Pictures: Portage Big Shoals, Paddle Little Shoals, Suwannee River 2023-05-20

We saw the lally columns of Old Godwin Bridge, Bell Springs Run, Robinson Creek, Falling Creek, and we portaged around Big Shoals and paddled through Little Shoals, on the Suwannee River to White Springs Wayside Park Ramp, in a WWALS outing, Saturday, May 20, 2023.

Launch, Big Shoals, Little Shoals, Falling Creek, Wayside Park, Suwannee River 2023-05-20

Everyone had a good time in the balmy, breezy, partly-cloudy weather. The White Springs Gauge read 51.5 feet, which was perfect.

Plus a few small alligators.

Thanks to Dennis James Price for leading this one, and for pointing out the excellent lunch spot just below Big Shoals.

Arriving

walk, Big Shoals Canoe Launch, 09:08:48, 30.3533972, -82.6875189

sign, Big Shoals Canoe Launch, 09:08:54, 30.3533972, -82.6875189

Vehicles unloading, 09:08:58, 30.3533972, -82.6875189

CL

Gee Edwards at Canoe Launch, 09:10:43, 30.3540028, -82.6872241

RLR

River Level Recommendations, 09:11:43, 30.3538431, -82.6870898

Boats waiting to go, 09:11:54, 30.3538431, -82.6870898

PA

Dennis Price ready to shuttle at the parking area, 09:14:25, 30.3529705, -82.6879375

SIS

Sign In Sheet (1 of 2), 09:48:50, 30.3538551, -82.6867996

Sign In Sheet (2 of 2), 09:48:57, 30.3538551, -82.6867996

EB

Embarking, 09:53:29, 30.3540101, -82.6869406

Some boats in the water, 09:55:51, 30.3539634, -82.6869000

Ernie Brito and Dottie Price ready to go, 09:56:49, 30.3539616, -82.6868891

Another boat ready for the steps, 09:56:57, 30.3539616, -82.6868891

WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman and Ernie Brito from Miami, 09:59:49, 30.3538936, -82.6869482

Russell Allen McBride on the steps, 09:59:54, 30.3538936, -82.6869482

Waiting boats, 09:59:57, 30.3538936, -82.6869482

Gretchen’s boat into the water, 10:00:05, 30.3538936, -82.6869482

What’s at the end of that rope?, 10:00:06, 30.3538936, -82.6869482

Dennis Price in front of Ernie’s boat, 10:01:16, 30.3538711, -82.6869139

Ernie Brito’s boat in the water, 10:01:50, 30.3538780, -82.6867610

BB

Banners and 15 boats at Big Shoals Tract Launch, 10:12:24, 30.3539804, -82.6870784

BBFR

Banners at Big Shoals Launcy from Suwannee River –Gee Edwards, 20:12:31, 30.3539804, -82.6865000

Banners from Suwannee River, at Big Shoals Launch –Gee Edwards, 20:12:30, 30.3539804, -82.6865000

GB

Right bank, Godwin Bridge lally columns, 10:29:27, 30.3503563, -82.6853331

Left bank, Godwin Bridge lally columns, 10:29:50, 30.3503563, -82.6853331

LBP

Portage on the left bank, 10:45:51, 30.3687141, -82.6967721

Some portaging on land, others walking boats along the shore, 10:48:06, 30.3415375, -82.6819459

