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.

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Booths

[Sara Jay, Shirley Kokidko, WWALS Booth, Bobby McKenzie in background, 10:56:13, 30.63591, -83.31127]
Sara Jay, Shirley Kokidko, WWALS Booth, Bobby McKenzie in background, 10:56:13, 30.6359100, -83.3112700

[Porta-potty, 11:09:01, 30.63594, -83.31124]
Porta-potty, 11:09:01, 30.6359400, -83.3112400

[NWXpeditions, 11:09:02, 30.63598, -83.31112]
NWXpeditions, 11:09:02, 30.6359800, -83.3111200

[VSU Core, Girl Scouts, 11:09:04, 30.6361154, -83.3111009]
VSU Core, Girl Scouts, 11:09:04, 30.6361154, -83.3111009

State Line Boat Ramp

[Gretchen Quarterman, WWALS booth, WWALS Boomerang banner, 10:56:35, 30.63596, -83.31121]
Gretchen Quarterman, WWALS booth, WWALS Boomerang banner, 10:56:35, 30.6359600, -83.3112100

[Scotti Jay, Shirley Kokidko, Sara Jay, 11:20:33, 30.63595, -83.31118]
Scotti Jay, Shirley Kokidko, Sara Jay, 11:20:33, 30.6359500, -83.3111800

On the water

[Paddlers, 11:24:46, /www/www.wwals.net/pictures/2018-11-03--wwals-boomerang-pictures]
Paddlers, 11:24:46, /www/www.wwals.net/pictures/2018-11-03--wwals-boomerang-pictures

[Movie: Ready..., 11:26:23, 30.63533, -83.31074 (356M)]
Movie: Ready..., 11:26:23, (356M) 30.6353300, -83.3107400

[Waiting, 30.63532, -83.31095]
Waiting, 30.6353200, -83.3109500

[In a line, 30.63529, -83.31115]
In a line, 30.6352900, -83.3111500

[Plus paddleboard, 30.63529, -83.3112]
Plus paddleboard, 30.6352900, -83.3112000

[Movie: Set... Go!, 11:29:41, 30.6352671, -83.3112425 (277M)]
Movie: Set... Go!, 11:29:41, (277M) 30.6352671, -83.3112425

[On your mark..., 30.63529, -83.31124]
On your mark..., 30.6352900, -83.3112400

[Go!, 30.63533, -83.31122]
Go!, 30.6353300, -83.3112200

[Churning up wake, 30.6353, -83.31108]
Churning up wake, 30.6353000, -83.3110800

[30.63548, -83.31108]
30.6354800, -83.3110800

First stretch

[Bobby McKenzie photographing, 30.6353, -83.31033]
Bobby McKenzie photographing, 30.6353000, -83.3103300

[Approaching Old Horn's Ferry Bridge, 30.63528, -83.31003]
Approaching Old Horn's Ferry Bridge, 30.6352800, -83.3100300

Digging in

[Old Horn's Ferry Bridge, 11:31:59, 30.6352079, -83.30940]
Old Horn's Ferry Bridge, 11:31:59, 30.6352079, -83.3094000

[One more coming from Horn Bridge, 11:32:20, 30.63544, -83.31156]
One more coming from Horn Bridge, 11:32:20, 30.6354400, -83.3115600

[Stream and sun, 11:32:59, 30.63478, -83.30898]
Stream and sun, 11:32:59, 30.6347800, -83.3089800

[After Old Horn's Ferry Bridge, 30.63503, -83.30926]
After Old Horn's Ferry Bridge, 30.6350300, -83.3092600

State Line

[Movie: Now entering Florida, 11:33:12, 30.6352078, -83.3094073 (69M)]
Movie: Now entering Florida, 11:33:12, (69M) 30.6352078, -83.3094073

[Crossing the state line, 30.63479, -83.30928]
Crossing the state line, 30.6347900, -83.3092800

[Following, 11:33:52, 30.6346107, -83.3092754]
Following, 11:33:52, 30.6346107, -83.3092754

Second Bend

[Around the second Bend, 11:34:46, 30.6346107, -83.3092754]
Around the second Bend, 11:34:46, 30.6346107, -83.3092754

[There they go, 30.6332, -83.30957]
There they go, 30.6332000, -83.3095700

[Stretched out, 11:37:06, 30.6338381, -83.3097950]
Stretched out, 11:37:06, 30.6338381, -83.3097950

