We weren’t sure how far we wanted to go today, so we put together a list of stops and just started out. The plan was to stop at whatever looked good or when we got tired. It was a beautiful day to travel and we just kept going. We went through the lock at Watts Bar Lock and Dam and ended up anchored in Lowe Branch, just a mile from the dam. It is so peaceful and beautiful here, that we decide to spend a second day and night. While we’re here we plan to organize some things to send home. Fred III will be here this weekend and we’ll have a chance to get rid of stuff we no longer need that is just taking up space.
Miles: 61.6 Bridges: 3 Locks: 1
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| waiting for the last of the fog to burn off at Island Cove Marina |
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| cruising along the Tennessee River in Chickamauga Lake |
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| the Sequoyah nuclear power plant - the plant was running (they were discharging water into the river and it was quite turbulent), but the cooling towers were not being used |
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| Watts Bar nuclear power plant - with one of the cooling towers at work |
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| Watts Bar Dam |
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| the doors to the Watts Bar Lock chamber |
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| inside the Watts Bar Lock chamber - this chamber is 360 feet long and 60 feet wide - it will raise us 59 feet up to Watts Bar Lake |
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| Watts Bar Lake as we exit the lock - this lake is considered by many to be the most beautiful on the Tennessee River |
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| our anchorage with a few fall colors showing |
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