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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Getting ready

[Dr. Potter at Mayday Landing, 09:11:45, 30.8281306, -83.0181056]
Dr. Potter at Mayday Landing, 09:11:45, 30.8281306, -83.0181056

[Debbie and Dan, 09:11:59, 30.8280361, -83.0181417]
Debbie and Dan, 09:11:59, 30.8280361, -83.0181417

[Dennis Price, 09:12:01, 30.8280194, -83.0181417]
Dennis Price, 09:12:01, 30.8280194, -83.0181417

On the water

[Trudy and Conn Cole, 08:44:02]
Trudy and Conn Cole, 08:44:02

[Pair of yellow kayaks, 08:44:09]
Pair of yellow kayaks, 08:44:09

[Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, 08:46:35]
Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, 08:46:35

[Heading downstream, 08:47:12]
Heading downstream, 08:47:12

[Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, 09:23:35, 30.8275000, -83.0184250]
Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, 09:23:35, 30.8275000, -83.0184250

Griner Lane Private Landing

[Griner Private Landing, 09:34:29, 30.8193444, -83.0175556]
Griner Private Landing, 09:34:29, 30.8193444, -83.0175556

[Private access at red house, Griner Road, left (east) bank, 09:34:21, 30.8193639, -83.0176611]
Private access at red house, Griner Road, left (east) bank, 09:34:21, 30.8193639, -83.0176611

Pierce on Griner Road

[Festive deck, 09:35:39, 30.8183556, -83.0172500]
Festive deck, 09:35:39, 30.8183556, -83.0172500

[Pipe from river, 09:35:43, 30.8183417, -83.0172361]
Pipe from river, 09:35:43, 30.8183417, -83.0172361

[Pipe at river, 08:56:47]
Pipe at river, 08:56:47

[Ladder to river again, 09:35:59, 30.8182806, -83.0171806]
Ladder to river again, 09:35:59, 30.8182806, -83.0171806

[Ladder to river, 08:55:33]
Ladder to river, 08:55:33

[Closer ladder to river, 08:55:37]
Closer ladder to river, 08:55:37

[High deck, 08:58:34]
High deck, 08:58:34

Residential

[Swing, 09:08:30]
Swing, 09:08:30

[Sun room, 09:08:42]
Sun room, 09:08:42

River fence

[Fence, left (east) bank, 09:51:52, 30.8055444, -83.0195167]
Fence, left (east) bank, 09:51:52, 30.8055444, -83.0195167

[Fence, 09:12:45]
Fence, 09:12:45

[Orange kayak, 09:13:35]
Orange kayak, 09:13:35

Private access

[Sandy road to river, 09:15:22]
Sandy road to river, 09:15:22

[Trudy and Conn Cole, 09:15:39]
Trudy and Conn Cole, 09:15:39

[Debbie and Dan, 09:15:44]
Debbie and Dan, 09:15:44

Tree and river

[Nice tree, 09:16:12]
Nice tree, 09:16:12

[Downstream, 09:16:45]
Downstream, 09:16:45

[Dark limbs, 09:17:11]
Dark limbs, 09:17:11

[Many branches, 09:17:23]
Many branches, 09:17:23

[Three boats, 09:17:42]
Three boats, 09:17:42

Leaves

[Palmettos, 09:20:33]
Palmettos, 09:20:33

[Deciduous, 09:21:01]
Deciduous, 09:21:01

[P3230219, 09:21:13]
P3230219, 09:21:13

[Leaf zoom, 09:21:18]
Leaf zoom, 09:21:18

[Flower zoom, 09:21:27]
Flower zoom, 09:21:27

Spring or creek

[Creek or spring, left (west) bank, 10:05:15, 30.7994222, -83.0253000]
Creek or spring, left (west) bank, 10:05:15, 30.7994222, -83.0253000

[Probably a creek, 10:05:20, 30.7994722, -83.0253000]
Probably a creek, 10:05:20, 30.7994722, -83.0253000

[Movie: Foamy water, 10:05:23, 30.7994722, -83.0253000 (11M)]
Movie: Foamy water, 10:05:23, (11M) 30.7994722, -83.0253000

Roots and branches

[Tree dug in, 09:22:48]
Tree dug in, 09:22:48

[Tree and palmetto, 09:22:52]
Tree and palmetto, 09:22:52

[Tree-sheltered river, 09:24:58]
Tree-sheltered river, 09:24:58

[Well guarded, 09:25:04]
Well guarded, 09:25:04

[Luminous, 09:25:09]
Luminous, 09:25:09

[Practically floating tree, 09:29:19]
Practically floating tree, 09:29:19

[Low bank, 09:29:26]
Low bank, 09:29:26

Unusual tree

[Very branched tree, left (west) bank, 10:08:19, 30.8014861, -83.0252306]
Very branched tree, left (west) bank, 10:08:19, 30.8014861, -83.0252306

