Pictures: WWALS on The Rocks between Lakeland and Hotchkiss, Alapaha River 2015-07-11

WWALS Watershed Coalition

WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

Pictures: WWALS on The Rocks between Lakeland and Hotchkiss, Alapaha River 2015-07-11 [Up]

Pictures: WWALS on The Rocks between Lakeland and Hotchkiss, Alapaha River 2015-07-11.
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Pictures

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Collage, Lakeland to Naylor 08:30:00, 31.0458222, -83.0433889

LBRGQ

Chris Graham, Bret Wagenhorst's guest, Deanna Mericle, at Lakeland Boat Ramp, --GQ C2 08:38:13, 31.0458222, -83.0433889

ITWGQ

Phaeotremella foliacea, a fungus parasitic on the mycelium of Stereum sanguinolentum, a fungus that grows on dead attached and recently fallen branches of conifers, --GQ C2 08:34:10, 31.0448944, -83.0448611

Phaeotremella foliacea in the woods above Lakeland Boat Ramp, --GQ C2 08:34:13, 31.0449833, -83.0449833

SFGQ

Sofa, --GQ C2 08:46:03, 31.0421528, -83.0446083

SAPLGQ

Upstream, South access, Paffords Landing, --GQ C2 08:48:28, 31.0421528, -83.0446083

Downstream, south access, Paffords Landing, --GQ C2 08:48:57, 31.0421083, -83.0446611

South access, Paffords Landing, Alapaha River, --GQ C2 08:48:35, 31.0421528, -83.0446083

Beach across from Paffords Landing, --GQ C2 08:48:40, 31.0421083, -83.0446389

PWMGQ

Posted, No Trespassing, Pinecrest Wildlife Management, No Hunting, --GQ C2 08:48:51, 31.0420889, -83.0446778

PPLGQ

Palmettos, Paffords Landing, --GQ C2 08:50:16, 31.0424944, -83.0438472

TPLGQ

Tire, Paffords Landing, --GQ C2 08:53:33, 31.0434222, -83.0432500

ELBRGQ

Embarking, Lakeland Boat Ramp, --GQ C2 09:05:24, 31.0458861, -83.0436083

Portrait, embarking, Lakeland Boat Ramp, --GQ C2 09:05:29, 31.0458861, -83.0436083

OTWGQ

Hats on, --GQ C2 09:05:42, 31.0458917, -83.0435556

BWGGQ

Bret Wagenhorst and guest, --GQ C2 09:08:07, 31.0458806, -83.0435722

Heading downstream, Bret Wagenhorst and guest, --GQ C2 09:08:27, 31.0455806, -83.0433722

MRGQ

Many roots, --GQ C2 09:11:26, 31.0495778, -83.0431278

SO

Just below Lakeland Boat Ramp, --jsq 09:11:04

Chris Mericle, --jsq 09:12:50, 31.0449943, -83.0433884

Steep bluff below Paffords Landing, --jsq 09:18:44, 31.0419884, -83.0440979

Bear left around the beach, --jsq 09:18:57, 31.0419826, -83.0441818

LakelandGQ1

Shirley Kokidko and the flotilla --GQ C1, 08:22:58

Bret Wagenhorst and guest at the GA 122 bridge --GQ C1, 08:23:12

Onwards --GQ C1, 08:23:43

Downstream --GQ C1, 08:39:05

LWPLGQ1

Two boats at Lakeland-Waycross Power Line --GQ C1, 08:39:19, 31.0401320, -83.0460730

LWPL

Lakeland-Waycross Power Line, --jsq 09:22:57, 31.0401320, -83.0460730

Passing Lakeland-Waycross Power Line, --jsq 09:22:59, 31.0398350, -83.0461578

One boat at Lakeland-Waycross Power Line --GQ C1, 08:39:22, 31.0398350, -83.0461578

