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Alapaha and Dead River Sinks 2016-11-06 [Up]

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JBT

[Jennings Bluff Tract, 30.5671901, -83.0389019]
Jennings Bluff Tract, 30.5671901, -83.0389019

JBL

[Jennings Bluff Landing, 30.5798842, -83.0392405]
Jennings Bluff Landing, 30.5798842, -83.0392405

Before

[Preparing, 30.5798842, -83.0392405]
Preparing, 30.5798842, -83.0392405

[Dennis Price P.G. explaining what we will see, 30.5798969, -83.0393708]
Dennis Price P.G. explaining what we will see, 30.5798969, -83.0393708

Hike

[Green Alapaha River; nitrogen? 30.5821472, -83.0417484]
Green Alapaha River; nitrogen? 30.5821472, -83.0417484

[Green and dry Alapaha River, 30.5833633, -83.0435942]
Green and dry Alapaha River, 30.5833633, -83.0435942

Down

[Gretchen starts down, 30.5845793, -83.0468497]
Gretchen starts down, 30.5845793, -83.0468497

[Down to the wash bed, 30.5845793, -83.0468497]
Down to the wash bed, 30.5845793, -83.0468497

Along

[Marching along, 30.5845793, -83.0468497]
Marching along, 30.5845793, -83.0468497

[Downwards, 30.5848819, -83.0468896]
Downwards, 30.5848819, -83.0468896

[Climb back up, 30.5848264, -83.0466962]
Climb back up, 30.5848264, -83.0466962

[Gretchen catching up, 30.5848264, -83.0466962]
Gretchen catching up, 30.5848264, -83.0466962

[Nice palmettos, 30.5847849, -83.0463605]
Nice palmettos, 30.5847849, -83.0463605

Below

[People down at the river, 30.5851047, -83.0464668]
People down at the river, 30.5851047, -83.0464668

[Gretchen and Chris inspecting a pine tree, 30.5852269, -83.0464122]
Gretchen and Chris inspecting a pine tree, 30.5852269, -83.0464122

[About to the riverbed, 30.5854194, -83.0464834]
About to the riverbed, 30.5854194, -83.0464834

Stump

[Nice stump, 30.5853902, -83.0465057]
Nice stump, 30.5853902, -83.0465057

[Cut side, 30.5854008, -83.0465111]
Cut side, 30.5854008, -83.0465111

[Sand side, 30.5854008, -83.0465111]
Sand side, 30.5854008, -83.0465111

Both

[Panorama of both sides, 30.5852778, -83.0463889]
Panorama of both sides, 30.5852778, -83.0463889

Explaining

[Movie: Dennis Price P.G. explaining (686M), 30.5852778, -83.0463889]
Movie: Dennis Price P.G. explaining (686M), 30.5852778, -83.0463889

[Gretchen pictures Dennis explaining, 30.5854580, -83.0465317]
Gretchen pictures Dennis explaining, 30.5854580, -83.0465317

[Attentive crowd, 30.5854578, -83.0465299]
Attentive crowd, 30.5854578, -83.0465299

[Except for the dog, 30.5854588, -83.0465317]
Except for the dog, 30.5854588, -83.0465317

Flowers

[Asters, 30.5847931, -83.0485753]
Asters, 30.5847931, -83.0485753

River

[On up the river, 105821, 30.5847664, -83.0486311]
On up the river, 105821, 30.5847664, -83.0486311

[Some following behind, 30.5840571, -83.0489746]
Some following behind, 30.5840571, -83.0489746

Bird

[Many tracks, 30.5840571, -83.0489746]
Many tracks, 30.5840571, -83.0489746

[Turkey tracks, 30.5840571, -83.0489746]
Turkey tracks, 30.5840571, -83.0489746

[Fish bed with turkey tracks, 30.5840565, -83.0500666]
Fish bed with turkey tracks, 30.5840565, -83.0500666

Confluence

[Crowd at the Dead River confluence, 30.5840348, -83.0501771]
Crowd at the Dead River confluence, 30.5840348, -83.0501771

[Dead River confluence, 30.5840777, -83.0503014]
Dead River confluence, 30.5840777, -83.0503014

[Lori listening to Dennis at the oyster beds, 30.5840251, -83.0505336]
Lori listening to Dennis at the oyster beds, 30.5840251, -83.0505336

[Bret, Deanna, Chris, Dennis, oyster beds, 30.5840251, -83.0505336]
Bret, Deanna, Chris, Dennis, oyster beds, 30.5840251, -83.0505336

Fossilized

[50-million-year-old oysters, 30.5839481, -83.0513220]
50-million-year-old oysters, 30.5839481, -83.0513220

[Oysters closeup, 30.5840574, -83.0515484]
Oysters closeup, 30.5840574, -83.0515484

[Camera rainbow, 30.5840476, -83.0514830]
Camera rainbow, 30.5840476, -83.0514830

