Canalway to Downtown on both sides of the river.

Building at Lock 33

Richard and I had the afternoon without any time constraints so we headed downtown along the east side of the river and then back along the west.  I had done about a mile before Richard showed up so my total was almost 17 miles.  A good workout on the beautiful day.

Canalway to Scottsville Road

One of our usual trips and on another spectacular day. This time we happened to be on a bridge over the canal just west of the river when a tug and barge passed under.

Hiking in Abraham Lincoln Park

This used to be called Irondequoit Bay East Park but was renamed a couple of years ago.  It has several trails traversing the hills, ridges and gullies along the eastern edge of the bay.  This was our first time and we were very impressed.  I only had my phone camera with me or it would have taken us another hour at least.  The landscapes were delicious.  I will be returning when I have more time.

The weather was perfect fall weather: a bit cool but sunny and with little wind.  The maps were not all that accurate so we had fun doing a bit of exploring and scouting out side trails we will take our next time there.

We also had some good views of the bay including one where there were at least a couple dozen swans.  I would have needed my Canon and a long lens to get a decent picture or we would have had to hike another hour to get closer to the shore.  Plus I wasn't quite sure that was even possible.  Again, a task for the next time out on these trials.

Both this park and the Gun Range trails will be great for snow shoeing.  As close as they are to the lake, there should be plenty of lake effect white stuff to make it interesting.

You can view the Garmin results below.

Biking the Canalway to Corn Hill

Downtown Rochester from Corn Hill Landing

We had a freeze over night so it was cold this morning but crystal clear unlike our rainy ride of Wednesday.  We headed toward the river than turned north along the west side of the river toward downtown.  We got to Corn Hill Landing before we turned around.  There was not much traffic on the paths but those we met were clearly enjoying the crisp Fall weather.  Richard mentioned that this might be one of our last days biking this season.  That could well be the case but we will take very good or even somewhat good day we can.  My season total is around 780 miles.  I will riding as long as I can.  Who knows I may get to 1,000 miles.  Wouldn't that be cool.  Of course, this pales in comparison to my son Galen who gets at least 5,000 miles a year on his recumbent.  Admittedly the biking season is a bit longer in Southern California that it is in Upstate New York.

Interfaith Chapel at University of Rochester

On the way back, we had nice views of the Interfaith Chapel at the University of Rochester and then the Genesee River and the intersection of the canal from the pedestrian and biking bridge.

Genesee River from pedestrian bridge

Below you can see the summary from my Garmin 305.

Biking to Scottsville Road

This is a route that Richard and I often take.  I forgot to reset the garmin from walking to cycling until we were a mile in.  Then I turned it off because I thought I had not set the auto pause function.  Actually it was activated but we cycled two or three miles before i realized the timer was still off.  However, we were reward by the sight of the Mary Jemison cruising downstream and under the U of R pedestrian bridge.

Fall Hike on the Gun Range Trail

A pair of swans through the vibrant leaves.

Marilyn and I did a hike over the gun Range Trails on Sunday.  The weather was perfect and the hilly terrain made for an enjoyable and strenuous hike.  Of course, I stopped a lot to take pictures.

You can click here to see an album of the hike.

You can click here to see an album of Sunday and Monday hikes.

Here are a couple of pictures: one of Marilyn and the other of yours truly.
I eventually took my jacket and hat off because I got too warm.  This is a good thing in Upstate New York in late October.  We could have snow by Friday.

Hiking in Mendon Ponds

A small kettle on the way to Devil's Bathtub.

Richard and I took a lovely hike in Mendon Ponds Park.  The colors were vibrant.  It was especially nice since enough leaves had fallen that the ground was colored as well.  The sun was in and out and that added to the look and feel.

The Garmin report below is a bit deceiving since I forgot to turn it off during the ride home in the car.  Although we made good time on the hike, we never hit 59 mph.

Click here to see photos of my last two hikes.