DFRB

Deadfall on right bank, --jsq 09:36:16, 31.0349178, -83.0490417

GQES

Gretchen Quarterman at eroded sand, --jsq 09:39:07, 31.0320000, -83.0485000

WV

Wrested vegetation, --jsq 09:41:59, 31.0291138, -83.0475540

More wrested vegetation, --jsq 09:42:03, 31.0291138, -83.0475540

Fishing

Caught a fish, --jsq 09:45:06, 31.0291138, -83.0475540

Right around a right bank deadfall, --GQ C2 09:49:02, 31.0260944, -83.0471722

ITGQ

Impressive trees, --GQ C2 09:49:05, 31.0261528, -83.0471417

Creek or slough, --GQ C2 09:49:09, 31.0261278, -83.0471500

RSGQ

Red swirls, --GQ C2 09:49:18, 31.0260722, -83.0471417

Red sand, --GQ C2 09:50:56, 31.0261167, -83.0471111

ASfRBGQ

A seep from the riverbank, --GQ C2 09:54:46, 31.0247194, -83.0474472

Movie: A seep from the riverbank, --GQ C2 09:50:56, (8.0M) 31.0261167, -83.0471111

Movie: Same seep from the riverbank, --GQ C2, (8.0M) 31.0261167, -83.0471111

MPGQ

Privet?, --GQ C2, 10:03:44, 31.0229500, -83.0729444

IMG 1251, --GQ C2, 10:03:55, 31.0216611, -83.0430667

IMG 1252, --GQ C2, 10:03:58, 31.0216611, -83.0430667

IMG 1253, --GQ C2, 10:04:03, 31.0216611, -83.0430667

IMG 1254, --GQ C2, 10:04:06, 31.0216611, -83.0430667

IMG 1255, --GQ C2, 10:04:29, 31.0216611, -83.0430667

IMG 1256, --GQ C2, 10:04:32, 31.0216611, -83.0430667

DFRBGQ1

Beach and deadfalls --GQ C1, 08:42:18

Deadfalls, right bank --GQ C1, 08:42:36, 31.0349178, -83.0490417

ABRBGQ1

Around right bank beach --GQ C1, 08:45:01

Around beach on right bank --GQ C1, 08:45:11

TERGQ1

Tree with exposed roots --GQ C1, 08:45:11

Portrait tree with exposed roots --GQ C1, 08:46:17

BWGGQ1

Bret Wagenhorst and guest --GQ C1, 08:47:33

Bret Wagenhorst and guest turning around --GQ C1, 08:47:45

BWTGQ1

Beach with tree --GQ C1, 08:48:12

CKGQ1

Cypress knees --GQ C1, 08:49:56

GTGQ1

Gnarly tree --GQ C1, 08:50:12

GQESGQ1

Eroded sand --GQ C1, 08:53:52, 31.0349178, -83.0490417

Closeup, eroded sand --GQ C1, 08:54:27, 31.0349178, -83.0490417

FiSGQ1

Footprints in sand --GQ C1, 08:55:08

NSGQ1

Narrow spot --GQ C1, 09:03:50

Through the narrows --GQ C1, 09:04:06

ITGQ1

Imposing tree --GQ C1, 09:04:24

IRGQ1

Idyllic river --GQ C1, 09:04:41

P1GQ1

One paddler --GQ C1, 09:17:14

P4GQ1

Four paddlers --GQ C1, 09:17:21

P5GQ1

Five paddlers --GQ C1, 09:18:03

DFRBGQ1

Deadfalls on right bank --GQ C1, 09:28:03

Right bank with deadfalls --GQ C1, 09:28:30

BttLGQ1

Bend to the left --GQ C1, 09:29:00

UlBGQ1

Undercut left bank --GQ C1, 09:44:29, 31.0218258, -83.0336533

PNGQ1

Pogo's nose, right bank, with five paddlers --GQ C1, 09:45:07, 31.0218258, -83.0336533

