Category: The Adventure Begins
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A Day of Locks
There are three consecutive locks on the Tenn-Tom that have to be completed in the same stretch, as there is no good place to anchor in between them. It starts with the Whitten Lock, followed by the Montgomery and Rankin Locks. We continued on through the Fulton Lock, stopping (with permission from the Wilkins Lock…
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On the…water…again!
Finally, the day has come. We are truly heading down the Tennessee-Tombigee Waterway! Actually, we had planned to head east, back to Florence and Muscle Shoals to tour the area and Recording Studio. Since the Aberdeen and Stennis Locks were scheduled to be closed until October 4th and 5th, respectively, we figured we had a…
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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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Trying to beat the lock closures…
We left Florence, Alabama, headed for the turn-off from the Tennessee River onto the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The intersection of Yellow Creek with the Tennessee River also incorporates the intersection of the state lines of Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi. While we had gotten used to looking out for traditional barge traffic, it is quite interesting to…
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Two Locks and a Photo Published
Regarding the locks, at this point, we had little to no wait time. When we left Joe Wheeler Park at 7:38 am, headed for Florence Marina in Florence/Muscle Shoals AL, we arrived at the Wheeler Lock at 8:35 am and were thru the lock by 8:42 am. One would say we definitely went through the…
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Enjoying Joe Wheeler State Park
Riverwalk Marina is on an island opposite downtown Decatur. While we could have borrowed the Marina’s loaner truck, we really didn’t want to site-see in the pouring rain…Yes, it rained steadily both days! Our food stocks will filled, except for milk. We both have a penchant for a more-than-average amount of milk in our coffee…
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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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Nickajack Lake
After filling both fuel tanks, filling the water tank, and emptying our holding tank (very important!!), we left Chattanooga on a Tuesday morning. Since the Tennessee River is segmented by Dams, the body of water between two Dams is also named after the downstream Dam/Lock. Hence, the river below the Chickamauga Dam and above the…