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streamgager
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Day 6
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7/11/2007 1:43:59 PM
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or 'Visitors Corner' portion on your daily program. Just got in from the links.
Stillwater GC was absolutely fantastic. The design, layout, and condition was top notch. I play alot of nice golf courses and this one holds its own. I am a little sore but I didn't embarass myself, but suffice to say the course record is still intact.
Last nights storm was interesting. A lot violent wind but very little rain. This afternoons doesn't look like much of a rain producer either.
As long as I don't bore or offend anyone..I will post my thought son the Lake and my weeks vacation.
For the 'Good to be back home' thread I know how you feel, but it is always nice to go to other places..see new things...for me its all about trailering my boat to a new lake and spending a weeks vacation there.
I have spent weeks on Blue Ridge and Hiawassee in north Georgia, on Fontana, James and Lake Lure in North Carolina, and Jocassee, Koewee, Hartwell, Murray, Marion, and Moultrie in South Carolina.
Lake Martin most reminds me of Lake Murray near Columbia, SC. Similar terrain and water color. Nice mixture of summer cottages and million dollar homes...a large hydro dam and fluctuating Lake levels. After 9/11 FEMA required structural checks on our nations vulnerable infrastructure..such as dams that could cause cataclismic damage if breached. Lake Murray dam was considered at risk because it is somewhat near an earthquake fault line and its earthen dam portion would need reinforced..infact they actually made a dam behind a dam so to speak. In order to do this they had to drop levels to winter pool for 2 - 3 YEARS! Many HOBOS were left high and dry for 3 years (it took longer than the longest prediction) and to top it off...several counties went through a tax re-assessment cycle and most lakefront land owners saw a significant increase in taxes on their land because it was 'lakefront' yet couldn't use the Lake. They don't have a forum..or at least I didn't know about it..or it would have been some interesting reading for sure. Of course 'the other side of the story' (there's always two sides, right?) was that the properties had not been assessed in 20 years or so and most of these same people had 'truth be told' underpaid (if you believe in such things) taxes for most of the 20 years.
If any of you are boating/lake/ enthusiasts like me..I will gladly give you a rundown on these Lakes and what I thought of them.
Just a little primer..Lake Jocassee is stunning. Deep blue, cool water that runs down from the NC mountains and no less than 7 waterfalls..some that you can pull your boat right up under. No crowds, less than 100 houses (Duke Power land/leases) and majestic views of mountains. It also has great fishing and diving to a completely intact underwater town of Jocassee., jumping of rocks (not as big as Acupulco though)...downside is there is no place to stay outside of the state park campground except for 20-30 minutes drives, no marinas, and no places to eat..not an Oskars or Niffers anwhere to found!
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