Day 102 – Chattanooga, TN to anchorage at Little Cedar Cove - October 16, 2011

Today was our trip back through the “Grand Canyon of the Tennessee”.  This is truly a spectacular section of the river.  It is hard to capture in pictures how beautiful the hills and bluffs actually are.  We had an easy trip with sunny skies and mild morning temperatures, rising to the 80’s by the late afternoon.  We choose to anchor in Little Cedar Cove near the Nickajack Lock & Dam for tonight and it was a lovely place to spend the night. 

             Miles: 36.1      Bridges: 2        Locks: 0

Brandy IV traveling down the river just south of Chattanooga

Lookout Mountain

the beauty of the "Grand Canyon of Tennessee"

great weather and fabulous blue sky made todays trip a real treat

I don't think we'll ever get tired of seeing the amazing rock bluffs
high above the river

what a treat to travel through such a beautiful part of the country

The old Hales Bar Lock - the Hales Bar Dam had serious problems of water
leaking through rock strata under the dam.  Faced with exorbitant costs
for uncertain cures to the problem (and a lock too small to meet the
needs), TVA removed the dam and replaced it with Nickajack Dam.

the old Hales Bar Power house

check out the huge rock right in the middle of the marina basin - that's not
something I'd want to maneuver my boat around!