Day 116 – Florence, AL to Grand Harbor Marina, Counce, TN - October 30, 2011

Today is our last day on the Tennessee River.  We started traveling the river as we left Green Turtle Bay back on September 15.  When you add it all up, we traveled 1042 miles on the Tennessee River.  This is an amazing waterway and it is easy to see why so many people choose to boat here.

We are seeing what we imagine is “peak” fall color now – although we think that peak color in Michigan is better.  Michigan has more of the trees that turn beautiful reds, oranges and yellows – we see lots of shades of brown here.  Today was a beautiful travel day with sunny skies and moderate temperatures (although it was a bit chilly when we departed).

We are spending tonight and tomorrow night at Grand Harbor Marina which is at mile marker 449.7 out of 450 miles that make up the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (mile 0 is at Mobile Bay) – that’s right, we are three tenths of a mile into a 450 mile journey toward the Gulf – all downhill, dropping 414 feet to sea level!

            Miles: 35.7      Bridges: 1        Locks: 0

fall colors on Pickwick Lake

more fall colors

a few more colors along Pickwick Lake

sunset from our slip at Grand Harbor Marina

the colors are amazing as we look down the Tenn-Tom