ROBERT STEPHENS Our thanks to our readers for their time, expertise and knowledge in the voting for Mountain Blue, as undertaken earlier this year. As with all things travelrelated, please check ahead on any potential visits. LAKES RESULTS CODES P-Platinum BEST VIRGINIA LAKE BEST SOUTH CAROLINA LAKE G-Gold P Smith Mountain Lake G Philpott Lake S South Holston HM Lake Moomaw P Table Rock Lake G Lake Jocassee S Lake Hartwell BEST WEST VIRGINIA LAKE P Lake Watauga G Douglas Lake (tie) G Lake Ocoee (Parksville Lake) (tie) HM Norris Lake S-Silver HM-Honorable Mention P Summersville Lake G Bluestone Lake S Spruce Knob Lake BEST NORTH CAROLINA LAKE ABOVE: Lake Cumberland, Kentucky. LEFT: Eagle Falls swimming hole, Kentucky. P Fontana Lake G Nantahala Lake S Lake James HM Lake Chatuge BEST TENNESSEE LAKE BEST GEORGIA LAKE P Lake Blue Ridge G Lake Rabun S Lake Nottely BEST KENTUCKY LAKE P Lake Cumberland G Dale Hollow Lake S Paintsville Lake JULY/AUGUST 2020 17