About 35 paddlers saw bats as the sun set over Banks Lake.
![[Bobby McKenzie, WWALS Outings Committee Chair, this expedition leader]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2020-06-05--banks-lake-full-moon-pictures/20200605_194927.jpg)
Bobby McKenzie, WWALS Outings Committee Chair, this expedition leader
Thanks to WWALS Outings Committee Chair and Board Member Bobby McKenzie, for organizing and leading this outing.
The moon hid behind clouds, but some of us saw a little gator as we started out. I think Helen Crowley spotted it. Continue reading
Join us for a leisurely sunset paddle at our mini-Okefenokee, the Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge, to watch sun set and the full moon rise. The moon will rise at 6:02 p.m. and if the skies are clear we will watch the full moon slowly rise above the tree tops and shine across the water. We will also paddle near a dead tree bat house and hopefully watch bats emerge from the tree just after sunset.
You must have a light for your boat or some type of light to have on yourself (glow sticks work well, or head lamp, flashlight, etc.) so other boaters can see you in the dark. It will be totally dark after sunset.
When: Gather 4:30 PM, launch 5 PM, Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635.
Take Out: Banks Lake Boat Ramp
Bring: the usual personal flotation device, boat paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, first aid kit, and lights: it will be dark.
Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup.
Kayaks are available to borrow but please let us know at least 2 days prior to the event.
Free: This outing is free to WWALS members, and $10 (ten dollars) for non-members. We recommend you support the work of WWALS by becoming a WWALS member today!
![[Ripples]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2019-07-16--banks-lake-moon/20190716_213729.jpg)
Ripples in moonglow. Photo: John S. Quarterman, Banks Lake, 2019-07-16.