Comments on: The Caen Hill Flight http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Brian http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-205061 Brian Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:24:00 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/#comment-205061 Cool, I have been through a lock when I was on a fishing boat. this was many years ago. Here it is though, if you care. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=&geocode=&hl=en&mra=mr&ie=UTF8&ll=29.546496,-81.727649&spn=0.0056,0.015407&t=h&z=17 http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/cfg/Buckman.htm Cool, I have been through a lock when I was on a fishing boat. this was many years ago. Here it is though, if you care.

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http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/cfg/Buckman.htm

]]> By: jcvsmom http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-153486 jcvsmom Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:33:40 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/#comment-153486 But no lock post would be complete without a mention of the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. http://maps.google.com/maphp?ie=UTF8&ll=46.502705,-84.353414&spn=0.020235,0.039911&t=k&z=15&om=1 But no lock post would be complete without a mention of the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

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]]> By: Jel http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-153430 Jel Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:56:32 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/#comment-153430 It's probably empty at the moment - this is about the only watercourse capable of relieving the strain on the Thames at Reading. The annual Devises-Westminster canoe race starts about here. It’s probably empty at the moment – this is about the only watercourse capable of relieving the strain on the Thames at Reading.
The annual Devises-Westminster canoe race starts about here.

]]> By: Marty http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-153336 Marty Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:09:27 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/#comment-153336 Seems like a huge (and expensive) construction for something that (I gather from the image) can only handle 1 very small barge at a time... What kind of traffic does this line service? PS: Now here's a nice lock http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Winona+MN&ie=UTF8&ll=44.087816,-91.667068&spn=0.006365,0.012939&t=k&z=16&om=1 Seems like a huge (and expensive) construction for something that (I gather from the image) can only handle 1 very small barge at a time…

What kind of traffic does this line service?

PS: Now here’s a nice lock
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]]> By: Dan http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-153222 Dan Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:29:35 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/#comment-153222 Alex, could one say, then, that James is canal-retentive? Alex, could one say, then, that James is canal-retentive?

]]> By: Ben http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-152975 Ben Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:31:37 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/#comment-152975 My parents would love it... My parents would love it…

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-152948 Alex Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:49:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/#comment-152948 James is very keen on all things canal now that he lives in Oxford ;-) I actually think it's a rather good post though - quite possibly *because* of the nerdiness of course... James is very keen on all things canal now that he lives in Oxford ;-)

I actually think it’s a rather good post though – quite possibly *because* of the nerdiness of course…

]]> By: Cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-152947 Cookie monster Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:46:50 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/07/19/the-caen-hill-flight/#comment-152947 Nerdiest post ever? What next? A preserved steam railway somewhere or a particularly interesting bus depot? Not complaining mind you! :) Nerdiest post ever?
What next? A preserved steam railway somewhere or a particularly interesting bus depot?
Not complaining mind you! :)

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