[Movie: Second Bend now in Florida, 11:37:08, 30.634795, -83.30897]
Movie: Second Bend now in Florida, 11:37:08, 30.6347950, -83.3089700

[Looking back up to the second bend, 30.63283, -83.30896]
Looking back up to the second bend, 30.6328300, -83.3089600

Straight and Third Bend

[Long straight, 11:41:54, 30.6324218, -83.3079672]
Long straight, 11:41:54, 30.6324218, -83.3079672

[Third bend, 11:47:40, 30.6320419, -83.3051055]
Third bend, 11:47:40, 30.6320419, -83.3051055

[Upstream, 11:47:43, 30.6320419, -83.3051054]
Upstream, 11:47:43, 30.6320419, -83.3051054

[More coming, 11:47:46, 30.6320419, -83.3051052]
More coming, 11:47:46, 30.6320419, -83.3051052

Finish Line waiting

[Bret Wagenhorst, Gretchen Quarterman at 1:06:12 race time, 12:36:20, 30.6355482, -83.3111769]
Bret Wagenhorst, Gretchen Quarterman at 1:06:12 race time, 12:36:20, 30.6355482, -83.3111769

[Finish beyond Old Horn's Ferry Bridge at State Line Ramp, 12:18:08, 30.6352078, -83.3094073]
Finish beyond Old Horn's Ferry Bridge at State Line Ramp, 12:18:08, 30.6352078, -83.3094073

Old Horn's Ferry Bridge

[Post and logs, Lowndes County, 12:40:07, 30.635005, -83.3091667]
Post and logs, Lowndes County, 12:40:07, 30.6350050, -83.3091667

[Posts and Lowndes County, 12:19:42, 30.6350000, -83.3091667]
Posts and Lowndes County, 12:19:42, 30.6350000, -83.3091667

[Downstream, Hamilton County, FL on right, 12:19:44, 30.634999, -83.3091667]
Downstream, Hamilton County, FL on right, 12:19:44, 30.6349990, -83.3091667

Air Force

[Jay Blanton in Georgia, 12:36:15, 30.6352781, -83.3096239]
Jay Blanton in Georgia, 12:36:15, 30.6352781, -83.3096239

[Jay Blanton in Florida, 12:51:56, 30.6326575, -83.3087338]
Jay Blanton in Florida, 12:51:56, 30.6326575, -83.3087338

[Drone lit, 12:54:41, 30.6326657, -83.3087259]
Drone lit, 12:54:41, 30.6326657, -83.3087259

[Drone chiaroscuro, 12:54:43, 30.6326657, -83.3087259]
Drone chiaroscuro, 12:54:43, 30.6326657, -83.3087259

[Drone shade, 12:54:44, 30.6326657, -83.3087259]
Drone shade, 12:54:44, 30.6326657, -83.3087259

[Drone and paddler, 12:54:45, 30.6326657, -83.3087259]
Drone and paddler, 12:54:45, 30.6326657, -83.3087259

[Drone retrieval, 12:57:06, 30.6326630, -83.3087216]
Drone retrieval, 12:57:06, 30.6326630, -83.3087216

[Japanese climbing fern, 12:57:08, 30.6326630, -83.3087216]
Japanese climbing fern, 12:57:08, 30.6326630, -83.3087216

!Tom Potter, Bib 10, Oldest, Solo Male Kayak, blue, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 1:30:39

[#1, Tom Potter in the lead, 12:55:40, 30.63273, -83.30873]
#1, Tom Potter in the lead, 12:55:40, 30.6327300, -83.3087300

[Tom Potter and Jay Blanton, 12:55:38, 30.6326657, -83.3087259]
Tom Potter and Jay Blanton, 12:55:38, 30.6326657, -83.3087259

Drone needs fixing

[Movie: Setting down from aircraft carrier, 13:05:43, 30.6326575, -83.3087338 (8.4M)]
Movie: Setting down from aircraft carrier, 13:05:43, (8.4M) 30.6326575, -83.3087338

[Debarking, 30.6341365, -83.3099115]
Debarking, 30.6341365, -83.3099115

[Drone in shop, 13:07:19, 30.6341451, -83.3099029]
Drone in shop, 13:07:19, 30.6341451, -83.3099029

[Fix it up, 13:08:43, 30.6341367, -83.3099115]
Fix it up, 13:08:43, 30.6341367, -83.3099115

