After a rainy winter, the hiking club gathered up for a nice, gentle hike to begin the season. We headed over to Bristol to South Holston Lake to hike the spillway trail, and also to hike a trail around Osceola Island.
None of us had ever been to the area, and we were all interested in the weir dams below the main dam. Apparently they were built to provide oxygen to support aquatic life and also to provide better water conditions for recreation.
After we hiked Osceola Island, which was the location of the weir dams, we went on toward the dam and hiked the 3.5 mile out and back spillway trail, which is actually a TVA access road.
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| Looking toward the earthen dam from Osceola Island |
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| The Spillway |
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| View of the lake from atop the dam |
