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Tourists love the roar of a draining lock
(170 views)
(2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
© 2007 Terry Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(56 of 105) There are double and even triple locks
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Bryan Costales
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(57 of 105) Bikers head down from the lock past Terry
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(58 of 105) A nest in the tree
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Terry Costales
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by Bryan Costales
(59 of 105) Typical cleat to which a boat is tied in a lock
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Bryan Costales
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(60 of 105) Tough looking man hangs out on shore
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Terry Costales
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(61 of 105) A crack in a wall that looks like a face
, Were we bored or what?
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Bryan Costales
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by Terry Costales
(62 of 105) Kids play with a ballard
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(63 of 105) Bikers head down hill toward a shooting Terry
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(64 of 105) Passengers going downstream through a lock
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(65 of 105) Lock gates leaking
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(66 of 105) The lock keeper looks bored
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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by Terry Costales
(67 of 105) Neighboring fields slowly erode lower than the canal
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(68 of 105) Daughter distrusts mother's pretense of missing leg
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(69 of 105) Children in playground observe boat passing
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(70 of 105) Fit man power walks tow path
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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by Terry Costales
(71 of 105) Even in scenic canals, trash floats
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(72 of 105) Some trees appear like stalks of broccoli
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(73 of 105) Mass of branches attacks stone bridge
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(74 of 105) Man in hat fishes from shore
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(75 of 105) Mass tangle of branches clouds canal
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(76 of 105) Partly submerged log that boat must avoid
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(77 of 105) Kids race on bicycles along the tow path
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(78 of 105) Kids loiter and play under stone bridge
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(79 of 105) Patio umbrella shades driver
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(80 of 105) Duck watches boats enter lock
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(81 of 105) Crowds gather to watch boats traverse locks
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(82 of 105) Parts of canal resemble American southwest
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(83 of 105) Hungry car begs at foot of broccoli tree
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(84 of 105) Nasty tangle of tree branches
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(85 of 105) Gray-haired man observes boat's slow passage
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(86 of 105) New housing built close to canal's shore
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(87 of 105) Tree heavily shadows house
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(88 of 105) Box floats near shore
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(89 of 105) Rider encourages horse that was freaked by boat
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(90 of 105) Boat passes through bridge on cloudy day
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(91 of 105) Wires and phantom plants on factory wall
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(92 of 105) Dog would rather play
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, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(93 of 105) Ongoing repair of wake-damaged shore
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(94 of 105) Area where cliff is held up with stone columns
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(95 of 105) Photographer shoots the shore
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(96 of 105) Sometimes driving a boat can be dull
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(97 of 105) Lockeeper employs new-fangled radio controls
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(98 of 105) Some watch boat, others pose
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(99 of 105) New housing being built at turn in canal
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(100 of 105) Hiking on a cloudy, chilly day
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(101 of 105) Still waters reflect trees
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(102 of 105) Lest we forget, wooden arrow points the way home
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(103 of 105) Men chat about important things on stone bridge
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(104 of 105) Some bridges are for railroad use
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(105 of 105) Boat clings to shore under heavy rain
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(1 of 105) Trip begins at Locaboat
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, rental in Argens
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(2 of 105) A lovely canal boat tied up outside Locaboat
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, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(3 of 105) Pénichettes line up for rent at Locaboat
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, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Bryan Costales
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(4 of 105) The canal across from Locaboat
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, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(5 of 105) Trees roots bind the shore of Canal du Midi
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(6 of 105) One of the occasional houses along the trip
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(7 of 105) Lazy dog watches the boat float past
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Terry Costales
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(8 of 105) The canal in late afternoon
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Bryan Costales
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(9 of 105) A boat exits a lock heading upstream
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Terry Costales
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(10 of 105) A too-fast boat can damage the shore with its wake
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Terry Costales
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(11 of 105) Man ponders a pond
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(12 of 105) Greetings from the outdoor luncheon crowd
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(13 of 105) Bike path closed for repair
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(14 of 105) In places, laundry graces the shore
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(15 of 105) Man and dog stroll
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(16 of 105) Another typical stone bridge
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(17 of 105) Canal passes over a small creek
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(18 of 105) Vineyards just begin to bloom
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(19 of 105) Easter holiday, one is seldom alone on the canal
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(20 of 105) Home to Domaine Les Cascals wine
, (2007) Canal du Midi west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(21 of 105) Canal passes under a stone bridge
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(22 of 105) Deck of the boat features doomed bicycles
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(23 of 105) Bicycles ride below mythic trees
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(24 of 105) Captain Carter drives while lady-wife Isabel cooks
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(25 of 105) Canal Bridge over l'Argent-Double.
, Date on a brick declares construction in 1778.
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
, © 2007 Dr. William Carter
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(26 of 105) Canal Bridge over l'Argent-Double.
, Date on a brick declares construction in 1778.
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(27 of 105) Section of old tow path
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(28 of 105) Detail of stone bridge underside
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(29 of 105) Old boat has given up the ways of the sea
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(30 of 105) Typical of old constructs lining the shore
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(31 of 105) Wine country in early spring
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(32 of 105) Holiday boaters stop to picnic for lunch
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(33 of 105) A Rush
, The roar! The surge! The terrifying darkness of a
, foreboding, thirsting, churning deep...
, A lock being filled along the Midi.
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(34 of 105) A restful turn of the canal
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(35 of 105) Industry along one side of the canal
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(36 of 105) Power lines march in the distance
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(37 of 105) Wind power is starting to dot the landscape
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(38 of 105) Hmmm. Could power lines stunt the growth of trees?
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(39 of 105) Graffiti on a tree
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(40 of 105) Great light at sunset
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(41 of 105) Bryan caught shooting from the bow of an onion
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(42 of 105) One lock featured sculpture by the lock keeper
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(43 of 105) A helping hand
, A lock-keeper gets a low five while operating the gates
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(44 of 105) Flock of birdies watch boats pass through the lock
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(45 of 105) More lock keeper art
, Lock keepers seem to have too much time on their hands
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(46 of 105) Are those trees looking at me?
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, © 2007 Dr. William Carter
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(47 of 105) An overloaded party boat
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(48 of 105) Bicycling on the classic canal shot
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(49 of 105) A bridge at sunset
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(50 of 105) Terry shoots the boat at sunset
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(51 of 105) Dr. Carter shoots his camera
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(52 of 105) Some locks are mighty tall
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(53 of 105) No matter how tall a lock boats still float at the top
, (2007) Canal du Midi, west of Argens, France, E.U.
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(54 of 105) Some locks are hand cranked
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