Daily Archives: January 8, 2025

Sewer line break, Sugar Creek 2025-01-07

Update 2025-01-10: Filthy Sugar Creek, OK Withlacoochee River, Clean Alapaha River 2025-01-09.

Does that look like sewage is spilling out of it?

[Open sewer line in Sugar Creek, 700 feet north of RR trestle]
Open sewer line in Sugar Creek, 700 feet north of RR trestle

Looks to me like darker water coming from that pipe into Sugar Creek, when I was there yesterday. Continue reading

Full Wolf Moon Paddle, Banks Lake 2025-01-13

Update 2025-01-14: Pictures: Cancelled Full Wolf Moon Paddle, Banks Lake 2025-01-13.

Join us for a leisurely Sunset and Full Moon Paddle on Banks Lake, our watery living room just west of Lakeland, Georgia.

Please be aware that the weather prediction is high 53 low 39F. Sunny during the day, but temperatures will drop rapidly after dark. Dress warmly and bring a dry clothes bag just in case.

When: Gather 5 PM, launch 5:20 PM, moonrise 5:39 PM, sunset 5:52 PM, end 7 PM, Monday, January 13, 2025

Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).

GPS: 31.034824, -83.096725

[Banks Lake paddle, Full Wolf Moon 2025-01-13, Maybe bats, Certainly cold]
Banks Lake paddle, Full Wolf Moon 2025-01-13, Maybe bats, Certainly cold

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