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Upper Tennessee River

septembre – octobre 2024
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Harrison Bay state park to River’s mouth near Knoxville. Little Tennessee, Emory and Clinch rivers. En savoir plus
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  • C-TravelerVoyageurUpper Tennessee River
    Can you find Mystery Girl and Sunbeam?
    We have a stowaway decorating for HalloweenOak Ridge Pump IntakeBullrun Fossil PlantOak Ridge Rowing Club announcement stand?Previous house had several Martin bird houses.ACWA Water Treatment Plant #1Anchored in this narrow chute behind Clinton Island.Bill in his dinghy taking a pictures of our boats at anchor.

    Clinton Tennessee

    19 octobre 2024, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 39 °F

    Another cold night and foggy morning. We left our anchorage in fog this morning, but again it all cleared up within an hour. The Clinch River offers a peaceful, scenic and winding river between the Tennessee River and Clinton, TN. Many "ordinary" homes along the shore, and some very large nice homes as well. The River does continue up to Norris Lake, but the dam there does not have a lock, and the river is not marked or dredged for navigation past Clinton. I was a little dismayed that neither Oak Ridge or Clinton offered any kind of city dock where we could stop and explore the area. Oak Ridge has a rowing team and the river front there has a race course (currently shut down for the season), and what appears to be an announcement stand by the city park. We passed the TVA Bull Run Fossil Plant, and just beyond the center of Clinton we anchored on the back side of Clinton Island. Tomorrow we'll head back towards the Tennessee River.En savoir plus

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    Mystery Girl 100' behind me at anchor this morning. Can't even see Sunbeam 100' behind him.
    I think this is a private sauna in Clinton.I'm surprised to see palm trees in Clinton.This beautiful home way up on the bluff, has a great view!Nice walkng/biking path along the Clinch River in Oak Ridge.Stopped at a very small dock at Melton Lake Park to walk around and stretch and dump our garbage.Not sure what this building is, but it's at the ORNL Energy Systems Test Complex.We were on the same track Bill is in this photo, so did not see the building coming upstream.Bill cleaning his dinghy.1Me and Rosanne with the campground host. ;-)

    Melton Hill Dam Campground

    20 octobre 2024, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

    Another foggy start to the day. I suppose to be expected when the water temperature is 58F and the air over it is 49F. Makes for some eerie pictures though. So today we turned around and went back downstream on the Clinch River, and are now anchored within sight of the Melton Hill Lock and Dam. We have reservations to be locked down tomorrow at 10am. While we retraced our track back from yesterday, we still saw or learned a few new things. First, the rowing tower in Oak Ridge I posted a photo of yesterday, is the UT Battelle Tower. It was built with a donation from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the City. The river here offers a nice calm channel for rowing club races, and I guess there are quite a few national races that are held here. There is also a very nice walking/biking path along the river front. Also, something we did not see coming upstream (we were looking for a spot to anchor and were to close to the shore to see over the trees), this time we saw a building with a dome top. Doing a little more investigation, we learned that this is the ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Energy Systems Test Complex. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any more information on this particular building. While the Clinch and Emory Rivers wind back and forth around much of the land in this area, it is all part of the Laboratory grounds and has a lot of history with the Manhattan Project. In fact, a good portion of the shore on the north side of the Clinch River, from Oak Ridge to Kingston, has Government no tress passing signs posted. Arriving at the Melton Hill Lock and Dam late this afternoon, Sunbeam anchored in a cove close by, while Mystery Girl anchored just off shore of the Milton Hill Campground. I "docked" C-Traveler next to the campground in very shallow water along the campground shore walkway. (There is a low metal pipe railing to tie up to, but with only 3' of water, it's likely meant for shallow draft boats, which we are. 🙂 Rosanne enjoyed walking while I did a little kayaking. Then we went to find a geocache. After supper, we moved about 50 yards off shore to anchor.En savoir plus

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  • C-TravelerVoyageurUpper Tennessee River
    1In the fog again.
    1Sunbeam in the fog1But the fog cleared quickly. Mystery Girl.Entering the Melton Hill Lock.Sunbeam rafting up on Mystery Girl.Your's truely holding the lines keeping us on the lock wall.Blue Heron taking flight.Blue Heron taking flight.Cormorant drying it's wings.1Sunbeam passing Kingston Fossil PlantSome old tug/barges on Caney Creek. Private business dredging, rip rap, dock building.Video of how fast the lock takes us down!Leaving the lock

    Caney Creek

    21 octobre 2024, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F

    Chose to leave an hour later this morning, so while we departed in the fog again, it had lifted within about 15 minutes. Had a short 500 yards or so to the Melton Hill lock, which was ready and open for us. I never get tired of the mechanics of locking, but maybe you are getting tired of the locking photos. lol. I think this is a lift/drop of around 65 feet. This lock is also a slight bit bigger than the Fort Loudoun and Watts Bar locks, the other two locks we've been through on this trip. We continued down the Clinch River, and took a detour on Poplar Creek, which runs close to the K-25 History Center, all part of the Manhattan Project. We were hoping there might be access to this center, as it is open to the public. But no dice. (Or I should say, no easy access anywhere). Still it was a scenic run up the creek. The fall colors are really starting to show. Passing Kingston, the muddy water of the Tennessee River has made it's way in a short ways on the Clinch River. Back on the Tennessee River, we are now back in the brown color until we load out. (When we started up stream, we didn't run into the dirty water until Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. It has now made it's way down past Harrison Bay, as reported by Steven and Karen on Sea Spray when they loaded out two days ago. However, it seems most the debris has also flushed downstream, as other than a few logs here and there, we haven't seen much since coming through the Fort Loudoun Lock. We are currently anchored just off the Tennessee River in Caney Creek.En savoir plus

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  • C-TravelerVoyageurUpper Tennessee River
    Mystery Girl and Sunbeam in the whispy fog this morning.
    Your's truely at Blue Springs Marina.1Colors are really starting to peak.

