Bluewater Creek Anchorage to Ditto Landing Marina

We traveled the Tennessee River eastbound today, going through Wheeler Lock first thing in the morning.  The crane mascot was easy to spot as he kept an eye on things.  The scenery is gorgeous and we saw 2 pleasure boats – that’s the total amount of marine traffic for the day.  The gray, rainy sky and cool temperatures did not make it a very good day to be moving.

We came past the Tennessee Valley Authorities largest nuclear plant – this one plant produces enough power every day to power 2 Million homes.  Then we passed the Redstone Arsenal.  It is surrounded by a national wildlife area, so there was no sign of civilization for many miles.

We are tied up at Ditto Landing marina near the Alabama Hwy 53 bridge that leads to Huntsville.  It’s a relatively new marina, in a beautiful scenic area.  There is a park building on a hill above the marina and tonight there is a concert scheduled there.  Hope the weather doesn’t keep the whole audience away.  We met some Loopers from Kentucky here at the marina – they are just starting their trip and took the trip to Chattanooga as their “shake-down cruise”.  Good Luck to you Moni and Rick Vickers.

The Wheeler Lock Mascot

Leaving Wheeler, about an hour lock up

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

EPA monitoring station at the power plant

Decatur, AL, the sign says it all

Redstone Arsenal dock, not used much

Cool rock formations

Slow pass by a fellow looper, Thanks!