Redirecting the Redirect

 First of all...got my test back and I'm pretty proud of it.  Hope you guys got good news like I did.

The trip is a little more complicated.  For a variety of reasons, mainly people's schedules, the lake is not going to work.  The river situation is still sketchy.  So here's the new plan.

We are going to spend Saturday night at Rob's farm near the Buffalo River, with an option for a day trip.  That will take the pressure off of the uncertainly of gauge watching in multiple ways.  Mainly because instead of trying to interpret what the gauges mean for the river, we will just go stand on a bridge and look at it.  Then discuss with a beer and ready-roll.  We may need to do that at more than one bridge if we need to move farther upstream, and that will be part of the fun too.

It will also be easier because if we decide it's safe to get on the river we'll do it without any gear.  Well, maybe a cooler or two - but no cast iron, or tents, sleeping bags, lanterns, water wheel rotisseries, sharp knives, etc.  Also no stressy decisions about where to camp and what will or will not be underwater if it's still rising.  We can even (gasp) paddle tandem!  And if nothing else, it's an excuse to hook up the canoe trailer and drive it all over middle Tennessee which is all I really want to do anyway.  

We will need an early start on Saturday for this plan.  Let's try to be on the road by 7:00 am.  I'll coordinate with everybody who is not meeting at my house about possible meet up places south and west of here.