Vol Fan has an old friend that still lives in Knoxville. I'll call him Copper - pretty ingenious of me since he is a cop!
Copper is quite the outdoors man and has access to a flotilla of kayaks and canoes. Vol Fan and I begged and pleaded until he had pity on us and took us for a float trip on the river.
We went north of Knoxville and floated about 4 hours down the French Broad River.
It was glorious! That section of river is wide and easy going. But it was flowing pretty fast due to TVA letting water through the dam at Douglas Lake. So we just floated, occasionally dipping the paddle in to keep the bow straight.
The weather was perfect - warm but not too hot, slight breeze blowing, white puffy clouds moving lazily across the blue sky.
We listened to birds sing. Watched fish jump. Marveled at the sheer cliffs that occasionally line the river. Picked out the perfect riverfront property.
It was a perfect day!
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