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[Applescruffs]

Dylan's first , and last, attempt at repairing his MD1 didn't go well.

 

[dylanwinter]

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Dylan's first , and last, attempt at repairing his MD1 didn't go well.

I was listening to what the cat told me

 

[interloper]

Thanks for the reading! Keep in mind that the book was written a century ago. The places mentioned still exist, and some are still quite quaint, but many are overrun with motels, condos, fast food franchises, and t-shirt shops.

 

[interloper]

There is at least one significant part of the trip that cannot be duplicated today. To the best of my knowledge, the Delaware and Raritan Canal is no longer a through route from New York harbor to the Delaware River. From New York harbor, one must now venture out into the Atlantic and enter the Intracoastal Waterway at Manasquan Inlet on the New Jersey shoreline. The route described in the book can be rejoined at the Delaware Bay end of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.

 

[dylanwinter]

There is at least one significant part of the trip that cannot be duplicated today. To the best of my knowledge, the Delaware and Raritan Canal is no longer a through route from New York harbor to the Delaware River. From New York harbor, one must now venture out into the Atlantic and enter the Intracoastal Waterway at Manasquan Inlet on the New Jersey shoreline. The route described in the book can be rejoined at the Delaware Bay end of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.

I was told that it is canoeable - is that no longer true

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[interloper]

^^ Much of the Delaware and Raritan Canal remains, but some segments have been filled. My understanding is that it is no longer a through route.

The Morris Canal offered another route from New York harbor to the Delaware River, though it was better aligned for traffic heading west rather than south. My understanding is that even less of that canal remains intact.