This was a tiny outing for a couple of visitors from Oregon through what has since become a new Wildlife Management Area on the Alapaha River, between Hotchkiss Road (which had some magnificent potholes) in Lanier County to the site of the pending new park and boat ramp off of US 84 in Lowndes County, Georgia, all on the Alapaha River Water Trail.
The visitors were my cousin Philip Quarterman, originally from England, who along with his girlfriend Geri Ann Berg lives in Oregon. They asked for a brief river paddle with no alligators.
The Statenville gage showed 2.9 feet or 79 feet NAVD, which is above our recommendation of low at 2 feet and dragging at 1.5 feet.
Here are some pictures by Gretchen Quarterman, some by John S. Quarterman, and more by Gretchen, followed by a Google map.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman
Floating backwards past closed Old State Road, 30.9365360, -83.0406050
Philip, Geri, and jsq in the Suwannee Riverkeeper vessel, 30.9365010, -83.0395940
All paddling
Shiny circles
By the right bank
Front paddle drive 30.9335933, -83.0360117
Reflections landscape 30.9327867, -83.0353600
Reflections portrait 30.9326317, -83.0353917
Tree roots 30.9325800, -83.0353750
Leaning trees 30.9325800, -83.0353750
Suwannee Riverkeeper banner on the Alapaha River 30.9295817, -83.0360183
Suwannee Riverkeeper on the Alapaha River 30.9296033, -83.0360400
Bend to the left 30.9295883, -83.0360717
jsq, Geri, Philip 30.9295883, -83.0360717
Treescape 30.9290500, -83.0383817
Here they come 30.9277900, -83.0403133
Sharp tree trunk 30.9266517, -83.0399467
Sand cliff 30.9260383, -83.0394517
Philip, Geri, jsq 30.9260633, -83.0394667
The beach and the US 84 bridge 30.9257700, -83.0389600
Geri, Philip, jsq, WWALS banner 30.9253350, -83.0384250
Philip, jsq, WWALS banner 30.9253517, -83.0384100
Philip, Geri, Gretchen, jsq, WWALS banner 30.9253133, -83.0384000
Pictures by John S. Quarterman
Cousins: jsq, Philip, Geri, Gretchen 31.0125000, -83.2694444
Gretchen leading the way 30.9365161, -83.0390604
Beach and trees 30.9365161, -83.0390604
Movie: Used to be ocean bottom (9.2M)
Paddling 30.9356840, -83.0382112
Island 30.9354967, -83.0381112
Spreading tree 30.9350284, -83.0378599
Red tannic water 30.9339418, -83.0374292
Gretchen leading from behind 30.9333333, -83.0369444
Trees closing in 30.9334366, -83.0369658
Bend to the right 30.9329388, -83.0364762
Look to the left 30.9329388, -83.0364762
Roots 30.9319687, -83.0360189
More roots 30.9319687, -83.0360189
Gretchen and the roots 30.9307588, -83.0361713
Yellow tannic water 30.9293686, -83.0376816
Gretchen looking for Hawthorne formation 30.9293686, -83.0376816
Look at them cypress knees! 30.9295340, -83.0385521
Bend to the left 30.9295340, -83.0385521
Look around the left bend 30.9295340, -83.0385521
Straight stretch 30.9295340, -83.0385521
Stream? 30.9290557, -83.0396257
Floating downstream 30.9280519, -83.0401350
Beach bend left 30.9276175, -83.0403301
Right bank 30.9262797, -83.0396969
Right bend 30.9262797, -83.0396969
Final beach and US 84 bridge 30.9258578, -83.0393638
Alapaha River from US 84 bridge
More pictures by Gretchen Quarterman
jsq, Philip
jsq, Philip, closeup
Alapaha River upstream
Alapaha River downstream
Quarterman Family of Liberty County, Georgia, and Relatives
Green book closeup
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