Day 96 – Tellico Lake and up (and back down) the Little Tennessee River - October 10, 2011

We did a “day trip” today with Fred III, traveling into Tellico Lake and up (and down) the Little Tennessee River, ending up back at Fort Loudoun Marina when we were done.  We had heard from many people that a trip up the Little Tennessee River was not to be missed – and it was amazing.  We were able to see the Great Smoky Mountains in the distance during most of the trip.  We ended up getting as close as 20 miles away from them.  The most remarkable part of seeing the Smoky Mountains from the water is you get a much better idea of how high these mountains actually are.

The guys did some boat cleaning (waxing and washing) when we got back to the marina in the late afternoon.  The plan is to do more cleaning again tomorrow and perhaps another day trip.

            Miles: 53.8      Bridges: 6        Locks: 0

the Great Smoky Mountains

looking up the Little Tennesse River at the Great Smoky Mountains

a few more fall colors

the Great Smoky Mountains

the Great Smoky Mountains

the clearly visible rock folds you see are evidence of the powerful
geological forces that shaped and formed this land
millions of years ago

the Great Smoky Mountains

the spillway of the Tellico Dam