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Pictures: Stone Bridge paddle from Cook County Boat Ramp (GA 76) 2020-05-16 [Up]

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Banners at the bridge

[Helen Chaney: Suwannee Riverkeeper under Stone Bridge]
Helen Chaney: Suwannee Riverkeeper under Stone Bridge

Cook County Boat Ramp

[Russell Allen McBride recognizing Frank Gay, 10:08:19]
Russell Allen McBride recognizing Frank Gay, 10:08:19

[Green trees and blue sky reflected, 10:14:02]
Green trees and blue sky reflected, 10:14:02

[Pack of boaters, 10:14:06]
Pack of boaters, 10:14:06

[House above beach, 10:17:50]
House above beach, 10:17:50

[Boats passing beach house, 10:19:13]
Boats passing beach house, 10:19:13

Creek or Slough?

[Boats returning, 10:19:14]
Boats returning, 10:19:14

[They didn't go far enough in to tell, 10:19:21]
They didn't go far enough in to tell, 10:19:21

Tannic acid

[Tea-colored water, 10:22:33]
Tea-colored water, 10:22:33

[Reflecting blue and green, 10:23:57]
Reflecting blue and green, 10:23:57

[Many boats, 10:24:03]
Many boats, 10:24:03

[Water color and blue sky and green tree reflections, 10:24:06]
Water color and blue sky and green tree reflections, 10:24:06

Around the bend

[Near and far paddlers, 10:27:27]
Near and far paddlers, 10:27:27

[Leaning tree and beach, 10:32:53]
Leaning tree and beach, 10:32:53

[Dappled water, 10:32:56]
Dappled water, 10:32:56

[More behind, 10:33:03]
More behind, 10:33:03

[Local access? 10:34:04]
Local access? 10:34:04

[Shelby Miller photographing, 10:34:07]
Shelby Miller photographing, 10:34:07

[Shelby and friend, 10:34:08]
Shelby and friend, 10:34:08

Holey tree

[Everybody's favorite tree, Stone Bridge visible upstream 10:36:06]
Everybody's favorite tree, Stone Bridge visible upstream 10:36:06

Stone Bridge

[You try paddling up that, 10:40:42]
You try paddling up that, 10:40:42

[More boaters, 10:40:51]
More boaters, 10:40:51

[Channel and slough, 10:53:34]
Channel and slough, 10:53:34

Banners

[It takes two, 10:53:48]
It takes two, 10:53:48

Stone Bridge slough

[Shallow, 11:05:22]
Shallow, 11:05:22

[Banners: Russell Allen McBride, ?, Bobby McKenzie, 11:08:40]
Banners: Russell Allen McBride, ?, Bobby McKenzie, 11:08:40

Stone Bridge above

[Can't drive on that, 11:14:39]
Can't drive on that, 11:14:39

[Viney, 11:14:44]
Viney, 11:14:44

[Fire was here, 11:18:13]
Fire was here, 11:18:13

[Animal path, 11:18:17]
Animal path, 11:18:17

River from Stone Bridge

[Little River below, 11:22:52]
Little River below, 11:22:52

[Red boat, 11:23:02]
Red boat, 11:23:02

[Coming downstream, 11:23:48]
Coming downstream, 11:23:48

[Is that Becky Garber? 11:23:53]
Is that Becky Garber? 11:23:53

[Passed the bridge, 11:24:10]
Passed the bridge, 11:24:10

[Joining some others, 11:24:12]
Joining some others, 11:24:12

[Portrait downstream, 11:24:17]
Portrait downstream, 11:24:17

Flowing water

[Slough and channel, 11:25:00]
Slough and channel, 11:25:00

[Movie: Current in channel, walking down the slough, 11:25:00 (31M)]
Movie: Current in channel, walking down the slough, 11:25:00 (31M)

Overgrown Stone Bridge

[Pine tree in center of bridge, 11:26:01]
Pine tree in center of bridge, 11:26:01

[A clear area, 11:26:38]
A clear area, 11:26:38

[Railing, 11:26:41]
Railing, 11:26:41

[Concrete roadway, 11:27:21]
Concrete roadway, 11:27:21

[Looking back at Little River, 11:27:25]
Looking back at Little River, 11:27:25

[Arches underneath, 11:31:33]
Arches underneath, 11:31:33

Railroad Bridge

[RR bridge through driftwood, 11:45:54]
RR bridge through driftwood, 11:45:54

[Vista of RR bridge, 11:46:16]
Vista of RR bridge, 11:46:16

[McBride, Fountain, rope, RR bridge, 11:47:29]
McBride, Fountain, rope, RR bridge, 11:47:29

[Russell heading uphill, 11:49:15]
Russell heading uphill, 11:49:15

[Three boaters near bridge, 11:50:14]
Three boaters near bridge, 11:50:14

RR Bridge needs repair

[Railing missing, 11:50:40]
Railing missing, 11:50:40

[Gap in bridge, 11:55:15]
Gap in bridge, 11:55:15

[Does not look safe, 11:55:19]
Does not look safe, 11:55:19

Banners on RR bridge

[Suwannee Riverkeeper banner, 11:52:04]
Suwannee Riverkeeper banner, 11:52:04

[WWALS banner, 11:52:30]
WWALS banner, 11:52:30

Portrait of a bridge

[Little River and RR bridge, 11:53:52]
Little River and RR bridge, 11:53:52

[Along the bridge, 11:54:02]
Along the bridge, 11:54:02

[Blue sky above, 11:55:06]
Blue sky above, 11:55:06

Water colors

[Tannic acid red, 12:01:47]
Tannic acid red, 12:01:47

[Tree arches, 12:02:22]
Tree arches, 12:02:22

[Yellow sand, red water, 12:05:25]
Yellow sand, red water, 12:05:25

Down through Stone Bridge

[Distant, 12:05:46]
Distant, 12:05:46

[Approaching, 12:05:48]
Approaching, 12:05:48

[Movie: Paddling under Stone Bridge, 12:05:48 (88M)]
Movie: Paddling under Stone Bridge, 12:05:48 (88M)

[Russell after Stone Bridge, 12:07:21]
Russell after Stone Bridge, 12:07:21

Stone Bridge Shoals

[Stay to the right, 12:07:54]
Stay to the right, 12:07:54

[A foot lower would be too low, 12:08:39]
A foot lower would be too low, 12:08:39

Downstream

[Shore, tea water, deadfall, 12:11:11]
Shore, tea water, deadfall, 12:11:11

[Runoff or private river launch? 12:12:56]
Runoff or private river launch? 12:12:56

[Meadow, 12:16:01]
Meadow, 12:16:01

[Russell at the meadow, 12:16:04]
Russell at the meadow, 12:16:04

[Wrested vegetation, 12:18:31]
Wrested vegetation, 12:18:31

[More wrested vegetation, 12:42:46]
More wrested vegetation, 12:42:46

Nearing the end

[GA 76 bridge, 12:47:39]
GA 76 bridge, 12:47:39

[Boaters taking out, 12:52:02]
Boaters taking out, 12:52:02

Water Quality

[Water sample incubating, 14:35:59]
Water sample incubating, 14:35:59

[Results: Zero E. coli, 2020:05:17 16:02:34]
Results: Zero E. coli, 2020:05:17 16:02:34

Banners on Stone Bridge

[Photo: Russell Allen McBride]
Photo: Russell Allen McBride