obviously it is safe today and william o douglas c the part so that you guys can enjoy it today instead of sitting on traffic on it are quite -- on a parkway. this time instead of raising the water we will lower the water and we will do it the same way that we did it when we came in the first time. we will use the doors connected to the stems and turn the lock key and let the water out. so we went ahead and opened up the gates and unfortunately what that means is where the gates are open we have to get back to shore somehow and i and the mule have to get you back to shore so with that said i have to get off the boat unfortunately but i hope you guys enjoy your ride on the charles mercer -- enjoyed your ride on the charles mercer. if you have any questions asked the -- ask the tiller.

was one man who was very fond of the canal who was also a supreme court justice at the time, william o douglas. he was saddened by the fact that the national parks thought it would be a good idea to turn this into a parkside, so he went ahead and actually challenged to washington post editors who had written an odd -- written an editorial saying that it would be a good idea to change this into a parkway. after that very long hike, they saw all the beautiful things here and decided that -- maybe it is not too much of a good idea to turn this into a parkway . obviously, it was saved, and william a ductless was one of the footsteps and saving the parts of that you guys can enjoy it today, so sitting in traffic on a parkway going about the same mileage as we are right now. so, instead of raising the water, we are going to lower the water and do it the same way that we get the first time using those doors connected to the ends, we will go ahead and turn the key to let the water out. so, we went ahead and opened up the gate's, and we have to get back to shore somewhere -- somehow. i am the person th