    Back at the top of Watts Bar Lock

    22 octobre 2024, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    It was a quiet night in Caney Creek last night. And not much fog this morning. (Air temperature 50F and water 63F.) Sunbeam and C-Traveler made a quick stop at Blue Springs Marina today to put on some fuel and water. Didn't see anything else new, so only a couple of photos. We are anchored in coves just above the Watts Bar lock. Plan to lock down tomorrow morning at 10am, but know of two tows coming down the river from Fort Loudoun. Hopefully we won't have to wait for them. The water here on the Tennessee seems to be starting to clear up somewhat. Still brown however.En savoir plus

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  • C-TravelerVoyageurUpper Tennessee River
    Departing Watts Bar Lock after locking down.
    Some morning fogGetting set up in the lockSmall drain hole in lock wall. Rosanne was a little worried as this was right next to her window.Locked down, waiting for gate to open.Locked down, looking at upstream gate behind me.Watts Bar nuclear plant.Watts Bar nuclear plant. I believe those are monitors in the water.Sunk boat on the shorelineBlue Heron in flight. You can also see where the water level was during flooding.Linemen were either installing these towers or taking them down.Bald Cyprus trees.Bald Cyprus trees showing fall colorsBald EagleBald EagleVultureBlue Heron

    Roberts Slough, Hiwassee River

    23 octobre 2024, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F

    Woke up to a little bit of fog again this morning, but it burned off quickly. We headed over to Watts Bar lock and the lock was ready for us. Already had one small fishing boat in it that got locked down with us. Saw a lot of turtles today, but no photos as they seemed pretty shy, and would jump off their logs as soon as we got close. (Still almost 100' away.) Saw a pair of Bald Eagles today, and managed to capture a couple photos of one. (Wish I had a telephoto lens so many times!) I had seen Bald Eagles a couple other times this trip. Plenty of Blue Herons as well. And some Vultures. Watched some linemen and a crane either working to construct some towers, or take them down. The water seems to be clearing up some, but still brown. Not a lot of current, less than 1 mph. And we didn't see any debris. Also, the river appears to be 4-5 foot lower than when we passed upstream here two weeks ago. This evening Mystery Girl and us are anchored in Robert's Slough on Hiwassee River. Sunbeam is anchored in Sale Creek off the Tennessee River. This is C-Traveler's last night on the water, for the season. Tomorrow Rosanne and I will head to Harrison Bay State Park to load out and start the drive home. Mystery Girl and Sunbeam will spend a few more days exploring branches off the Tennessee River. Jeff and C-Play are already home and have got a good start on repairing the damage to his hull. Steve and Karen with Sea Spray should just about be back home in California. Even with the current and debris caused by the flooding from Hurricane Helene, we've had a great cruise. Steve has referred to it as Bill and Colby's Excellent Tennessee River Adventure. 🙂 (Very little band width tonight. I'll upload photos later.)En savoir plus

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  • C-TravelerVoyageurUpper Tennessee River
    Tug going by us this morning.
    Blue Heron sleeping in this Bald Cyprus tree.Bald EagleSequoyah Nuclear PlantSequoyah Nuclear PlantAn Egret Tree! (See the white specks in the top of the tree.)Loading C-TravelerPutting the bow ladder back up I used to get down. Dock is NOT next to the ramp.Winching her down.Ready to head home.End of another great experience!

    Final Log

    24 octobre 2024, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 50 °F

    632 miles, 147 gallons of gas, for an efficient fuel burn of 4.3mpg. 125 hours of outboard run time. That is the stats from my Upper Tennessee River Cruise! Almost all of that was at 5mph. Ok, so today I did put it up on plane for about an hour to blow out the carbon and get back to the launch ramp quicker. lol. Sunbeam and Mystery Girl are still adding to their stats as they spend a couple more days on the River exploring. Mystery Girl had already been there a few days before us, so he'll have several more miles and hours. This morning, while still anchored in Roberts Slough, I captured a photo of a Tug passing us by out on the Hiwassee River. We (Rosanne and I) pulled anchor, said goodby to Bill, and then headed back to Harrison Bay State Park, taking us back by the Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant. Along the way, we spotted several Bald Eagles, several Blue Herons, and some Egrets in the top of some trees. Got back to the park, got the truck and trailer, and loaded out C-Traveler. She'll need some cleaning when we get back home. We stopped this evening at a Cracker Barrel in Paducah, Ky. Love my Cracker Barrels. Good meal, and they allow Rv's to park overnight in their parking lots. 470 miles left to home, and I plan for us to get there tomorrow evening. This will end this blog, and for that matter, our boating season for the year. Once home, I'll have the annual maintenance and winterization cleaning to do before putting C-Traveler away until next spring (or earlier.)En savoir plus

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  • C-TravelerVoyageurUpper Tennessee River
    Mystery Girl, Sunbeam and C-Traveler in the Melton Hill lock

    The End

    25 octobre 2024, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F

    Since I took all the photos, I never got one showing C-Traveler in the lock with the other boats. However, Melton Hill lock tender did take one, so I'm posting that here to finish out this blog. :-)

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