know about the graveyard 🪦, looking forward to taking a bike ride out to see it. Thank you for all your great videos, the history geeks like myself enjoy them!!!

@gerneticut 7 ай бұрын

The last time the Delaware canal had water in it from Easton to morrisville was the mid to late 90s from what I can remember

@tidemover 7 ай бұрын

Have you ever read the book, "Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier " by Joseph Plumb Martin . He lived till 1850 I believe. It's a great book and a fast read.

@HikeForLife23 7 ай бұрын

You should have pointed the camera at the windows of the second house, there is all kinds of stuff in there, on the weekends you can go in that house

@ruthgoebel723 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful area and interesting to see a canal that is in decent shape so far. It is a bit difficult to hear you when you're biking though. Maybe a mic on your shirt collar??

@hiworldstephensonultranate290 7 ай бұрын

I Did That Many Times Now That's What I Call Freedom Saoi,rse in Irish 😊🚴 jus Brian Man u is Free✋☀️