It was a fast paddle from Stephen C. Foster State Park in the Okefenokee Swamp to Griffis Fish Camp on the Suwannee River, as part of the WWALS campout and paddle: barely more than three hours. Or four hours, counting getting ready at the Park and getting out at Griffis.

But it still looked fun, through the Narrows, past piers of an old logging railroad, and through the Suwannee River Sill, with birds and gators.

Stephen C. Foster State Park, Okefenokee Swamp 2024-12-14 to Griffis Fish Camp, Suwannee River

Fast because expedition leader Shirley Kokidko decided to go through the first gate at the Suwannee River Sill, considering water levels were too low to go up to the second gate and back down the west side of the Sill.

Thanks to Shirley Kokidko of Pearson, GA, for leading and for one picture here, and to Phil Royce of Live Oak, FL, for the other pictures. And thanks to the paddlers, from Miami to Alabama to South Carolina, not to mention Hahira and other places in Georgia and Florida.

Stay tuned for pictures of the campfire cooking and the turkeys the next morning.

For more WWALS outings and events as they are announced, see:
https://wwals.net/outings

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

Launching from Stephen C. Foster State Park –Shirley Kokidko

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Sign on the Suwannee River, 09:15:29 –Phil Royce

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Narrow, 10:01:24 –Phil Royce

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Old logging railroad piers, 10:16:52 –Phil Royce

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Stumps or logging railroad piers?, 10:20:50 –Phil Royce

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Bigger cypress, 10:23:02 –Phil Royce

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Paddlers, 10:37:24 –Phil Royce

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Log mid-stream, 10:46:26 –Phil Royce

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Gate 1, Suwannee River Sill, 10:50:35 –Phil Royce, 30.8037310, -82.4176400

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Suwannee River Sill Ramp, 11:28:25 –Phil Royce, 30.8039780, -82.4186920

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Twisty big cypress, 11:45:34 –Phil Royce

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Paddling down the Suwannee River, 12:25:07 –Phil Royce

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Griffis Fish Camp Landing, 12:30:00 –Phil Royce, 30.7845000, -82.4463330

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Sign: 11 miles, Suwannee Trail, 12:32:41 –Phil Royce

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

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