Update 2023-07-30: Langdale Park to Sugar Creek Chainsaw Cleanup, Withlacoochee River 2023-09-09.

In which the Mayor of Valdosta does work. I lent him my Sawzall and he sawed off a deadfall.

Boats, Withlacoochee River, Deadfalls, Sugar Creek, Salty Snapper

Many kinds of boats started out at Langdale Park Boat Ramp.

WWALS water trail signs, boats, 10:14:27, 30.8876521, -83.3238601

Most of the trip was easy paddling.

Around the bend, 10:26:40, 30.8867740, -83.3239680

Good paddle!

Thumbs up, 11:02:11, 30.8778248, -83.3229802

There were several deadfalls.

Easy Deadfall, 11:21:57, 30.8735597, -83.3238812

Including the one Mayor Scott James sawed off. After I had already sawed several of those logs, but I could not reach that one.

Sploosh, 11:26:59, 30.8735529, -83.3239076

Here’s a happy boater family.

Boater family, 11:42:05, 30.8719666, -83.3243666

Some deadfalls we could saw off and paddle through.

Movie: Paddling through sawed deadfall, 11:42:32, (2.0M) 30.8719666, -83.3243666

And there were some long straight stretches.

Boaters everywhere, 11:56:53, 30.8707577, -83.3222602

Thanks to Russell Allen McBride for being sweep (making sure all boats were accounted for).

Camera adjustment, 11:59:38, 30.8701285, -83.3213037

Some of those fallen logs were too big for my saw, so we had to pull the boats over or around them.

People portaging, 12:22:29, 30.8657214, -83.3215474

We pulled the boats up Sugar Creek

Boats and beach, 13:08:36, 30.8633053, -83.3188517

Valdosta City Council Tim Carroll joined us and Mayor Scott James at the Salty Snapper for lunch. That’s the restaurant manager, Garrison, standing up.

With Mayor Scott James, Council Tim Carroll, Garrison of Salty Snapper, 13:56:37, 30.8610134, -83.3180406

Thanks to Bobby McKenzie for organizing this outing.

Bobby Mckenzie explains, 13:39:51, 30.8606620, -83.3096213

Everybody had fun, although nobody wanted to paddle up and do it again.

There are many more pictures on the WWALS website:
https://wwals.net/pictures/2021-05-15–langdale-park-sugar-creek-salty-snapper

Plus many pictures on facebook by many people.

You can see this whole stretch in 360-degree view on Earthviews, plus onwards to Troupville Boat Ramp. Bobby McKenzie took those at higher water, so the Withlacoochee River looks much different.

Langdale Park Boat Ramp

For more WWALS outings, see: https://wwals.net/outings/

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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