Ken Sulak, retired from USGS, is a bubbling spring of information about old bridges and ferries in Florida. Here’s what he sent recently about three Withlacoochee River bridges: a railroad bridge and two road bridges.
![[EWJ RR Pillar and Lee Bowstring Bridge Lally column; Photos: Ken Sulak]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-11-26--ewj-rr-bridge/many.jpg)
EWJ RR Pillar and Lee Bowstring Bridge Lally column; Photos: Ken Sulak
You can see two of them on the WWALS paddle from Allen Ramp on the Withlacoochee River to Suwannee River State Park, 2023-02-04. Continue reading
Lindsey Williams says, “Nice evening out on Banks Lake. It was just 4 of us but we have a great time.”
![[Sunset, Boaters, Moonrise 2022-11-08]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-11-08--banks-lake-full-frost-moon-pictures/many.jpg)
Sunset, Boaters, Moonrise 2022-11-08
Thanks to Lindsey Williams for leading this one at the last minute, the Banks Lake Full Frost Moon Paddle, 2022-11-08. There was confusion about who was going to lead it, and being on a Tuesday and starting before most people were off from work, not many people showed up.
The next one is also mid-week and early, but maybe more people will come: Banks Lake Full Cold Moon Paddle, 2022-12-07.
Below are pictures of the November paddle from Lindsey’s facebook photoset.
For more WWALS outings and events, see: Continue reading
On-land cleanup in Georgia and Florida on the Alapaha River. You can bring a boat if you want to, so you can clean up on the river near the ramps.
These locations are on both sides of the GA-FL line on the https://wwals.net/maps/alapaha-water-trail/.
When: 9 AM – noon, Saturday, January 7, 2023
First Site: Statenville Boat Ramp, 206 GA 94 West, Statenville, GA 31648, right bank, west of river, north of highway bridge, in Echols County, Georgia.
GPS: 30.704437, -83.03468
Second Site: Sasser Landing, From Jennings, Hamilton County, FL, travel east on CR 150; cross the Alapaha River; turn left onto NW 72 Court and follow to river, in Hamilton County, Florida.
GPS2: 30.599562, -83.069828
Bring: Cleanup materials will be provided, but if you’ve got a trash picker, bring it along.
Free: This outing is free to everyone!
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![[Statenville and Sasser, 2019-07-06]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2023-01-07--alapaha-river-cleanup/many.jpg)
Statenville and Sasser, 2019-07-06
Update 2022-12-07: Pictures: Banks Lake Full Cold Moon paddle 2022-12-07.
Update 2022-12-07: Video: Kayak raffle winner @ Banks Lake Full Cold Moon paddle 2022-12-07.
Take a mid-week break on Banks Lake, with a leisurely Sunset and Full Moon Paddle.
When: Gather 4 PM, launch 4:30 PM, moonrise 5:07 PM, sunset 5:31 PM, end 6:30 PM, Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).
Continue readingA tour around the future site of Troupville River Camp and River Park, at and near the Little River Confluence with the Withlacoochee River, just west of Valdosta, on GA 133 at Val Tech Road, off of I-75 Exit 18. Included are some more pictures of that old dam site and the likely location of the Thomasville Stage Road Bridge on the Little River. Withlacoochee River pictures include the proposed takeout for Troupville River Camp, a slough, and several cleared deadfalls. Plus Old Broad Street. All this could go on a kiosk for Troupville River Park.
![[Collage, Troupville, 2022-07-02]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-07-02--troupville-river-park/many.jpg)
Collage, Troupville, 2022-07-02
Using datapoints from this and other walkarounds, this map includes the apparent routes of two streets of old Troupville, the seat of Lowndes County before Valdosta: Continue reading
Update 2022-11-18: Pictures: Banks Lake Full Frost Moon paddle 2022-11-08.
Leisurely Sunset and Full Moon Paddle on our mini-Okefenokee, Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge, just west of Lakeland, Georgia. There may also still be bats.
This Outing is honoring Veterans, who get free entry.
When: Gather 4:30 PM, launch 5 PM, moonrise 5:52 PM, sunset 5:39 PM, end 7 PM, Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).
![[Sunset and Moonrise, 2022-10-09, jsq & EB]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-11-08--banks-lake-full-frost-moon/many.jpg)
Sunset and Moonrise, 2022-10-09, jsq & EB
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]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-10-02--alapaha-dead-river-pictures/many.jpg)
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: Continue reading
Bonus Jupiter above and to the right of the full moon, at Banks Lake Saturday.
![[Banners, paddlers, sunset, moonrise]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-10-09--hunters-moon-banks-lake-pictures/many.jpg)
Banners, paddlers, sunset, moonrise
This expedition was honoring Farmers and First Responders, got in free. Phil Royce spoke up for First Responders, but he’s a WWALS member, so he got in free anyway. I’m a Farmer, but I had relatives back at the farm, so I didn’t paddle.
Thanks to novice expedition leaders Scotti Jay and Nic Cole for leading this one. And to Elizabeth Brunner for mentoring them.
Special thanks to Nic Cole for paddling back in with the key to get gear for three latecomers. Everybody please remember to show up on time. Continue reading
Leisurely Sunset and Full Moon Paddle on our watery living room, our mini-Okefenokee, Banks Lake, just west of Lakeland, Georgia. The bats are still flying.
This Outing is honoring Farmers & First Responders, who get free entry.
When: Gather 6 PM, launch 6:30 PM, moonrise 7:17 PM, sunset 7:08 PM, end 8 PM, Sunday, October 9, 2022
Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).
![[Paddlers, Sunset, Moonrise 2019-10-13; Photos: Bobby McKenzie]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2022-10-09--banks-lake-full-hunters-moon/many.jpg)
Paddlers, Sunset, Moonrise, 2019-10-13; Photos: Bobby McKenzie
Three years ago on the Banks Lake Full Hunters Moon paddle.
Thanks, Bobby McKenzie for leading and for the pictures.
Banks Lake, our watery living room, our mini-Okefenokee, is part of the Alapaha River Water Trail.
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![[Sunset]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2021-12-18--banks-lake-full-cold-moon-pictures/big/20211218_172637.jpg)
![[Sunset and Moonrise]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-10-13--banks-lake-full-hunters-moon/many.jpg)