BS

Boats below Big Shoals sign, 11:04:57, 30.3397569, -82.6828750

Big Shoals behind sign, 11:04:52, 30.3397569, -82.6828750

Big Shoals sign, 11:04:45, 30.3397569, -82.6828750

ANS

Alligators No Swimming, 11:05:04, 30.3397569, -82.6828750

Wheels on boat, 11:05:09, 30.3397569, -82.6828750

PBI

Put back in, 11:11:02, 30.3396910, -82.6828381

Context, put back in, 11:10:57, 30.3396910, -82.6828381

PBIBS

Portage put in just below Big Shoals, 11:11:20, 30.3396910, -82.6828381

Context, portage put in just below Big Shoals, 11:11:26, 30.3396910, -82.6828381

Dennis Price directing at Big Shoals, 11:42:21, 30.3384596, -82.6837801

BBS

Banners at Big Shoals, 11:43:09, 30.3385156, -82.6837515

Movie: Banners at Big Shoals, 11:43:09, (64M) 30.3385156, -82.6837515

Dennis said what this plant is, 11:48:05, 30.3385281, -82.6838181

OAL

Onwards after lunch, 11:56:11, 30.3381508, -82.6843478

Context, onwards after lunch, 11:56:09, 30.3381508, -82.6843478

BOW

Back on the water, 12:01:05, 30.3377179, -82.6843068

Context, Back on the water, 12:01:03, 30.3377179, -82.6843068

RC

Robinson Creek, 12:03:25, 30.3368386, -82.6858711

Robinson Creek another view, 12:03:15, 30.3368386, -82.6858711

IBR

Idyllic blackwater river, 12:05:28, 30.3360218, -82.6871025

Happy paddlers –Gee Edwards

BSR

Bell Springs Run, 12:10:06, 30.3330677, -82.6893859

Bell Springs Run with paddle, 12:10:04, 30.3330677, -82.6893859

Movie: Flowing Bell Springs Run, 12:10:06, (23M) 30.3330677, -82.6893859

PPD

Paddling past some deadfalls, 12:10:42, 30.3333037, -82.6895578

Context, Paddling past some deadfalls, 12:10:38, 30.3333037, -82.6895578

RBDR

Right Bank Dry Runoff, 12:20:32, 30.3329108, -82.6963363

NHT

CLOSED to Hunting and Trapping –FWC, 12:22:03, 30.3332897, -82.6968659

Context, CLOSED to Hunting and Trapping –FWC, 12:21:56, 30.3332897, -82.6968659

SK

Shirley Kokidko at another dry run, 12:28:42, 30.3333055, -82.7011698

BSMC

Big Shoals Main Creek, 12:41:33, 30.3295534, -82.7085783

GTR

Gnarly tree roots, 12:56:36, 30.3225220, -82.7147920

FC

Falling Creek, 12:59:47, 30.3211583, -82.7164812

Movie: Dan Phillips at Falling Creek, 12:59:47, (63M) 30.3211583, -82.7164812

Falling Creek with bridge, 12:59:48, 30.3211583, -82.7164812

LS

Little Shoals, 13:29:08, 30.3323466, -82.7222926

Movie: Little Shoals, 13:29:08, (21M) 30.3323466, -82.7222926

Dennis Price at Little Shoals, 13:41:02, 30.3328102, -82.7225426

Shoreline, Little Shoals –Gee Edwards

Boat around Little Shaols

Movie: Last paddlers through Little Shoals, 13:41:06, (82M) 30.3328102, -82.7225426

OOL

Oosterhoudt Overlook, 14:25:45, 30.3293156, -82.7343371

Context, Oosterhoudt Overlook, 14:25:42, 30.3293156, -82.7343371

CT

White Springs communication tower, 14:25:49, 30.3293156, -82.7343371

BSPLB

Big Shoals Public Lands Boundary, 14:26:16, 30.3293156, -82.7343371

LB

Last boats before take out, 14:26:23, 30.3293156, -82.7343371

NSRRUS41

NS RR and US 41 Bridges, 14:33:30, 30.3137468, -82.7328597

TO

Taking out at Wayside Park, 14:33:35, 30.3264667, -82.7380102

HBC

Hall Barnett Creek, 14:34:02, 30.3264667, -82.7380102

NSRRB

Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, left bank, 14:34:47, 30.3265531, -82.7382252

Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, right bank, 14:34:50, 30.3265531, -82.7382252

US41B

US 41 Bridge, 14:34:54, 30.3265531, -82.7382252

Left bank, US 41 Bridge, 14:35:23, 30.3265531, -82.7382252

Context, left bank, US 41 Bridge, 14:35:27, 30.3265531, -82.7382252

Right Bank, US 41 Bridge, 14:35:30, 30.3260054, -82.7384876

SRWPR

Suwannee River Wayside Park Ramp, 14:35:36, 30.3260054, -82.7384876

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-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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