A photo-walk along the abandoned Old Champlain Canal, a source of New York City's globally-dominant wealth. Almost 200 years later most of the canal is invisible yet remnants remain as reminders of the power of vision, softly buffered by encroaching Nature.

1. Along the Old Champlain Canal
on the Last Day of Autumn, 2016

8. …taken away first by railroads then by super highways.

11. The New Champlain Barge Canal “cut” near Ft Miller, drained
in early December, it is 11 feet shallower, until spring that is.

14. “The Sounds of Silence”: photo taken in what
would have at least 6 feet of water… 118 years ago.