six mile to chimney rock.

didn't realize it was such a straight shot to the sourlands.

hmmm. mini-death march anyone?
 
six mile to sourland and canal tow path.

hot and humid.it was like riding in a sauna room yesterday
after passed 287 overpass,the heat kinda get me even worse so i have to sit down and rest for about 20 minutes before i decided not to go to chimney rock as i planed.so..i took the train back(very dissapointed but maybe it's a good call) will do it it again when tempt is more pleasant.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/104902810

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newly installed bridge in six mile.

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Is the tow path clear? I heard there was lots of hurricane damage along it. I haven't been able to get over there to check it out.
 
I rode a short section of the tow path near six mile last weekend and noticed it had a lot of damage from washouts. I guess from the canal overflowing across the path during the flooding. Its still ridable, just harder to maintain a good speed comfortably. Does anyone else know if other sections are better or worse than that.
 
section i rode that day from six mile and all the way to rutgers was clear.i even met an old gents riding his old skool road bike on it.
 
^ That's crazy (re: old gents on old school road bikes). I rode from Rutgers to South BB bridge on my cross bike and it was pretty jarring from all the bulldozer tracks left behind.

BTW, I noticed there's a number of sections with large gray stones. Was it always like that or it that to repair rain damage? I normally ride through with my MTB so I probably wouldn't notice it if it's always been that way.
 
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^ That's crazy (re: old gents on old school road bikes). I rode from Rutgers to South BB bridge on my cross bike and it was pretty jarring from all the bulldozer tracks left behind.

BTW, I noticed there's a number of sections with large gray stones. Was it always like that or it that to repair rain damage? I normally ride through with my MTB so I probably wouldn't notice it if it's always been that way.
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i think you mean by gray stone is actually called: spillway or overflow chanel
it's to prevent flooding in the canal so the over flow water can go to the next river.
it was built during canal construction (thanks to irish immigrants who built the canal without modern tools/machinery)
 
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liong71er said:
i think you mean by gray stone is actually called: spillway or overflow chanel
it's to prevent flooding in the canal so the over flow water can go to the next river.
it was built during canal construction (thanks to irish immigrants who built the canal without modern tools/machinery)
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The ones that look kind of like pavers right? I'm not referring to that. But it's interesting that you say that - I didn't know the history behind the canal. I'm going to wiki it after this post.

What I'm referring to is the courser crushed stone about 2-3" in size - like this. I think there's a pile of it closer to the SBB side.
 
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