The Ottawa Locks
A couple of months ago, I took pictures of the Locks At Dusk. The water was unusually quiet, offering great reflections.
Last week-end, Gail came to Ottawa and we both took tons of pictures on Parliament Hill and at the locks. This time, we arrived in the middle of the actions: a bunch of boats were crossing from the Rideau Canal to the Ottawa River.
 One Side Of The Rideau Canal |
 And The Locks On The Other Side! |
 Opening The Locks |
 Let The Water Flow! |
 The Mecanism |
 The Chains |
 Green Growing On The Locks |
 The Wooden Path Between Both Sides |
 Lots of Water… |
 Friendly Guard |
 Watching The Locks Open |
 Modern Art |
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Your photos are wonderful and the locks very interesting. Did you know that Tulsa is the origin of a system of navigation canals, locks, and dams which run down the length of the Arkansas River all the way to the Mississippi River and from there to the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic? If you were adventurous enough you could row all the way from Tulsa to visit France. I need to work that into a blog post.
Oh wow. That’s incredibly beautiful.
Wooo..What a beautiful place
Sure is a friendly guard 
Cool pics, huh? For some reason, I like the last pic the most.
It looks like anybody can operate the locks just by turning the wheel. Or is it?