Cheoah Lake and Dam, Graham County, North Carolina. October 13, 2009.
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Last month Betsy and I drove The Tail of the Dragon on our way to Georgia. The Tail of the Dragon is an 11-mile stretch of U. S. 129 which is considered by many to be one of the world’s best motorcycling and sports car roads. The Tail of the Dragon gets its name from the 318 tight curves on the 11-mile stretch.
The Tail of the Dragon takes drivers through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. After crossing into North Carolina we turned onto North Carolina 28, which continued to offer some beautiful scenery, even if it did have fewer curves.
The picture above was taken at a turnout overlooking Cheoah Lake in North Carolina. Near the center of the picture is Cheoah Dam, which forms the lake on the Little Tennessee River. The Cheoah Dam was featured in the Harrison Ford movie The Fugitive. This is the dam that Ford jumped off to escape near the beginning of the movie.
Tags: North Carolina, Scenic Sunday, Smokies, Tennessee, Travels
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November 8, 2009 at 6:11 am |
Beautiful photo with interesting info George.
“”who’s a little cutie then””lol.
November 8, 2009 at 8:51 am |
Looks like a beautiful place for a drive. The lake scene is pretty.
November 8, 2009 at 9:50 am |
Beautiful photo…and the road sounds like fun!
November 8, 2009 at 10:26 am |
Tail of the Dragon–I love the name. Nice pic. MB
November 8, 2009 at 11:21 am |
I’ve been on the Tail of the Dragon many times and every time I have been very frightened by the motorcyclists leaning into my lane as they round the curves. Nice photograph.
November 8, 2009 at 12:37 pm |
You do pick the loveliest places to visit! So glad you share your photos – it’s a wonderful travelogue for moi!!
November 8, 2009 at 12:55 pm |
That is an amazing photo…a beautiful Dam!
So, did Mrs. P love the tail of the dragon???
November 8, 2009 at 2:10 pm |
Lovely shot!
Wonderful reflection of the sky in the water.
November 8, 2009 at 2:16 pm |
George: The mountains sure have great places to gather the water for lakes.
November 8, 2009 at 6:59 pm |
Ah nice photo.
I’ll have to drive my Vette there one day. 🙂
November 9, 2009 at 8:33 am |
Mentioned this to my sports car driving hubby and he knew exactly where I was talking about! He would love driving it.
November 9, 2009 at 8:52 pm |
Like the name of the highway. How did Mrs. P handle it??
November 10, 2009 at 12:08 pm |
You and Betsy take the most wonderful trips together and always return with wonderful photos and stories to share 😉
Hugs and blessings,