Spending the day on Watauga Lake is one of my favorite summertime activities. We typically rent a pontoon boat for a little over $100 for the whole day. The boats are equipped with radio and CD player. A fully stocked picnic hamper and a stack of CDs makes the day perfect.
The kids settled in for an hour of sun bathing, while Evan and I operated the boat and listened to music. The scenery is so beautiful on Watauga Lake, I could spend the entire day doing nothing more than gazing at the mountains and lake. Despite my warnings, the girls took in a bit too much sun. Alas, it is hard to get 20 somethings to listen.
Watauga Lake is a man made reservoir made by damming Elk and Watauga Rivers. The old Tennessee town of Butler is at the bottom of Watauga Lake. Butler was a town where the Native Americans white settlers in the area interacted. It was a stop over for Daniel Boone.
We brought our own tubes to pull along behind the boat. We had a blast!
I am posting a bunch of pictures of our day on Watauga Lake here:
