It's taken nearly 15 years to figure out that this remarkable feat of river engineering is right here in my own back yard.
I discovered #1 Locks earlier this week on a ride up River Road West. One other visitor was at the site -- and he arrived on his bike as well.
Not a boat was in view, though there doesn't seem to be a regularly scheduled filling and emptying of the locks.
My interest was piqued because I've spent time around the Panama Canal, and have a profound respect for what it took to dig the Canal and build + run the locks now.
Back to our country, and the Mississippi River: I'd love to ride the distance between the Twin Cities and St. Louis -- from where the first lock is located to where the last one operates -- sometime next summer. There's a map for that -- and an App, of course -- and I suspect plenty of road warrior reports from pedalers who've gone before.
Stay tuned for details.
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