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Approaching the Little Vermillion River Aqueduct on the I&M Canal. Aqueducts are a weird concept - it's pretty much a bridge to carry one river over another. This is as far as the boat ride currently goes. Olympus E-M5, m. Zuiko 12-50mm]]> Paul Braun photo Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:34:06 -0500 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14667 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14667
This is the partially-restored Lock 14 on the old I&M Canal. It's non-functional, and the gates are a bit rough. Primary function at this point is to keep this section of the Canal watered for the boat rides. Olympus E-M5, m. Zuiko 12-50mm]]> Paul Braun photo Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:34:06 -0500 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14664 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14664
The narrow strip of water between the basin in the foreground and the water in the distance is the location of Lock 15, the final lock before the Illinois River on the Western end of the I&M Canal. There was several feet less water than last time I was there, but the lock itself was still submerged. One of these times, I will hopefully be there when the lock is visible and reachable. Olympus E-M5, m. Zuiko 12-50mm]]> Paul Braun photo Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:34:06 -0500 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14661 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14661
Steel silhouette of a locktender pushing the beam at Lock 14 in LaSalle. There are a number of these at various locations along the canal to illustrate life along the canal during the late 1800's and early 1900's when the I&M was functional. Olympus E-M5, m. Zuiko 12-50mm]]> Paul Braun photo Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:34:06 -0500 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14658 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14658
Steve was the deckhand on The Volunteer the day we took our trip. His job is to handle the ropes and to push the boat away from the dock when we depart. Olympus E-M5, m. Zuiko 40-150mm]]> Paul Braun photo Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:22:16 -0500 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14652 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14652
Randy was the captain of The Volunteer during our trip up the I&M. Olympus E-M5, m. Zuiko 40-150mm]]> Paul Braun photo Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:22:16 -0500 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14649 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14649
Justin was our muletender. It's his job to get the mule from the pen, make sure he's properly hitched up, and then walks with the mule along the towpath. When the trip is done, he puts the mule away and sees that both mules, Larry and Moe, are fed and cared for. Olympus E-M5, m. Zuiko 40-150mm]]> Paul Braun photo Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:22:16 -0500 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14646 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14646
On the shore of the I&M Canal by the dock at Lock 14. The Bollard is what The Volunteer ties off to, and the tree is the piece that connects the mule harness to the tow rope. Olympus E-M5, m. Zuiko 40-150mm]]> Paul Braun photo Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:34:06 -0500 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14643 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14643
The Volunteer is a replica passenger packet boat on the I&M Canal. Pulled by a mule, you get the experience of traveling along the canal back in the late 1800's. Olympus E-M5, m. Zuiko 40-150mm]]> Paul Braun photo Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:49:31 -0500 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14640 http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=14640
The light was just right before we took our trip up the I&M Canal on The Volunteer so I grabbed a portrait of my wife Sheri with the restored lower section of the canal in the background. Olympus E-M5, m. Zuiko 12-50mm]]> Paul Braun photo Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:17:26 -0500