We hiked part of the Mason-Dixon trail the other day. The trail is 195 miles long and runs from Pennsylvania to Delaware. This stretch of the trail parallels the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal that was built along the Susquehanna River in the late 1830's. The canal ran from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania to Havre de Grace, Maryland. The first pictures are of a very large double lime kiln that was built next to the canal around 1830. This was quite a varied and interesting hike of about 4 or 5 miles that included a trek up and over a very steep mountain.
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Double Lime Kiln
Top Of Kiln
Front Of Kiln
Remains Of Lock #12 - one of the many locks on the Susquehanna And Tidewater Canal - this one is all original and well preserved.
Lock #12
The kilns and the lock are near the Holt Dam on the Susquehanna River - this is a view below the dam looking North.
Below the dam looking South
Remains of the Canal Masters House
Spillway beside the dam that is used to provide water for a whitewater kayaking course.
Kayakers
Kayaker
It looks like quite a challenging course - lots of serious warnings to the kayakers
Holt Dam
Part Of Mill Creek Falls - not much water flowing right now
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