Hiawassee - Finishing up ET

July 22nd

The Hiawassee and Ocoee Rivers State Park was the final park located in East Tennesse that we hadn't visited. We have visited may areas of this park in the past , but we had never visited the park headquarters area located on the Hiawassee just south of Etowah. We took the Old Federal road through Monroe and McMinn counties to Etowah. The return trip was up the central part of the valley west of McMinnville and up through the dairy country north of Athens into Loudon for lunch. We didn't cover much ground - only about 120 miles, but the roads for the most part were secondary backroads and through some nice farm country.
Other Riders: Rick ,Tammy, Tim, Jill, and Steve.
35 Parks to go.

The route as Ridden
1 The route as Ridden
 What appears to be cantilever corn crib at the Hiawassee Visitor center.
2 What appears to be cantilever corn crib at the Hiawassee Visitor center.
 Hydration break at Hiawassee. Temperatures in the upper 80's and humidity at least 60%.
3 Hydration break at Hiawassee. Temperatures in the upper 80's and humidity at least 60%.
 Rick and Tim perform a mind meld experiment but nothing seemed to happen.
4 Rick and Tim perform a mind meld experiment but nothing seemed to happen.
 The park covers a very large area and is split among several areas in the Hiawassee/Ocoee area. This was the closest "official" park sign that we could find.
5 The park covers a very large area and is split among several areas in the Hiawassee/Ocoee area. This was the closest "official" park sign that we could find.
Susan and Tammy on the banks of the Hiwassee.
6 Susan and Tammy on the banks of the Hiwassee.
 Who's going in first?
7 Who's going in first?
 A fish trap constructed many years ago by native americans.
8 A fish trap constructed many years ago by native americans.
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