Join us for a leisurely Sunset and Full Moon Paddle, probably with bats.
When: Gather 7:30 PM, launch 8 PM, moonrise 9:17 PM, sunset 8:34 PM, end 10 PM, Sunday, July 21, 2024
Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).
![[Banks Lake Full Buck Moon Paddle 2024-07-21, West of Lakeland, GA, Probably with bats]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-07-21--banks-lake-full-buck-moon/fbmany.jpg)
Banks Lake Full Buck Moon Paddle 2024-07-21, West of Lakeland, GA, Probably with bats
Thanks, Gee Edwards for leading us to see bats and impressive sunsets, on the Banks Lake Full Buck Moon paddle 2023-07-03.
![[Pictures: Banks Lake, Full Buck Moon 2023-07-03, Bats, crimson sunset, aqua and indigo lake]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-07-03--banks-lake-full-buck-moon-pictures/fbmany.jpg)
Pictures: Banks Lake, Full Buck Moon 2023-07-03, Bats, crimson sunset, aqua and indigo lake
Here are a couple of video snippets.
Playlist:
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We will take two jon boats with outboards and chainsaws to find and remove any deadfalls, collect trash, and find the mouth of Okapilco Creek.
There is a seat or two available in the jon boats. Feel free to come along with a kayak or canoe. We can tow on a rope. Or join in with your boat and motor.
We will go 26 river miles from Troupville Boat Ramp to Clyattville-Nankin Boat Ramp. We could also let you know when we’re approaching Knights Ferry Boat Ramp, so you could join us when we get there.
Supposedly Okapilco Creek is navigable up to US 84, according to GA HB 1397, a bill that did not pass the Georgia legislature this year. If we find Okapilco Creek, we will look up it for the mouth of Piscola Creek. Both of those drain Quitman, and Okapilco Creek comes down from Moultrie and above.
When: Gather 9 AM, launch 10 AM, end 2 PM, Saturday, July 27, 2024
Put In: Troupville Boat Ramp, 19664 Valdosta Hwy, Valdosta, GA 31602. I-75 exit 18, west on GA 133 (St. Augustine Road) away from the Valdosta Mall, at the traffic light for Val Tech Road, turn left down to the boat ramp, in Lowndes County, Georgia.
![[Jon boat outing, Withlacoochee River 2024-07-27, Troupville to Nankin, Cleanup with chainsaws]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-07-27--withlacoochee-jon-boat-outing/fbmany.jpg)
Jon boat outing, Withlacoochee River 2024-07-27, Troupville to Nankin, Cleanup with chainsaws