Leaving Guntersville State Park after some rain showers overnight, we headed towards Cherokee National Forest near Ocoee, Tennessee. We wandered along the winding road along the Ocoee River to the Waterfront Park the home of the 1998 White Water Rafting Competition. We had a picnic lunch and then hiked the Rhodendron Trail and the Bear Paws Loop trail before driving to the Parksville Lake Campground part of the National Forest. Another rain shower as we put up the tab awning to relax under the tall trees. We walked around the campground past the river and over by the lake under the lush towering trees.
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| Pedestrian bridge over Ocoee River at Whitewater Park |
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| Rhododendrons in bloom |
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| Rhododendron hiking trail |
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| Numerous waterfalls |
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| Pipes from dams down to the river to control water levels and cause rapids |
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| The concrete path along whitewater park |
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| Pedestrian bridge over to Whitewater Lodge |
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| Parksville Lake Campground |
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| The creek flowing behind campsites |
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| Parksville Lake |
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| Driving out of Cherokee National Forest along Hiawassee River |
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