Sunday 10/07
This morning Puffin and crew head down the river leaving our interesting stay at Chattanooga. Along Nickajack Lake we travel through a gorge where the river follows an ancient earthquake fault creating water depths as deep as 135 feet. It's also the once troublesome areas of the river(prior to the dams) known as “The Pan”, “The Skillet”, “The Pot” and “The Suck” where boats became uncontrollable because of the boiling and swirling waters. Later we pass a very scenic stretch known as the “Grand Canyon of the Tennessee” where the river narrows and the mountains drop steeply to the river.(part of the Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife) We stop by Hales Bar Marina(mile431.2), the site of the old and abandoned Hales Bar powerhouse(world's second largest hydroelectric plant at the time) where Puffin takes on fuel, ice, and has a pumpout We enjoy showers before departing for our evening anchorage at the base of Little Cedar Mountain (mile 426.9), close to our next lock.




Anchorage At Little Cedar Mountain