DaRGQ1

Deadfall across river --GQ C1, 09:55:13

Under the deadfall --GQ C1, 09:57:01, 31.0188293, -83.0349274

More under the deadfall --GQ C1, 09:57:11

DF

Dragonfly, --jsq 10:14:24, 31.0212669, -83.0412445

Brush in the water, --jsq 10:14:41, 31.0212669, -83.0412445

PN

Undercut bank, --jsq 10:28:30, 31.0218258, -83.0336533

Pogo's Nose, --jsq 10:28:34, 31.0218258, -83.0336533

Paddlers behind, --jsq 10:28:37, 31.0217590, -83.0336609

DF

Deadfall across river, --jsq 10:41:19, 31.0188293, -83.0349274

BT

Bird Tracks, --jsq 10:53:50, 31.0171413, -83.0324783

DFLB

Deadfall on left bank, --jsq 11:07:51, 31.0171413, -83.0324783

CoDGQ

Climb over deadfall, --GQ C2, 11:16:02, 31.0150194, -83.0341111

Getting ready to climb over deadfall, --GQ C2, 11:16:33, 31.0150194, -83.0341111

HP

Happy paddler, --jsq 11:25:05, 31.0148659, -83.0340423

EBGQ

Eroded bluff, --GQ C2, 11:44:06, 31.0097306, -83.0307694

SB

Sand bank, --jsq 11:44:58, 31.0099087, -83.0301666

LBGQ

Lunch beach, --GQ C2 12:16:48, 31.0084278, -83.0229639

WWALS banner at lunch beach, --GQ C2 12:17:01, 31.0082861, -83.0230861

Swimming at lunch beach, --GQ C2 12:20:48, 31.0082778, -83.0230944

Standing paddle at lunch beach, --GQ C2 12:20:54, 31.0082778, -83.0230944

SLS

Lunching, --jsq 12:25:52, 31.0098743, -83.0301590

Swimmer at lunch beach, --GQ C2 12:38:16, 31.0175139, -83.0577389

Portrait lunch beach, --GQ C2 12:38:43, 31.0083250, -83.0229722

Landscape lunch beach, --GQ C2 12:38:48, 31.0083250, -83.0229722

Shirley Lunch beach, --GQ C2 12:39:03, 31.0083333, -83.0229639

Movie: Joking at lunch, --jsq 12:40:00, (13M) 30.9396896, -83.0426636

Banner: Chris and Deanna Mericle, Gretchen Quarterman, Mike Sims Jr., Chris Graham, Shirley Kokidko, --jsq 12:42:10, 31.0082779, -83.0231476

jsq selfie Banner: Chris and Deanna Mericle, Gretchen Quarterman, Mike Sims Jr., Chris Graham, Shirley Kokidko, --jsq 12:42:25, 31.0082779, -83.0231476

WBGQ

Chris and Deanna Mericle, jsq, Mike Sims Jr., Chris Graham, Shirley Kokido, WWALS banner, --GQ C2 12:43:10, 31.0083000, -83.0231028

Chris and Deanna Mericle, jsq, Mike Sims Jr., Chris Graham, Shirley Kokido, WWALS banner, --GQ C2 12:43:14, 31.0083000, -83.0231028

jsq selfie with WWALS banner, --GQ C2 12:42:48, 31.0082861, -83.0231167

Gretchen taking a banner picture, --jsq 12:43:14, 31.0082760, -83.0231476

OTGQ

Owl, --GQ C2 12:49:25, 31.0074889, -83.0226583

Portrait owl, --GQ C2 12:50:56, 31.0074806, -83.0227667

Movie: Owl flying and climbing, --GQ C2 12:51:38, (24M) 31.0074861, -83.0227583

FB

Fish beds, --jsq 12:57:20, 31.0059757, -83.0218811

PFLBGQ

Portrait platform, left bank, --GQ C2 13:01:05, 31.0054500, -83.0205222

PFLB

Closeup platform on left bank, --jsq 13:01:05, 31.0051000, -83.0206500

Platform on left bank, --jsq 13:00:28, 31.0054245, -83.0205154

jsq, platform, left bank, --GQ C2 13:01:07, 31.0054500, -83.0205222

light platform, --GQ C2 13:01:53, 31.0051944, -83.0206833

dark platform, --GQ C2 13:01:56, 31.0051722, -83.0207056

SBGQ

Steep bluff, --GQ C2 13:48:42, 30.9841583, -83.0291444

Steep bluff again, --GQ C2 13:48:46, 30.9840806, -83.0291278

BttL

Bend to the left, --jsq 13:49:33, 30.9834862, -83.0294494

Boats behind, --jsq 13:49:37, 30.9834862, -83.0294494

RSGQ1

Red sand --GQ C1, 09:57:56

WSGQ1

White sand --GQ C1, 09:59:35

CMSGQ1

Chris Mericle swimming --GQ C1, 09:59:59

DaLGQ1

Disembarking at a log --GQ C1, 10:28:38

Five at a log --GQ C1, 10:28:41

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jsq with WWALS sign --GQ C1, 10:28:48

