Burntside Adventures: Jones Creek Anchorage

Yesterday we left the anchorage above the Guntersville dam. Cindy's varishing was completed and looks beautiful. Shouldn't have to do much for a year now. We made about a 40 mile run up the river and pulled over at Guntersville for a couple of hours. There is a free dock there with access to a really nice hike/walking trail along the river so we stretched our legs for a few miles and got back on the boat and headed upstream. Met a guy on the dock who had moved to Guntersville from Prairie du Chien a couple of years ago. He was fishing and showed me a picture of a 70# catfish he had caught off the dock there. Mid afternoon we stopped at an anchorage between the mountains called Jones Creek. It was a little skinny coming in, the bottom vegetation obscured the depth finder readings, but we never touched. It was a gorgeous spot, all alone. This part of the world is really pretty. It's hard to believe we are 15 miles from both Tennessee and Georgia. We got some good news about the Nickajack Lock. I called them and they are open 20 hours daily so today we'll go through that lock and tomorrow mid day should be in Chattanooga. I'll probably to some maintenance there, change oil on the main engine.