2nd Night at Jones Falls

44°32′49″ N 76°14′20″ W

This is one of our favorite spots on the Rideau System so we decided to spend another night here.

Boat traffic is really slowing down now. There was no one on the dock with us overnight & nobody at the nearby finger docks either.

Today was pretty laid back so I decided to do a thorough clean up of the BBQ. Now its all ready for the next round of delights. Predominantly meat, of course.

After lunch Catherine & I went for a hike over to the lower side of the locks. This took us past the Jones Falls dam & hydroelectric power station.

I’m not sure how often the power station is operated but the dam itself is very impressive, considering it was built almost 200 years ago. I haven’t come across anything about the history of the power generation plant but obviously it has not been here as long as the dam.

Most of the base of the dam is now overgrown with brush & trees but it is still very impressive especially considering that every stone was cut, transported & placed with very basic tools & equipment compared to what we have today.

We are so fortunate to have & be able to use & enjoy this entire system from Kingston to Ottawa. I hope people will still be traveling on it 200 years from now.

Cheers!