[Can Denizman, the Potters, and others arrive, 30.5841534, -83.0513453]
Can Denizman, the Potters, and others arrive, 30.5841534, -83.0513453

[More fossilized oysters, 30.5841006, -83.0513325]
More fossilized oysters, 30.5841006, -83.0513325

[Movie: Newcomers and ontrekkers (31M)]
Movie: Newcomers and ontrekkers (31M)

[Tree reflections, 30.5841421, -83.0514413]
Tree reflections, 30.5841421, -83.0514413

[Black rocks, 30.5841421, -83.0514413]
Black rocks, 30.5841421, -83.0514413

[Black pebbles, 30.5841385, -83.0514438]
Black pebbles, 30.5841385, -83.0514438

Geologists

[Two geologists conferring (Dennis and Can), 30.5841235, -83.0515053]
Two geologists conferring (Dennis and Can), 30.5841235, -83.0515053

[On up the Alapaha, 30.5841235, -83.0515053]
On up the Alapaha, 30.5841235, -83.0515053

[Some water in the river, 30.5841235, -83.0515053]
Some water in the river, 30.5841235, -83.0515053

Deadfall

[People crossing deadfall, 30.5841667, -83.0519444]
People crossing deadfall, 30.5841667, -83.0519444

[Loud roaring sound, 30.5855110, -83.0523775]
Loud roaring sound, 30.5855110, -83.0523775

ARS

[Movie: Deanna and Bret at the Alapaha Sink, 30.5855110, -83.0523775]
Movie: Deanna and Bret at the Alapaha Sink, 30.5855110, -83.0523775

[Movie: Deanna and Bret at the Alapaha Sink (6.4M), 30.5855110, -83.0523775]
Movie: Deanna and Bret at the Alapaha Sink (6.4M), 30.5855110, -83.0523775

[Alapaha River Sink, 30.5855351, -83.0527751]
Alapaha River Sink, 30.5855351, -83.0527751

[Movie: Alapaha River Sink over Lori's shoulder (15M)]
Movie: Alapaha River Sink over Lori's shoulder (15M)

[flowing into, 30.5855934, -83.0528291]
flowing into, 30.5855934, -83.0528291

ARS2

[the Alapaha River sink, 30.5855189, -83.0528064]
the Alapaha River sink, 30.5855189, -83.0528064

[Movie: From the sink to the Alapaha River (9.8M), 30.5855189, -83.0528064]
Movie: From the sink to the Alapaha River (9.8M), 30.5855189, -83.0528064

[Movie: Alapaha River (2.0M), 30.5855934, -83.0528291]
Movie: Alapaha River (2.0M), 30.5855934, -83.0528291

[Movie: Alapaha River flowing into the sink (25M), 30.5855189, -83.0528064]
Movie: Alapaha River flowing into the sink (25M), 30.5855189, -83.0528064

DD

[Movie: Don't fall in, to the Devil's Den (47M), 30.5855189, -83.0528064]
Movie: Don't fall in, to the Devil's Den (47M), 30.5855189, -83.0528064

[Don't fall into the Devil's Den, 30.5855189, -83.0528064]
Don't fall into the Devil's Den, 30.5855189, -83.0528064

[Johnny and Phil, brave to bring that camera, 30.5855189, -83.0528064]
Johnny and Phil, brave to bring that camera, 30.5855189, -83.0528064

WB

[WWALS banner, 30.5852778, -83.0527778]
WWALS banner, 30.5852778, -83.0527778

[Zoom WWALS banner, 30.5855351, -83.0527]
Zoom WWALS banner, 30.5855351, -83.0527000

MB

[More below, 30.5855556, -83.0527778]
More below, 30.5855556, -83.0527778

Aquifers

[Dennis explaining aquifers, 30.5855545, -83.0529399]
Dennis explaining aquifers, 30.5855545, -83.0529399

DD2

[The Devil's Den, 30.5855545, -83.0529399]
The Devil's Den, 30.5855545, -83.0529399

BPAS

[Movie: Bret, Alapaha Sink, 20161106 112627 (33M), 30.5855545, -83.0529399]
Movie: Bret, Alapaha Sink, 20161106 112627 (33M), 30.5855545, -83.0529399

[Phil, Alapaha Sink, 30.5855009, -83.0528016]
Phil, Alapaha Sink, 30.5855009, -83.0528016

[Johnny, Alapaha Sink, 30.5855405, -83.0528102]
Johnny, Alapaha Sink, 30.5855405, -83.0528102

DR

[Back down to the Dead River, 30.5844745, -83.0519098]
Back down to the Dead River, 30.5844745, -83.0519098

[More following along, 30.5844444, -83.0516667]
More following along, 30.5844444, -83.0516667

LB

[Lunch break at the Dead River, 30.5839646, -83.0511557]
Lunch break at the Dead River, 30.5839646, -83.0511557

