Author: Denis
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Shiloh
The South is rich in our Nation’s heritage. We knew we had missed many treasures in our quest to beat the locks. Plus, we figured we could always stop on our return to Knoxville. However, since we were now on the Tenn-Tom, and because beating the lock closures was no longer a possibility, that sentiment…
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Honey, I think that storm is heading right toward us!
We left Ditto Landing knowing there was rain forecasted to begin down-river from us in the mid-afternoon. It was a short run, 28 miles. As we were getting close to Riverwalk Marina in Decatur AL, our planned stop, the skies became rather cloudy, quickly overcast, and in short-order, quite threatening. We got in through the…
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Scottsville to Huntsville
Leaving Goose Pond, we were headed to our next stop, Ditto Landing, in Huntsville Alabama. There is a lot to do in Huntsville, but we were intent on beating the lock closures on the Tenn-Tom and did not plan to stay to enjoy…at least…the Space Center. Hindsight being what it is and everything! (Besides, we…
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Alabama!
Knowing we had another long run ahead of us, we were underway by 8:10AM. We have adopted the practice of not making coffee until we are under way. Kind of hard to believe, huh? But, it does get Suzanne to the task of pulling the anchor, as we both have to have our coffee!!! We…
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Friends, Romans, Countrymen, …..
whoops. Wrong thread. Friends, We were going along fat, dumb, and happy, thinking we had loads of time to get down to Mobile by mid-October. We figured we would have so much time we could come down the Tennessee to the Ohio, then go up to Cincinnati so we could have all our friends over…
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Chattanooga!
A Short Ride to Chattanooga, and an Aquarium Leaving Sale Creek, it was 25 miles to the Chickamauga Lock. They were so accommodating. We called them an hour out, and they said to keep coming, no one else there. As we approached, the doors opened and we tied up with no delay. Almost like we…
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Our First Lock
Louden Dam & Lock is the first lock one encounters downstream from Knoxville. To say ‘trepidation’ best described our feelings approaching ‘locking through’, is NOT an understatement. Louden Lake Lock is a concrete canyon on both sides measuring 60′ X 360′. The massive double doors on each end allow the Lock to raise and lower…