RBBALGQ1

Red boat boofing across log --GQ C1, 10:28:51

SKotLGQ1

Shirley Kokidko on the log --GQ C1, 10:28:54

STRGQ1

Scouting the Rocks --GQ C1, 13:07:47

Movie: Scouting The Rocks --GQ C1, 13:07:47 (9.2M)

NTR

Small island at The Rocks, --jsq 13:52:30, 30.9829540, -83.0292511

On land at The Rocks, --jsq 13:53:51, 30.9829826, -83.0292663

Movie: Scouting The Rocks --jsq,(9.6M) 30.9829826, -83.0292663

CGTRGQ1

Chris Graham getting ready at The Rocks --GQ C1, 13:10:36

TTRGQ1

Movie: Chris Graham --GQ C1, jsq, through The Rocks, 13:10:37 (37M)

TR

The Rocks, --jsq 13:57:43, 30.9829006, -83.0293197

Movie: Below The Rocks --jsq, (11M) 30.9829006, -83.0293197

Wheel and tire at The Rocks, --jsq 13:58:13, 30.9821930, -83.0297775

TRR

The Rocks white water, --jsq 13:58:43, 30.9822082, -83.0297928

Movie: White water, The Rocks --jsq, (9.8M) 30.9822082, -83.0297928

Flowers in the water at The Rocks, --jsq 13:59:12, 30.9822884, -83.0298233

Floating plants at The Rocks, --jsq 13:59:14, 30.9822884, -83.0298233

GTRGQ

Gretchen Quarterman through The Rocks, 13:59:31, 30.9823131, -83.0297851

PTR

Gretchen Shooting The Rocks, --jsq 13:59:31, 30.9823131, -83.0297851

Movie: Gretchen through The Rocks --jsq, (61M) 30.9823131, -83.0297851

Movie: Mike Sims Jr. through The Rocks --jsq, (31M) 30.9823131, -83.0297851

Movie: Deanna Mericle through The Rocks (5.2M)

Movie: Deanna Mericle through The Rocks --jsq, (33M) 30.9823131, -83.0297851

Movie: Shirley Kokidko through The Rocks (14M)

Movie: Shirley through The Rocks --jsq, (2.6M) 30.9823131, -83.0297851

Movie: Shirley Kokidko sideways through The Rocks --jsq, (32M) 30.9823131, -83.0297851

Movie: Chris Mericle through The Rocks (5.0M)

Movie: Chris Mericle through The Rocks --jsq, (33M) 30.9823131, -83.0297851

TR5

Five through The Rocks, --jsq 14:01:52, 30.9823799, -83.0297394

ATRGQ1

After The Rocks --GQ C1, 13:18:27

Ready to go on --GQ C1, 13:19:09

Chris Graham and jsq --GQ C1, 13:19:46

jsq getting ready --GQ C1, 13:20:16

Movie: jsq getting back in boat --GQ C1, 13:20:50 (4.5M)

CBGQ

Crossbeam, --GQ C2 14:11:07, 30.9787056, -83.0305250

RSHGQ

River South Holdings house, --GQ C2 14:11:56, 30.9781694, -83.0304722

GBB

Gretchen below a bluff, --jsq 14:12:06, 30.9780000, -83.0307000

Blocks below RSH house, --GQ C2 14:12:22, 30.9781750, -83.0306917

SWGQ

Weeds on sand bank, --GQ C2 14:18:40, 30.9752472, -83.0337528

Chamber bitter, Phyllanthus urinaria, --GQ C2 14:18:43, 30.9752611, -83.0338056

NBRB

Nice beach, right bank, --jsq 14:18:46, 30.9753990, -83.0340194

ABRB

Plant on a beach, right bank, --jsq 14:34:38, 30.9716434, -83.0359421

Chamber bitter, Phyllanthus urinaria, on a beach, right bank, --jsq 14:34:45, 30.9716072, -83.0359421

