Today we spent the day in Clarksville with me at work and Tom on a 44 mile bike trek. He described rollercoaster terrain through the country side of his ride and the good fortune to encounter the loose country dogs on the down hill. I took a short stroll along the water front park to see the Cumberland RiverCenter. There was a small museum there. I picked up the little fact there that settlement of the Cumberland River valley began during the Revolutionary War. The area was originally a “military reserve” for the State of North Carolina and her soldiers could receive land grants as pay for their services. I had three people greet me with a wave or "hi" as I walked through the park. It feels good to be back in the South.
We left late afternoon and saw busy riverside activities in Clarksville as an Ingram barge unloaded its sand onto a mountain at a materials company. There were a lot of long legged blue herons looking for their evening meal along the
shore.It was almost 4:00 PM by the time we got to the Cheatham Lock, and it was full of a tug and barges. After a 45 minute wait, we had our turn for the 28 foot ascension. There were some
fishing boats enjoying the afternoon by the spillway. Cheatham Dam, by the lock, is a hydroelectric plant. The US really needs to invest in more hydroelectric dams... such a wonderful source of energy, simply gravity, renewable as 
long as there is water. Past the lock, it was getting dark and we found Harpeth Creek, a pretty, small tributary river with wonderful 10 feet of depth for our overnight stay.
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