Framed

[Trees framing quarry pond overflow? right (east) bank, 10:10:24, 30.8028861, -83.0259639]
Trees framing quarry pond overflow? right (east) bank, 10:10:24, 30.8028861, -83.0259639

Bluff

[Wrested vegetation, left (east) bank, 10:14:07, 30.8036500, -83.0301278]
Wrested vegetation, left (east) bank, 10:14:07, 30.8036500, -83.0301278

Oxbow cutoff

[Tree in river, 10:17:55, 30.7998278, -83.0305778]
Tree in river, 10:17:55, 30.7998278, -83.0305778

[Oxbow tree, 09:39:53]
Oxbow tree, 09:39:53

[Close tree, 09:40:07]
Close tree, 09:40:07

[Close glowing tree, 09:40:12]
Close glowing tree, 09:40:12

[Glowing oxbow tree, 09:40:15]
Glowing oxbow tree, 09:40:15

[Cabin, 09:40:39]
Cabin, 09:40:39

[Looking into the oxbow, 10:18:08, 30.7996778, -83.0305861]
Looking into the oxbow, 10:18:08, 30.7996778, -83.0305861

[Looking west around the cutoff bend, 10:19:59, 30.7988000, -83.0305417]
Looking west around the cutoff bend, 10:19:59, 30.7988000, -83.0305417

Beyond the bend

[Wrested vegetation, 10:00:17]
Wrested vegetation, 10:00:17

[Bend to the left, 10:00:21]
Bend to the left, 10:00:21

Dock

[Boat dock, 10:09:04]
Boat dock, 10:09:04

[Boat dock again, 10:09:12]
Boat dock again, 10:09:12

[House behind dock, 10:09:08]
House behind dock, 10:09:08

[We-no-nah, 10:16:40]
We-no-nah, 10:16:40

Rest stop

[Dr. Potter, 10:19:40]
Dr. Potter, 10:19:40

[Dennis Price, 10:19:47]
Dennis Price, 10:19:47

[Boats on shore, 10:22:30]
Boats on shore, 10:22:30

[Movie: Could do this one even when the water is a lot lower, 10:22:30 (6.1M)]
Movie: Could do this one even when the water is a lot lower, 10:22:30 (6.1M)

[Tea-colored sand ripples, 10:24:01]
Tea-colored sand ripples, 10:24:01

Onwards

[Coral-colored shore, 11:33:09, 30.7792444, -83.0427944]
Coral-colored shore, 11:33:09, 30.7792444, -83.0427944

Unter den linden

[Paddling under, 10:56:32]
Paddling under, 10:56:32

[Shiny, 10:56:36]
Shiny, 10:56:36

[Glowing, 10:56:40]
Glowing, 10:56:40

River tree canopy

[Canopy river, 11:35:38, 30.7773889, -83.0421611]
Canopy river, 11:35:38, 30.7773889, -83.0421611

[Limb in the water, 11:36:04, 30.7771083, -83.0419611]
Limb in the water, 11:36:04, 30.7771083, -83.0419611

[A little more canopy, 11:38:19, 30.7751167, -83.0419083]
A little more canopy, 11:38:19, 30.7751167, -83.0419083

[Swirly canopy, 11:41:39, 30.7736222, -83.0458222]
Swirly canopy, 11:41:39, 30.7736222, -83.0458222

[Sunlit canopy, 11:41:50, 30.7735778, -83.0459361]
Sunlit canopy, 11:41:50, 30.7735778, -83.0459361

[High Spanish moss, 11:41:59, 30.7735306, -83.0460278]
High Spanish moss, 11:41:59, 30.7735306, -83.0460278

[Same limb down, 11:42:02, 30.7735111, -83.0460444]
Same limb down, 11:42:02, 30.7735111, -83.0460444

[Overhanging trees, 11:42:05, 30.7734806, -83.0460583]
Overhanging trees, 11:42:05, 30.7734806, -83.0460583

Sullivan Lane

[House at Sullivan Ln NE, 11:42:25, 30.7732861, -83.0462028]
House at Sullivan Ln NE, 11:42:25, 30.7732861, -83.0462028

[Closer, 11:42:29, 30.7732639, -83.0462500]
Closer, 11:42:29, 30.7732639, -83.0462500

[Roof, 11:42:34, 30.7732417, -83.0463028]
Roof, 11:42:34, 30.7732417, -83.0463028

Bend to the right

[Small bend to the right, 11:49:35, 30.7671306, -83.0432361]
Small bend to the right, 11:49:35, 30.7671306, -83.0432361

[Straight stretch, 11:49:43, 30.7670389, -83.0431750]
Straight stretch, 11:49:43, 30.7670389, -83.0431750

[Reflections, 11:49:47, 30.7669861, -83.0431278]
Reflections, 11:49:47, 30.7669861, -83.0431278