[Movie: Drone calibration, 13:09:29, 30.6341366, -83.3099114]
Movie: Drone calibration, 13:09:29, 30.6341366, -83.3099114

[Flying again, 30.6341366, -83.3099115]
Flying again, 30.6341366, -83.3099115

[Flies better now, 13:09:36, 30.6341366, -83.3099116]
Flies better now, 13:09:36, 30.6341366, -83.3099116

!Peyton McKenzie, Bib 9, Solo Male Kayak, white, Duck River, outside, Manchester, Coffee Co., TN, 1:44:26

[#2, Peyton McKenzie, 13:10:16, 30.63407, -83.30981]
#2, Peyton McKenzie, 13:10:16, 30.6340700, -83.3098100

!Dylan Phillips, Bib 3, Best Teenager, Solo Male Kayak, red and black, Little River, inside, Hahira, Lowndes County, GA, 1:45:38

[#3, Dylan Phillips 13:12:19, 30.63405, -83.30978]
#3, Dylan Phillips 13:12:19, 30.6340500, -83.3097800

[Again, Dylan Phillips, 13:12:24, 30.6338889, -83.3097222]
Again, Dylan Phillips, 13:12:24, 30.6338889, -83.3097222

[Dylan Phillips again, 13:13:09, 30.6341370, -83.3099115]
Dylan Phillips again, 13:13:09, 30.6341370, -83.3099115

More

[Coming around the bend, 13:15:17, 30.6341359, -83.3099112]
Coming around the bend, 13:15:17, 30.6341359, -83.3099112

[Not competing, 13:16:13, 30.63404, -83.30976]
Not competing, 13:16:13, 30.6340400, -83.3097600

!Dan Phillips, Bib 2, Best Posthole Digger, Solo Male Kayak, grey, Little River, inside, Hahira, Lowndes Co., GA, 1:53:16

[#4, Dan Phillips, 13:19:53, 30.63405, -83.30975]
#4, Dan Phillips, 13:19:53, 30.6340500, -83.3097500

[Dan Phillips passing, 13:20:21, 30.6341, -83.30975]
Dan Phillips passing, 13:20:21, 30.6341000, -83.3097500

!Chip Battle, Bib 1, Solo Male Paddleboard, whiteyellowblue, Flint River, outside, Albany, Dougherty Co., GA, 1:54:41

[Movie: #5, Chip Battle, 13:19:53, 30.6341, -83.30973 (8.0M)]
Movie: #5, Chip Battle, 13:19:53, (8.0M) 30.6341000, -83.3097300

[Drone and paddleboard, 13:21:30, 30.6339333, -83.3095134]
Drone and paddleboard, 13:21:30, 30.6339333, -83.3095134

[Movie: Paddleboard, 13:23:38, 30.6352078, -83.3094073 (4.9M)]
Movie: Paddleboard, 13:23:38, (4.9M) 30.6352078, -83.3094073

!Bret Miller, Bib 11, Top Outfitter, Solo Male Paddleboard, bluegrey, Little River, inside, Barney, Brooks Co., GA, 1:58:34

[Movie: #6, Bret Miller, 13:23:39, 30.6334, -83.30965 (4.9M)]
Movie: #6, Bret Miller, 13:23:39, (4.9M) 30.6334000, -83.3096500

[Bret Miller at the second bend, 13:23:45, 30.63332, -83.30965]
Bret Miller at the second bend, 13:23:45, 30.6333200, -83.3096500

[Bret Miller looking back, 13:24:50, 30.6331753, -83.3094547]
Bret Miller looking back, 13:24:50, 30.6331753, -83.3094547

[Movie: Bret Miller heading on up, 13:24:51, 30.6331044, -83.3094682 (4.9M)]
Movie: Bret Miller heading on up, 13:24:51, (4.9M) 30.6331044, -83.3094682

Waiting for more

[Barely visible, 13:26:27, 30.63293, -83.3096006]
Barely visible, 13:26:27, 30.6329300, -83.3096006

[Climbing fern, 13:26:35, 30.6329089, -83.3096006]
Climbing fern, 13:26:35, 30.6329089, -83.3096006

[Squint to see, 13:30:27, 30.63295, -83.3096006]
Squint to see, 13:30:27, 30.6329500, -83.3096006

[Movie: Far coming, 13:30:52, 30.633, -83.3096005 (30M)]
Movie: Far coming, 13:30:52, (30M) 30.6330000, -83.3096005

