My biking adventure along the I&M Canel

Years ago I bought a mountain bike and decided to start exercising and working out. One summer I biked around 400 miles around town and on bike trails. I always brought my camera along on my adventures. Below is my journey along the I&M Canal from Joliet to LaSalle. This adverture was only 120 miles, 60 miles down 60 miles back. I did this over 4 or 5 weekends.
I never had enough guts but I wanted to actually bike with all my gear and campout along the canal. I never could find anyone to go with me and I did not feel it was very safe to campout alone.
I think I am somewhere near Ottawa, IL in these pics.

The stairway to nowhere.

Above is Split Rock I think west of Uttica, they actually split the rock to make room for the canal, look closely see the railroad tunnel.

This barn is where they kept the mules that pulled the barges up and down the canal.

It is hard to believe they built this all by hand, even the canal was hand dug.

Above is Lock #11 and below is Lock #10

This is Lock #8 as well as the Locktenders house.

Above the Illinois River

This is along the canal between I55 and Rt.6

I love this shot, it seems like you just fade off in the distance.

I55

Gephard Woods State Park

Dresden Lock and Dam

Buffalo Roch State Park

Bridge in Morris crossing the canal.

5 mile bridge between Morris and Seneca.

This is another favorite picture, a stone wall along the path.

This is the aquaduct built over this creek. The canal flows over this creek in this aquaduct.