46. Lock 7 Park π
92248 Lock 7 Rd, Niskayuna, NY 12309
This park on the Erie Canal has lock operations and river access for recreation. π€π£
It adjoins the paved Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Trail π΄ββοΈ and the wooded Mohawk River Nature Preserve / John F. Brown Trail System. See Post #24 for an earlier foray into the preserve.
Laboratory chemist and local preservationist & naturalist, Dr. John F. Brown, Jr. (1926 β 2012) hiked these trails for over 50 years and helped develop & maintain the trails.
His wife was Eleanor Ann Fair Brown (see photos # 17 & 18). In 1950, Eleanor moved to Schenectady, NY, to work at General Electric. She became greatly involved with the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), meeting her future husband John through the club. They married on October 1, 1955 and honeymooned by hiking hut-to-hut in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. π©ββ€οΈβπ¨ π
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6 - bitternut hickory tree π°
7 - The Tree of the Cross β±
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