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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
we've got locks on the canals here ; i like to be on the bank (or a bridge) and watch the boats go through them, but i there are so many, and so close together, i think if i were on the boat i would soon get really bored. don't you have locks in the us ? or do you just not live near a canal / river ?
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It's always fun to watch the boats go up and down
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
well there you are then.  we've got the tow paths here as well because the canal is used for a lot of freight carried on barges and in the past, before motor barges, it would be towed by horses sometimes. i imagine most canals have locks because since they are man made they probably frequently change levels quite a lot, depending on the landscape. |
There are towpaths in the US as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towpath
Most of the towpaths here have been transformed to biking paths. And even we, in one of the flattest countries, have locks. When we were on our way home last saturday, we passed a lock where they had the old (1945) prices hanging (people used to pay for passing a lock). A tree trunk costed 3c per trunk! (which would be about 1.3 euro cent).