{"id":899,"date":"2017-11-27T16:22:54","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/?p=899"},"modified":"2017-11-27T16:24:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:24:57","slug":"hazel-creek-for-turkey-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/southernhighlanders.com\/new\/2017\/11\/27\/hazel-creek-for-turkey-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazel Creek for Turkey Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was a brisk morning that turned into a glorious day as the Highlander Navy set sail from Cable Cove across lake Fontana on Friday morning. Martin navigates the brisk waters expertly in a heavily laden old 17 foot canoe that was towed across the dragon by an even elder 1971 Ford truck.<\/p>\n

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Mtn. Laurel, who is now fully acclimated from out last week’s outing to Spence, steers her own vessel towards yonder shore.<\/p>\n

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Kurt and AJ complete the armada. Here we are witnessing an Eagle soaring high above at Ollie Cove.<\/p>\n

\"tn_P1080147\"Low water levels made our docking and portage somewhat tricky. Then there was a half mile walk into an almost empty Proctor campsite.<\/p>\n

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Martin begins camp duties.<\/p>\n

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And Laurel does what she does best as AJ oversees!<\/p>\n

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Much merriment ensued around a crackling fire and chilly night.<\/p>\n

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The next morning we went in a few separate directions.\u00a0 Curt set about to trout fish with his fly rod.\u00a0 AJ and Laurel and I walked over to Ollie Cove.\u00a0 We are at Hazel Creek because Eagle Creek is closed for bear activity.\u00a0 It has been closed for a while. I soon prevailed upon our group to undertake a bit of bushwhacking.\u00a0 AJ and Laurel were game.\u00a0 What we did was take off into the woods between Ollie Cove and Hazel Creek.\u00a0 For a couple of hours we played in the woods, up and down hills and hollers.<\/p>\n

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There’s rhodo surfing, then there’s leaf skiing.<\/p>\n

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Up these hills and down.\u00a0 I had honestly expected\u00a0to find traces of the old Proctor civilization but none were to be had. It was a good workout, though.<\/p>\n

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As the sun dropped, so did the temps, so we raised them.<\/p>\n

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Curt was also warming from his day in the chest waders.\u00a0 His luck was a bit better than ours, having hooked a small one but nothing else.\u00a0 It didn’t matter. We were soaking in the Autumnal goodness of Hazel Creek and Proctor.<\/p>\n

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Martin is telling AJ to HUSH!\u00a0 Hush, Hush, Hush!<\/p>\n

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Nice looking pile, eh?<\/p>\n

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From Florida to the mountains, Laurel has had a busy week. And glad we were to share her company.<\/p>\n

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Clear as a bell was the water flowing from old Proctor.<\/p>\n

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We toted some show food and no one went hungry on this trip. Eggs, sausage, you name it. Water vessels are quite nice at times.<\/p>\n

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Sadly, we departed Sunday to even more bluebird weather.\u00a0 It was a three day blessing of perfect company and weather in Proctor. The seas were somewhat sporty as a bit of chop kicked up around 1 pm when we hit the main channel of Fontana.\u00a0 But the vessels held up along with their pilots.\u00a0 Awesome outing.<\/p>\n

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