[28 and at least one already left, 30.5839294, -83.0512648]
28 and at least one already left, 30.5839294, -83.0512648

[Beatriz sees Deanna already up the Dead River, 30.5839583, -83.0512969]
Beatriz sees Deanna already up the Dead River, 30.5839583, -83.0512969

G2

[Stereo geologists, 30.5839546, -83.0513326]
Stereo geologists, 30.5839546, -83.0513326

D2

[Dennis and a rapt lunch crowd, 30.5839493, -83.0513395]
Dennis and a rapt lunch crowd, 30.5839493, -83.0513395

[Chris agreeing it should be a state park, 30.5838763, -83.0512796]
Chris agreeing it should be a state park, 30.5838763, -83.0512796

[Are you ready to hike? 30.5839497, -83.0513190]
Are you ready to hike? 30.5839497, -83.0513190

UpDR

[Over the oyster beds up the Dead River, 30.5839645, -83.0515484]
Over the oyster beds up the Dead River, 30.5839645, -83.0515484

[Beatriz seems dubious, 30.5839237, -83.0522376]
Beatriz seems dubious, 30.5839237, -83.0522376

[Over deadfalls, 30.5840228, -83.0524169]
Over deadfalls, 30.5840228, -83.0524169

[Tom goes one way, Can another, 30.5840228, -83.0524169]
Tom goes one way, Can another, 30.5840228, -83.0524169

[Something in the water, 30.5839044, -83.0529146]
Something in the water, 30.5839044, -83.0529146

DownDR

[Down, 30.5839044, -83.0529146]
Down, 30.5839044, -83.0529146

[Up, 30.5838803, -83.0529242]
Up, 30.5838803, -83.0529242

[Sideways, 30.5838803, -83.0529242]
Sideways, 30.5838803, -83.0529242

Pan2

[Panorama, 30.5838557, -83.0530662]
Panorama, 30.5838557, -83.0530662

Drysink

[Another sink, 30.5838557, -83.0530662]
Another sink, 30.5838557, -83.0530662

[Dry now, 30.5838389, -83.0530616]
Dry now, 30.5838389, -83.0530616

[More sink viewers climbing, 30.5838348, -83.0530641]
More sink viewers climbing, 30.5838348, -83.0530641

FT

[Fossil tracks? 30.5838341, -83.0530645]
Fossil tracks? 30.5838341, -83.0530645

[Up the Dead River, 30.5838309, -83.0530673]
Up the Dead River, 30.5838309, -83.0530673

BR

[Can and the black rocks, 30.5838363, -83.0530678]
Can and the black rocks, 30.5838363, -83.0530678

[Some go up, some go under, 30.5838363, -83.0530678]
Some go up, some go under, 30.5838363, -83.0530678

[Under also required up, 30.5838308, -83.0530742]
Under also required up, 30.5838308, -83.0530742

[Somebody up there, 30.5840196, -83.0544586]
Somebody up there, 30.5840196, -83.0544586

[Another up there, 30.5840103, -83.0544550]
Another up there, 30.5840103, -83.0544550

WW

[Wide with willows, 30.5840287, -83.0544565]
Wide with willows, 30.5840287, -83.0544565

[Dennis, stick, narrows, 30.5834414, -83.0543713]
Dennis, stick, narrows, 30.5834414, -83.0543713

[Water springing up, 30.5826263, -83.0521584]
Water springing up, 30.5826263, -83.0521584

Tea

[Tannic tea-colored water, 30.5826263, -83.0521584]
Tannic tea-colored water, 30.5826263, -83.0521584

[Quite a stream, 30.5826263, -83.0521584]
Quite a stream, 30.5826263, -83.0521584

[Movie: Flowing water in the Dead River (25M), 30.5826263, -83.0521584]
Movie: Flowing water in the Dead River (25M), 30.5826263, -83.0521584

[Almost there, 30.5823121, -83.0518127]
Almost there, 30.5823121, -83.0518127

EE

[Down from the easy entrance, 30.5823101, -83.0518601]
Down from the easy entrance, 30.5823101, -83.0518601

[Here we are, 30.5818388, -83.0517782]
Here we are, 30.5818388, -83.0517782

Dup

[Dennis up above, 30.5818388, -83.0517782]
Dennis up above, 30.5818388, -83.0517782

[Chris climb, Gretchen scratch, 30.5818388, -83.0517782]
Chris climb, Gretchen scratch, 30.5818388, -83.0517782

[More above, 30.5818388, -83.0517782]
More above, 30.5818388, -83.0517782

TP

[Tom Potter surrounded, 30.5837645, -83.0544796]
Tom Potter surrounded, 30.5837645, -83.0544796

[Dennis came around the sink, 30.5815381, -83.0515448]
Dennis came around the sink, 30.5815381, -83.0515448

GQ

[Dead River Sink with trash --GQ]
Dead River Sink with trash --GQ