December Lake Powell Glass

[Moki]

Moki, The crazy part is that my wife's family had a week on the house boat in July and they trade it for 4 days at Bear Lake.

I love Bear Lake but I would never trade Lake Powell for it

[chpthril]

Awesome pics as usual Moki One day i'll get there Anybody need a deck hand/busboy/cook/bartender/boat captain/etc??? I'll work for food!

[wallacmc]

There have been some reports of people jumping off the San Francisco bridge to commit suicide and lived - at least for a while. They eventually drown or die of hypothermia, but that is 245 feet. The highest I have ever jumped at Lake Powell is 65 feet and that is when I was in high school and stupid! I did see a Travis Pastrana ride off a several hundred foot cliff at Lake Powell on a big wheel on MTV's Nitro Circus. But he used a parachute after his initial fall. Wallacmc, just post some of your regular pics of Norris.

Here is a general map of what the lake looks like. It is huge and made out of two rivers, the Powell and Clinch. Also, here is an aerial shot from someone else and a pic of me surfing behind a crappy Sanger allegedly set up for surfing Needless to say, my fat butt wasn't able to freeride with that wake.

[delongheavyhaul]

Lake Norris looks really nice with a ton of beach!

[wallacmc]

not really beach, just six to ten feet lower than the high water mark at that time. what looks like beach is actually rocks and pebbles for the most part. The banks are pretty steep, though so there is little danger of snags except for a few well-known places.

[eks]

I love Bear Lake but I would never trade Lake Powell for it

Not my choice....

The family wanted to be able to accomodate about 40 for a family reunion and the houseboat could not handle the number.

We rented about 8 Condos at SweetWater. It was really fun, but not Powell fun.

[talltigeguy]

Sweet!

I always thought there should be a lake named after Chuck Norris. Looks like a great place.

[Guapo]

We go to Norris Lake as well. Here are a few pics that show what it's like on the water:

12 year old son surfing:


My other boys jumping off some rocks:




Not a good picture but shows the shoreline:


These picture were taken over Labor Day weekend. They already started drawing the water down.

[Moki]

Beautiful pics - I love all the trees! Lake Norris looks like an awesome place to boat. Are there a lot of houseboats on the lake and how crowded does it get?

[Moki]

Not my choice....

The family wanted to be able to accomodate about 40 for a family reunion and the houseboat could not handle the number.

We rented about 8 Condos at SweetWater. It was really fun, but not Powell fun.

Ah yes, I have great memories of sweetwater! I enjoy the Idaho side where you can be a half mile from shore and in 4 feet of water!

[KonaKing]

Nice Moki, loved the pictres! Thanks.

I didn't make to lake Powell this year...

Shame on you Ed

[wallacmc]

Beautiful pics - I love all the trees! Lake Norris looks like an awesome place to boat. Are there a lot of houseboats on the lake and how crowded does it get?

There are not a lot of houseboats at all, at least not compared to Lake Cumberland just up the road in KY. It gets quite choppy on the big holidays, but other than that, you can generally find a real nice branch with great water. Keep in mind, one whole shoreline is undevelopeable due to the fact that it is a wildlife management area, a big reason why there are so many trees. The water level will drop 20-30 feet over the late summer/fall/winter and fill back up to the tree line in the spring. It is a great place to boat. That is why we drive the extra distance from Cincinnati instead of going to Cumberland or Brookville in IN, where you put your life on the line while boating.

[Guapo]

There are not a lot of houseboats at all, at least not compared to Lake Cumberland just up the road in KY. It gets quite choppy on the big holidays, but other than that, you can generally find a real nice branch with great water. Keep in mind, one whole shoreline is undevelopeable due to the fact that it is a wildlife management area, a big reason why there are so many trees. The water level will drop 20-30 feet over the late summer/fall/winter and fill back up to the tree line in the spring. It is a great place to boat. That is why we drive the extra distance from Cincinnati instead of going to Cumberland or Brookville in IN, where you put your life on the line while boating.

We keep our boat at Twin Cove Marina which is basically the far left (upper left) of the map Wallacmc posted above. That area is well protected from the wind. Even on Labor Day weekend we had plenty of glass in the middle of the day for great surfing (my pictures above are from Labor Day). I grew up skiing on Lake Cumberland, which is huge, but it is so busy anymore and every cove has a houseboat tied up in it. We passed on Cumberland and went to Norris as it's a better watersports lake...IMHO.

[wallacmc]

We keep our boat at Twin Cove Marina which is basically the far left (upper left) of the map Wallacmc posted above. That area is well protected from the wind. Even on Labor Day weekend we had plenty of glass in the middle of the day for great surfing (my pictures above are from Labor Day). I grew up skiing on Lake Cumberland, which is huge, but it is so busy anymore and every cove has a houseboat tied up in it. We passed on Cumberland and went to Norris as it's a better watersports lake...IMHO.

[NHarp1]

Norris Lake, TN

Norris is a beautiful lake with no worries of getting calm water for wake or surf boarding. There are over 20 marinas on the lake offering a variety of accommodations with over 34,000 acres of water. Norris Lake has over 56 species of fish along with 809 miles of shoreline.

Agreat place to relax and do it all!