[Movie: Coming closer, 13:33:32, 30.6326575, -83.3087338 (17M)]
Movie: Coming closer, 13:33:32, (17M) 30.6326575, -83.3087338

More fern

[Japanese climbing fern, 13:37:17, 30.6327700, -83.3093007]
Japanese climbing fern, 13:37:17, 30.6327700, -83.3093007

[Fern and lichen, 13:37:24, 30.6327701, -83.3093008]
Fern and lichen, 13:37:24, 30.6327701, -83.3093008

[Fern and rock, 13:37:28, 30.6327702, -83.3093009]
Fern and rock, 13:37:28, 30.6327702, -83.3093009

!Jaree Bush, Bib 12, Solo Female Kayak, blue, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 2:20:42

[#7, Jaree Bush, 13:37:32, 30.6324220, -83.3079670]
#7, Jaree Bush, 13:37:32, 30.6324220, -83.3079670

[Big mosquito, 13:39:34, 30.6326420, -83.3089612]
Big mosquito, 13:39:34, 30.6326420, -83.3089612

[Annoyed girl, 13:39:40, 30.6326420, -83.3089612]
Annoyed girl, 13:39:40, 30.6326420, -83.3089612

!Dallas Bush, Bib 13, Top Dad, Solo Male Kayak, greenblueyellow, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 2:20:58

[Movie: #8, Dallas Bush, Almost here, 13:37:48, 30.6324219, -83.3079671 (35M)]
Movie: #8, Dallas Bush, Almost here, 13:37:48, (35M) 30.6324219, -83.3079671

!Myron McKenzie, Bib 8, Fartherest, Solo Male Kayak, green, Obion River, outside, Rutherford, Gibson Co., TN, 2:22:07

[#9, Myron McKenzie, 13:45:20, 30.632726, -83.308812]
#9, Myron McKenzie, 13:45:20, 30.6327260, -83.3088120

!Jessica Gault, Bib 7, Fartherest, Solo Female Kayak, blue, Obion River, outside, Rutherford, Gibson Co., TN, 2:22:22

[#10, Jessica Gault, 13:45:20, 30.632726, -83.308812]
#10, Jessica Gault, 13:45:20, 30.6327260, -83.3088120

!Eliza McKenzie, Bib 6, Youngest Girl Age 6, Solo Female Kayak, pink, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 2:24:53

[Movie: #11, Eliza McKenzie, 13:50:39, 30.6353300, -83.3107400 (8.8M)]
Movie: #11, Eliza McKenzie, 13:50:39, (8.8M) 30.6353300, -83.3107400

[McKenzie Ducklings, 13:47:06, 30.6331044, -83.3094682]
McKenzie Ducklings, 13:47:06, 30.6331044, -83.3094682

[Five paddlers, 13:47:45, 30.6332532, -83.3097547]
Five paddlers, 13:47:45, 30.6332532, -83.3097547

[Movie: McKenzie family, 13:47:46, 30.6331044, -83.3094682 (6.0M)]
Movie: McKenzie family, 13:47:46, (6.0M) 30.6331044, -83.3094682

[Air force retrieved, 13:50:59, 30.63453, -83.30935]
Air force retrieved, 13:50:59, 30.6345300, -83.3093500

[Tent, 13:52:17, 30.63473, -83.30886]
Tent, 13:52:17, 30.6347300, -83.3088600

[Taking in the previous boats, 13:54:51, 30.6352751, -83.3101021]
Taking in the previous boats, 13:54:51, 30.6352751, -83.3101021

The last arrivals

[Bobby and Zavier, 13:54:55, 30.63543, -83.31035]
Bobby and Zavier, 13:54:55, 30.6354300, -83.3103500

!Zavier McKenzie, Bib 4, Youngest Age 4, Solo Male Kayak, yellow, Withlacoochee River, inside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 2:26:55

[Movie: #12, Zavier McKenzie arrives, 13:56:14, 30.63547, -83.31083]
Movie: #12, Zavier McKenzie arrives, 13:56:14, 30.6354700, -83.3108300

!Bobby McKenzie, Bib 5, Last, Solo Male Kayak, olive drab, Withlacoochee River, outside, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, 2:27:17

[#13, Bobby McKenzie passing the last log, 2:26:06 race time, 13:56:13, 30.63546, -83.31052]
#13, Bobby McKenzie passing the last log, 2:26:06 race time, 13:56:13, 30.6354600, -83.3105200