Pictures: Alapaha, Dead Rivers, Sink 2022-10-02

Not many miles, but packed with sinks, a beach, two rivers, and the big one: the Dead River Sink, on October 2, 2022. Thanks, Dennis Price, for leading us, and for chainsawing our way in.

Sasser Landing, Alapaha River, Dead River Sink 2022-10-02

Thanks to Randy Madison for the ropes that got the boats up the cliff at the Confluence.

Thanks to Phil Royce for helping haul a couple of boats up the Jennings Bluff stairs.

More pictures are below. They’re also in a facebook photoset.

See also facebook photosets by:

Randy Madison, including how the boats got up that cliff by the Dead River Confluence.
Gretchen Quarterman, including some pictures from the Dead River Confluence on down to Jennings Bluff.
Shirley Kokidko, on the beach and on the rivers.

The tripod on my boat held a GOPRO360 camera, snapping every 10 seconds. Its pictures will follow.

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Movie: Ready at Sasser Landing, 30.6008525, -83.0731415

Gretchen photographing, 10:25:24, 30.6008525, -83.0731415

Gretchen arriving, 10:25:33, 30.6008525, -83.0731415

On the water

Happy paddlers, 10:39:04, 30.6007464, -83.0735682

More paddlers, 10:39:05, 30.6007464, -83.0735682

Tiny rapids, 10:39:08, 30.6007464, -83.0735682

Shiny, 10:46:45, 30.5969419, -83.0714002

Small swallet

Eddies and foam, 10:58:39, 30.5913608, -83.0650910

Eddies, 10:58:35, 30.5913608, -83.0650910

Onwards

Sun and shade, 10:58:42, 30.5913608, -83.0650910

More behind, 11:03:04, 30.5890342, -83.0649789

River water

Tannic acid tea color, 11:03:20, 30.5890533, -83.0649603

Bend to the right, 11:22:24, 30.5858572, -83.0600136

Denizman family, 11:22:30, 30.5858572, -83.0600136

Lunch beach

Beaching, 11:24:00, 30.5866246, -83.0600532

Going ashore, 11:24:03, 30.5866246, -83.0600532

Provisions, 11:46:34, 30.5867220, -83.0597740

Sandy, 11:46:49, 30.5867216, -83.0597736

Paddling

A bit farther, 11:52:16, 30.5868791, -83.0577689

Tree roots

Nice tree, 11:57:31, 30.5862913, -83.0537573

Roots, 11:57:37, 30.5862913, -83.0537573

Idyllic

Under the branches, 11:58:53, 30.5858673, -83.0530009

Alapaha River Sink

Movie: Swallet eddies, 11:59:51, (36M) 30.5858673, -83.0530009

Movie: More swallet eddies, (17M) 30.5858673, -83.0530009

Continue

Flotilla, 12:01:34, 30.5854277, -83.0529308

Goal in sight, 12:02:31, 30.5849485, -83.0522646

DRC

Movie: Dead River Confluence, 12:02:31, (47M) 30.5849485, -83.0522646

Landing to look at the Dead River Confluence, 12:06:07, 30.5839818, -83.0510898

Or watch the Alapaha River, 12:06:13, 30.5839818, -83.0510898

Low Alapaha River after Dead River, 12:06:24, 30.5839818, -83.0510898

DR

Dead River, 13:01:29, 30.6008045, -83.0990415

46 – 50

Movie: Dead River and Sink, 13:01:29, (25M) 30.6008045, -83.0990415

Down to the Sink, 13:03:01, 30.5820130, -83.0512589

District Lands sign, 13:02:51, 30.5820130, -83.0512589

DRk

Dead River kiosk, 13:03:18, 30.5820130, -83.0512589

Alapaha Rier and Dead River, 13:03:38, 30.5820130, -83.0512589

Lidar Map, 13:03:42, 30.5820130, -83.0512589

Legend, 13:03:46, 30.5818545, -83.0510267

DRS

Gretchen at the Dead River Sink, 13:05:42, 30.5822277, -83.0509627

Down to the Dead River, 13:06:05, 30.5819765, -83.0516677

Dead River last bend, 13:17:02, 30.5825827, -83.0522110

Hikers

Almost there, 13:17:07, 30.5825827, -83.0522110

Parade to the Dead River Sink, 13:19:32, 30.5825871, -83.0519361

DRStree

Nice tree at the Dead River, 13:22:59, 30.5822263, -83.0516377

Looks boatable, but we do not recommend that, 13:23:03, 30.5822263, -83.0516377

Destination

Dead River Sink, 13:23:37, 30.5822263, -83.0516377

There

Banners at the Dead river Sink, 13:29:10, 30.5818059, -83.0517141

FW

Firewood that Dennis sawed up, later in Phil’s truck, 14:00:42, 30.5782362, -83.0411901

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