[Obscure flowers, 11:15:45]
Obscure flowers, 11:15:45

Rachel Road

[Left Bend at Rachel Rd. 12:04:32, 30.7561583, -83.0453194]
Left Bend at Rachel Rd. 12:04:32, 30.7561583, -83.0453194

[Arch up and out, 11:27:30]
Arch up and out, 11:27:30

[Roots and trunks, 11:27:51]
Roots and trunks, 11:27:51

[Trunks and roots, 11:27:55]
Trunks and roots, 11:27:55

[Overhanging limbs, 11:28:28]
Overhanging limbs, 11:28:28

Food

[Lunch stop below 03110202007099 Creek, 12:18:08, 30.7480083, -83.0396278]
Lunch stop below 03110202007099 Creek, 12:18:08, 30.7480083, -83.0396278

[Before Cranford Branch, 12:18:11, 30.7480111, -83.0395583]
Before Cranford Branch, 12:18:11, 30.7480111, -83.0395583

[IMG 2027, 12:18:17, 30.7480000, -83.0395278]
IMG 2027, 12:18:17, 30.7480000, -83.0395278

[Lunch canopy, 12:36:08, 30.7479972, -83.0392750]
Lunch canopy, 12:36:08, 30.7479972, -83.0392750

[White flowers, 11:58:31]
White flowers, 11:58:31

Photo-op

[IMG 2029, 12:43:33, 30.7480861, -83.0393917]
IMG 2029, 12:43:33, 30.7480861, -83.0393917

[IMG 2030, 12:43:43, 30.7480667, -83.0393667]
IMG 2030, 12:43:43, 30.7480667, -83.0393667

[IMG 2031, 12:43:47, 30.7480667, -83.0393667]
IMG 2031, 12:43:47, 30.7480667, -83.0393667

[Look this way, 12:43:57, 30.7480667, -83.0393667]
Look this way, 12:43:57, 30.7480667, -83.0393667

[Lunch group, 12:06:21]
Lunch group, 12:06:21

[Lunch bunch, 12:06:56]
Lunch bunch, 12:06:56

Embarking

[Canoes and kayaks, 13:00:10, 30.7477472, -83.0392833]
Canoes and kayaks, 13:00:10, 30.7477472, -83.0392833

[PFD, 13:00:13, 30.7478028, -83.0392222]
PFD, 13:00:13, 30.7478028, -83.0392222

[Paddling out, 13:00:15, 30.7478111, -83.0392444]
Paddling out, 13:00:15, 30.7478111, -83.0392444

On the river

[Strainers, 13:13:52]
Strainers, 13:13:52

[Access behind tree? 13:14:42]
Access behind tree? 13:14:42

[Palmetto patch, 13:14:57]
Palmetto patch, 13:14:57

[Massive tree in river, 13:15:11]
Massive tree in river, 13:15:11

[Gnarly tree, 13:16:58]
Gnarly tree, 13:16:58

More verdure

[Under the limbs, 13:18:11]
Under the limbs, 13:18:11

[Green and white, 13:18:57]
Green and white, 13:18:57

[Lit branch, 13:22:58]
Lit branch, 13:22:58

[Bend, 13:28:44]
Bend, 13:28:44

[Kayaker, 13:28:50]
Kayaker, 13:28:50

Near the end

[GA 94 Bridge, 14:12:04, 30.7055389, -83.0325250]
GA 94 Bridge, 14:12:04, 30.7055389, -83.0325250

[Power boat under GA 94 bridge, 13:34:08]
Power boat under GA 94 bridge, 13:34:08

On land

[Movie: Do it again!, 14:12:07, 30.7055000, -83.0325389 (6.2M)]
Movie: Do it again!, 14:12:07, (6.2M) 30.7055000, -83.0325389

[Movie: It was a ten today, 30.7055000, -83.0325389 (17M)]
Movie: It was a ten today, (17M) 30.7055000, -83.0325389

[Movie: Ten, ten, ten!, 30.7055000, -83.0325389 (20M)]
Movie: Ten, ten, ten!, (20M) 30.7055000, -83.0325389

[Movie: Awesome day, 30.7055000, -83.0325389 (11M)]
Movie: Awesome day, (11M) 30.7055000, -83.0325389

[Gretchen Quarterman, 17:21:23, 31.0121694, -83.2697972]
Gretchen Quarterman, 17:21:23, 31.0121694, -83.2697972

[Gretchen again, 17:21:28, 31.0121972, -83.2697750]
Gretchen again, 17:21:28, 31.0121972, -83.2697750

Statenville BR

[Public Boat Ramp, 13:42:45]
Public Boat Ramp, 13:42:45

[Ramp Exceeds 8% Slope, 13:43:15]
Ramp Exceeds 8% Slope, 13:43:15

[Statenville Boat Ramp, 13:43:20]
Statenville Boat Ramp, 13:43:20

[Kayak on car, 13:43:52]
Kayak on car, 13:43:52

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