First paddle of 2021, from Ichetucknee to Santa Fe Rivers.

Ichetucknee Springs State Park tells us no Ichy Nippy Dip Day for 2021, due to the virus pandemic, but the North Entrance will be open. So see you there, but keep your distance. Then WWALS will paddle downstream. We will also paddle past the notorious Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline.

When: Gather 9:00 AM, Launch 10:30 AM, End 4:00 PM, Saturday, January 4, 2020

Put In: Ichetucknee S.P. North Entrance, 8294 SW Elim Church Rd, Fort White, FL 32038.

GPS: 29.9859, -82.7602

Take Out: Hwy 129 Boat Ramp, William Guy Lemmons Memorial Park Ramp @ 296th St. Ramp, From Branford, travel east on US 27; turn right on US 129; travel south to 296th Street; turn right and William Guy Lemons Memorial Park is on the left, in Suwannee County. 29.912717, -82.860514

Bring: the usual personal flotation device, boat paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit. Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup.

NOTE: The Ichetucknee is a non-disposable river; do not have any food or drinks in disposable packaging. All liquids and foods should be in reusable type containers. This helps keep litter out of our rivers.

Free: Free: This outing is free to WWALS members, and $10 (ten dollars) for non-members. You can pay at the event or online.
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Event: facebook, meetup

Start, 2020-01-20.

Duration: 7 hours

Shuttle distance: 20 miles round trip

Shuttle duration: 30 min round trip
This outing includes the traditional WWALS shuttle. Everybody takes their boats to the put-in, most people drive to the take-out, and the drivers pile into fewer vehicles and go back to the put-in. We will use precedents from outfitters to adapt the shuttle to the pandemic, such as only a few people per vehicle and open windows.

Ichetucknee Confluence with Santa Fe River.
Photo: Beth Gammie for WWALS, Southwings Flight, November 23, 2016.

Paddle distance: 12 miles

Paddle duration: 5.5 hrs

w. to US 129 bridge, Santa Fe River, 29.9102490, -82.8520660
Photo: Beth Gammie for WWALS, Southwings Flight, November 23, 2016.

Host: Bobby McKenzie

Contact: Bobby McKenzie

Photo: John S. Quarterman, 2020-01-04, Next: Bobby McKenzie on the left, who led the 2020-01-04 outing on this route, and Shirley Kokidko, expedition leader same route 2020-01-20.

Backup: in case of high or low water is: Cancel.