I just got back from a week along Lake Fontana. I consider it one of my favorite kayaking destinations. I may be there paddling and camping alone in the middle or end of Sept. myself! I'm hoping to do a cemetery research project about the cemeteries along Hazel Creek that were cut off from the outside world by the creation of the lake during WW II. Anyway, crowds are not an option on Lake Fontana. I was there on July 3rd and didn't see a dozen people at Proctor campsite. Three tents were all that were pitched. There are day trippers at Hazel Creek because of the spectacular trout fishing, but they are mostly fishermen - quiet, nice folks. http://www.griztrax.net/sea_yakking/Springyakking/Springyak12.html shows Hazel Creek photos from other paddlers on Lake Fontana. A web search will give a lot of fishing info, suitable for a paddler, as well as some history of the area. For instance, Proctor was a town of a thousand people at one time and now no one lives there because the lake drowned all the roads that got to it. There are a large number of campsites along and near the shore. It's all part of the Great Smoky Mtn. National Park, so their website is another place to get info. The Cable Cove launch site is directly across the lake from Hazel Creek and makes a good put-in to get to Proctor. I really love this area. But I live in the Chicago area, so anyplace wild is nice as far as I'm concerned. Jim Tibensky _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 08 2002 - 09:37:41 PDT
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