Today I’m hiking the Chenango Canal Towpath…. 🚶🏻

• Beautiful warm sunny day for a walk
• While parts of the Canal Towpath are kind of boring – especially south of Bouckville – the area around Woodsman Pond and the section north of it quite nice.
• The feed mill in Bouckville smells great – reminds me of going to the Applebee’s feed store as a kid
• Lots of smells of farm country – some wonderful some pungent – silage, corn, hay and manure – some of it quite fermented but thats part of the cycle of the year in farm country
• Some parts of the trail are a bit hard to follow – the trail is not blazed and only a few signs, some of it is just a farm access road along the canal
• There are a number of muskrat holds in the trail just waiting to sprain your ankle!
• I saw Corry Mosher at his farm had a big ol well used burn barrel. He’s a real farmer although he’s diversified in crops he’s growing in recent years. I wish he had won his primary, he might have beat John Salka and returned that seat to the democrats
• So many geese on Woodsman’s Pond
• I wish I had wore sunscreen today, I’m going to be burnt when I get home
• I wonder if I can can kayak the Chenango Canal in the future. Looks deep enough. I’ll have to research on the internet
• I can’t believe that I’ve never done the Chenango Canal Trail before
• I am very impressed by that silage bunk on Eddy Road, must be at least three or four acres and 30 feet high. That’s a lot of cow food for sure!
• Listening to the sounds of the crows and the gentle moo of the cows
• The line of cedars on the north side of the Canal is pretty and blocks the breeze but does nothing to provide shade