OCOEE GORGE, TN

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Driving down U.S. 64 towards the Ocoee Gorge in Tennessee.


This is a great stretch to ride a motorcycle, but we haven't taken our bikes out for such a long time. Our dirt road from the house to the paved road has been so full of ruts and dangerous that we can't get down safely so we don't ride.

Bridge over the Ocoee River.

Site of the 1996 Summer Olympics



view from the bridge
This was just a day after a torrential rain and the sound was thunderous.



There were only 4 kayakers that Sunday in the rapids. They stayed in this one area and we watched them practice rolling over in the rapids and coming upright again......over and over.
The guy in the yellow kayak had just rolled back upright after submerging, probably banging his head on boulders while he was under.







It's a nice drive, only about 30 minutes from our house and we often come down to watch the people raft and kayak on a Sunday. There are quite a few rafting companies along 64 so in the summer the rapids are full of rafters and kayakers. There are picnic areas and trails to walk after you cross the bridge. The signs on the trails tell you to talk while you are walking so as to alert the bears that you are around because you don't want to surprise them. I don't want them to surprise me!

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ralph said…
wow, what a great river. so beautiful. i think i'm glad i'm not a kayaker...
May 12, 2010 at 8:02 AM
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