The Alapahoochee River Cleanup was jam-packed, all right, but not exactly how we expected: There was almost none of the usual trash, but eight of us found something unexpected in the river. Alapahoochee River, Chainsaw cleanup 2024-07-21, Snake in hollow log, Dead gator under log Shawn O’Connor and Quen Metzler and I sawed through the […]
Update 2024-07-22: Pictures: Alapahoochee River Chainsaw Cleanup 2024-07-21. Join us for a river cleanup including many deadfalls, some interesting creeks, an old steel bridge, some rapids, and Turket Creek Waterfall. Most paddlers will paddle and collect trash, and some of us will have chainsaws. This is a relatively strenuous paddle, so it is not recommended […]
Judging by the continuing downpour, I’d guess US 41 will stay closed through today at least. Map, US 41 Road closed, 2023-02-11 The GDOT press release is pretty vague about where the water is across the road, so there are some guesses below, after the press release. Maybe somebody around Lake Park or Jennings can […]
Update 2023-01-26: Pictures: Many deadfalls, shark teeth, and rapids: Alapachoochee Adventure 2022-07-09. Bird Chamberlain and others had been suggesting it for years, and we finally did it: the Alapahoochee River from GA 135 to Sasser Landing on the Alapaha River. We paddled over many deadfalls, across the GA-FL line, past the creek of shark teeth, […]
There was quite a bit of advance notice that the bridge that provides the most upstream paddling access to the Alapahoochee River is being replaced, and now the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA-EPD) has given public notice of a variance for a contractor to replace the bridge according to specifications by the Georgia Department of […]
Update 2021-12-26: Pictures: Alapahoochee River, GA 135 to Sullivan Launch 2021-06-05. Leisurely paddle on the rarely visited Alapahoochee River from Georgia into the Alapaha River in Florida. This is a short paddle but may have deadfalls to navigate depending on water levels. We’ve been trying to plan an outing on this river, also called Little […]
Elizabeth Reynolds sums it up in her video with her pictures of the trash at the Alapahoochee bridge: “Way to go, humans!“ Who’s interested in a cleanup? Mattress This is about halfway between Lake Park in Lowndes County and Statenville in Echols County, at the GA 376 bridge on the Alapahoochee River. It’s also about […]
Twenty five times the state limit for Fecal coliform could be a problem. What got into the Alapahoochee River last week? GA 135, Alapahoochee River, Alapaha Basin If you want to help find out what’s getting into our rivers, you can
Nice to look at, but not for driving. Chris Mericle reports: Here are some photos of an old bridge across the Alapahoochee River that Deanna and I came across while out exploring the other day. Driving or even walking across this bridge probably shouldn’t be recommended.