GHPT

Gretchen at a hairpin right bend, --jsq 14:35:58, 30.9716072, -83.0359421

Movie: Gretchen around a hairpin right bend --jsq, (11M) 30.9716072, -83.0359421

OTRGQ1

Mike Sims Jr., Chris M., Chris G. --GQ C1, 13:21:26

Shirley Kokidko --GQ C1, 13:21:57

Chris Graham and Chris Mericle --GQ C1, 13:21:59

RBGQ1

Rocky bluff --GQ C1, 13:23:03

DRBGQ1

Deadfall on right bank --GQ C1, 13:42:23

Left around the deadfall on the right bank --GQ C1, 13:42:53

UOHGQ1

Under some overhanging trees --GQ C1, 13:57:37

Overhanging tree, right bank --GQ C1, 13:58:26

MRSGQ1

More red sand --GQ C1, 13:59:53

CRGQ1

Canopy river --GQ C1, 14:17:44

P7117726 --GQ C1, 14:17:45

SPLGQ1

Movie: jsq in the Alapaha River --GQ C1, 14:17:45 (5.0M)

DTGQ

Dead Tree, --GQ C2 15:10:09, 30.9599944, -83.0357444

BHPLGQ

Beach and house off Purvis Lane, --GQ C2 15:11:54, 30.9592028, -83.0370944

House off Purvis Lane, --GQ C2 15:12:47, 30.9592028, -83.0370944

Closeup house off Purvis Lane, --GQ C2 15:14:04, 30.9593444, -83.0374750

Leaving house off Purvis Lane, --GQ C2 15:14:14, 30.9593861, -83.0375139

HPL

House off of Purvis Lane, MOORE VIRGIL L, 745 GOOD HOPE RD, NAYLOR, GA 31641, --jsq 15:14:45, 30.9590339, -83.0369644

CoBGQ

Concrete on bank, --GQ C2 15:16:02, 30.9588056, -83.0381250

Concrete blocks on bank, --GQ C2 15:16:19, 30.9587167, -83.0380694

Swimming below Purvis Lane --GQ C1, 14:39:42, 30.9587000, -83.0378000

RASPGQ1

Right around a sand spit --GQ C1, 14:42:01

PTRBGQ1

Projecting tree, right bank --GQ C1, 14:45:13

UOTGQ1

Under an overhanding tree --GQ C1, 15:10:45

And onwards --GQ C1, 15:11:18

LBnCKGQ1

Left bank near Cherry Creek --GQ C1, 15:14:09

jsqabGQ1

jsq approaching a beach --GQ C1, 15:16:45

TIGQ1

Tree island --GQ C1, 15:19:03

SSGQ

Straight stretch, --GQ C2 15:27:55, 30.9574333, -83.0367889

Deadfall, left bank, straight stretch, --GQ C2 15:28:20, 30.9572917, -83.0366528

IMG 1317, --GQ C2 15:41:54, 30.9604500, -83.0316611

IMG 1318, --GQ C2 15:41:56, 30.9526500, -83.0409694

HRBGQ

House, right bank, --GQ C2 15:42:48, 30.9522222, -83.0412667

Closeup house, right bank, --GQ C2 15:43:12, 30.9520250, -83.0413139

Concrete slabs below house, right bank, --GQ C2 15:43:22, 30.9519556, -83.0413056

More concrete slabs, --GQ C2 15:43:46, 30.9517583, -83.0411611

AHPL

Another house off Purvis Lane, MOORE RAYMOND L & WENDY, --jsq 104 GANAS RD, NAYLOR, GA 31641, 15:44:28, 30.9522838, -83.0412826

Closeup, another house off Purvis Lane, --jsq 15:44:42, 30.9522838, -83.0412826

TCC

Trees at Cherry Creek, --jsq 16:05:06, 30.9396896, -83.0426636

Cherry Creek?, --jsq 16:05:02, 30.9397087, -83.0427322

MDGQ

Boats in truck at Hotchkiss Road Landing, --GQ C2 16:17:31, 30.9370083, -83.0406583

Photographs by WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.,
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WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS), est. 2012, is an IRS 501(c)(3) non-for-profit charity.
WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.
Since 2016, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® is a project and a staff member of WWALS as the Waterkeeper Alliance® member for the 10,000 square mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia.