Pictures: Five Holes Cleanup 2018-02-10

That was a fun cleanup, down at Five Holes, a chain of linked swallets on the Suwannee River. We walked up from Suwannee River Campsites.

Swallets, Suwannee River

Five Holes is in Suwannee River State Park. Back then we needed permission and got it (thanks, Craig Liney). We hear it’s now public access. Update 2022-05-28: Actually, Five Holes is closed for renovation. However, we have permission from the Park Manager for an outing there in August; stay tuned. Update 2022-06-01: Gibson Park to Suwannee River State Park, swim Five Holes, 2022-08-13.

Sign

No Fire, Alcohol, Vehicles, SRSP, 15:45:39, 30.4176065, -83.1569645

Sign and barriers, 15:45:45, 30.4176065, -83.1569645

Burrow

Under roots, 15:50:10, 30.4178710, -83.1568423

Closeup burrow, 15:50:14, 30.4178710, -83.1568423

Something lives here, 15:50:22, 30.4178710, -83.1568423

River

Suwannee visible, 15:51:55, 30.4178710, -83.1568423

End of fence, 15:52:10, 30.4174262, -83.1561020

Palmettos, 15:52:16, 30.4174262, -83.1561020

Trees and river, 15:52:25, 30.4174262, -83.1561020

Beach on far side (left or east bank), 15:52:31, 30.4174262, -83.1561020

Upstream view, 15:52:54, 30.4174262, -83.1561020

Inland

Deadfall, 15:53:11, 30.4174262, -83.1561020

Palmettos to river, 15:54:02, 30.4174262, -83.1561020

Near

Beach on right (north) bank, 15:54:13, 30.4164406, -83.1565522

Inland water, 15:54:46, 30.4164406, -83.1565522

Vine at bluff edge, 16:02:03, 30.4164406, -83.1565522

River ripples, 16:02:06, 30.4164406, -83.1565522

Swing rope, 16:03:09, 30.4164406, -83.1565522

Let the cleanup commence

Trash bags, 16:03:26, 30.4164406, -83.1565522

Down to the sinkhole, 16:03:58, 30.4164406, -83.1565522

Sign and swing rope, 16:04:19, 30.4178156, -83.1552374

Cleanup crew, 16:04:34, 30.4178156, -83.1552374

What’s down there? 16:05:12, 30.4180746, -83.1550855

Swallet

Upstream, 16:05:27, 30.4180746, -83.1550855

Downstream, 16:05:29, 30.4180746, -83.1550855

Mushrooms, 16:05:43, 30.4180746, -83.1550855

Trash pick-up, 16:06:07, 30.4181478, -83.1555061

Beatriz Potter, 16:06:48, 30.4181478, -83.1555061

Another swallet

Below the palmettos, 16:07:38, 30.4181478, -83.1555061

Looking in, 16:08:48, 30.4181478, -83.1555061

Looking up

Movie: From inside a swallet, 16:08:48, (10M) 30.4181478, -83.1555061

Scotti Jay inside a swallet, 16:09:25, 30.4181478, -83.1555061

Dr. Tom Potter, 16:10:15, 30.3774802, -83.0467424

Beatriz and Tom Potter, 16:10:33, 30.3774802, -83.0467424

Swallet Number Three

Scotti Jay, 16:12:04, 30.4181474, -83.1551927

Sara and Scotti Jay, 16:13:15, 30.4181474, -83.1551927

Banners

Beatriz and Tom Potter, ?, Phil Hubbard, Bobbie McKenzie, Scotti and Sara Jay, 16:23:26, 30.4181186, -83.1553046

Plus John S. Quarterman, 16:23:39, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Skin or bark

Outside, 16:26:43, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Inside, 16:26:46, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Round swallet

Steep drop, 16:28:00, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Beatriz photographing Scotti, 16:28:14, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Fifth swallet

Sara Jay and Julie Bowland, 16:28:45, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Context, Sara Jay, Julie Bowland, 16:28:37, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

To the river

Scottie explains, 16:29:52, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Bobbie McKenzie, Phil Hubbard, Scotti Jay, ?, 16:29:53, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Upstream to the landing beach, 16:30:06, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Pointing upstream, 16:31:53, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Across to left bank, 16:30:36, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Downstream, 16:31:03, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Power boat, 16:33:15, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Dr. Potter explains, 16:34:02, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Karst caves across under left bank, 16:34:11, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Climbing board, 16:34:19, 30.4180556, -83.1552778

Beach

Sara Jay on the landing beach, 16:38:25, 30.4177494, -83.1547851

Downstream to the spring outfall, 16:41:46, 30.4177494, -83.1547851

Enough

Out the gate, 16:42:15, 30.4176065, -83.1569645

There they go, 16:42:36, 30.4176065, -83.1569645

Sara Jay closes the gate, 16:43:05, 30.4176065, -83.1569645

More banners

Trash and banners, Scott Jay, Sara Jay, Phil Hubbard, Julie Bowland, Tom Potter, ?, Beatriz Potter, Bobbie McKenzie, 16:48:42, 30.4142000, -83.1595000

Selfie, trash, banners, 16:49:01, 30.4142000, -83.1595000

STT SW CR 143

$[N. on Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, SW CR 143, 17:27:27, 30.4208426, -83.1805095]$
N. on Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, SW CR 143, 17:27:27, 30.4208426, -83.1805095

$[S. on Sabal Trail fracked methane pipelne, SW CR 143, 17:27:35, 30.4208426, -83.1805095]$
S. on Sabal Trail fracked methane pipelne, SW CR 143, 17:27:35, 30.4208426, -83.1805095

Canopy

Movie: Tree tunnel, SW 39th Ave., 17:27:35, (52M) 30.4208426, -83.1805095

Pivot

Center pivot, SW 39th Ave. @ SW 69th Dr., 17:29:55, 30.4347063, -83.1823063

Organic, Do Not Spray, 17:30:17, 30.4355097, -83.1822420

Road, power line, pipeline beyond, 17:30:34, 30.4353394, -83.1820844

STT SW 69th Dr.

$[N. Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, SW 69th Dr., 17:31:06, 30.4354171, -83.1800343]$
N. Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, SW 69th Dr., 17:31:06, 30.4354171, -83.1800343

$[S. Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, SW 69th Dr., 17:31:10, 30.4354644, -83.1800645]$
S. Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, SW 69th Dr., 17:31:10, 30.4354644, -83.1800645

Sabal Trail marker, 17:32:39, 30.4355709, -83.1800211

Corinth Baptist Church sign on SW 69th Dr., 17:33:48, 30.4355477, -83.1795020

STT SW 40th Ave.

Sabal Trail pipeline NW from SW 40th Ave., 17:35:53, 30.4527158, -83.1780801

Sabal Trail pipeline SW from SW 40th Ave., 17:35:55, 30.4527158, -83.1780801

Sabal Trail pipeline W from SW 40th Ave., 17:35:56, 30.4527694, -83.1780995

For Sale, E of SW 40th Ave., 17:36:12, 30.4533536, -83.1780026

More STT NW of SW 40th Ave., 17:36:26, 30.4541287, -83.1780187

Logging pile and STT NW of SW 40th Ave., 17:36:39, 30.4550796, -83.1780731

3 STT trailers W of SW 40th Ave., 17:37:08, 30.4576202, -83.1780777

Closeup 2 STT trailers W of SW 40th Ave., 17:37:13, 30.4576196, -83.1780774

2 STT vehicles W of SW 40th Ave., 17:37:57, 30.4620707, -83.1781659

NW to STT pipeline from SW 40th Ave. across SW 59 Pl, 17:38:53, 30.4676032, -83.1781688

-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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