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The Norris Lake, Cherokee Reservoir and Douglass Lake 2023 Fandango. 01 Jul 2023 19:41 #126047

A couple of photos from the North end and South end of the South Holston Lake.

 



And my souvenir from SoHo other than the photos and memories, looking at the skunkworks from my back porch.

 
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The Norris Lake, Cherokee Reservoir and Douglass Lake 2023 Fandango. 29 Jun 2023 01:25 #126024

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Joe you missed a great few days of cruising.  

It's really small water once you get upstream. No houses or docks, just trees and lots of them. I must have passed hundreds of dead and dying sycamore trees that were growing in the water, which is new to me. It's almost like the water level is up higher than normal and has been for long enough to kill these sycamores. Most are like 2/3 dead. Then out of nowhere there is the Winery. I went a few hundred yards further and the rocky bottom becomes visible and I turned around. I was surprised to see a dozen Feather Crafts about a mile downstream at the river fork and the overhead wooden bridge of the Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail, which is about 50ft. above the river. 
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The Norris Lake, Cherokee Reservoir and Douglass Lake 2023 Fandango. 29 Jun 2023 01:15 #126022

Dan, this is such a weird story. 

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The Norris Lake, Cherokee Reservoir and Douglass Lake 2023 Fandango. 29 Jun 2023 00:56 #126021

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I was exploring the South Fork Holston River and came upon Abingdon Vineyards. I couldn't tell what it was from the water even after paddling up the small cove right off of their outdoor seating area. There were a few symbols that looked Amish in nature and a few cars but nobody outside. It may the the site of an old grain mill and had a separate stream flowing over a rocky surface.

You can go much further up the South Fork as it gets real shallow and it's rocky. I wish I had more photos but my camera battery was discharged. 

 
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The Norris Lake, Cherokee Reservoir and Douglass Lake 2023 Fandango. 28 Jun 2023 00:49 #126007

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You know….in one of those pics….I see Dan holding a cup.  Either his hands have grown or that cup is not a beer cup.



That was a Solo Cup red plastic shot glass. Jim P. carries them in his backpack in case of snake bite. The rum was 'Black Heart'. 
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The Norris Lake, Cherokee Reservoir and Douglass Lake 2023 Fandango. 27 Jun 2023 16:58 #126005

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Damn. Timing was right. Halfway between Sunnyland cruise and Arrowhead. Damn.
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The Norris Lake, Cherokee Reservoir and Douglass Lake 2023 Fandango. 27 Jun 2023 14:24 #126004

Special thanks to Jim Parnell (BBQ was Awesome) and Melinda and Andrew for helping us feed this bunch of rivetheads!!
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The Norris Lake, Cherokee Reservoir and Douglass Lake 2023 Fandango. 27 Jun 2023 13:56 #126003

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The Norris Lake, Cherokee Reservoir and Douglass Lake 2023 Fandango. 27 Jun 2023 13:49 #126001

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