Fifteen Georgia Wilderness Society members and friends canoed the Hiwassee Tennessee’s State Scenic River. This breath-takingly beautiful river meanders among the Blue Ridge Mountains and the hard woods of Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest.
The photo is of Niki Queen paddling the Hiwassee River in her green Mohawk canoe.
Paddling the exciting five-mile white water class II and III section of the upper Hiwassee River was like paddling in a postcard. The bouncy waterfalls interspersed with crystal clear rock pools looked stunning in the mist.
We camped at Tennessee’s Gee Creek Campground a home-away-from-home for river users. Our campsites were close enough to the river to be lulled to sleep at night by the sound of rushing water. An easy walk lead to the river’s edge for nature walks and brisk dips in the cold water.
The Hiwassee River is dammed by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Western North Carolina and then gravity-fed through the Apalachia Powerhouse in Tennessee to generate electricity. The river flow is reduced at night. The 23-mile stretch of the Hiwassee River that flows from the North Carolina/Tennessee state line is managed by the Tennessee State Park System as a scenic river in cooperation with TVA.
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