Back open after many months with much improved internal roads, and no sandbar across the boat ramp! Thank you, Valdosta-Lowndes County Parks and Recreation Authority (VLPRA). Downstream five miles on the Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail hang a right at the Little River Confluence and about a third of a mile upstream you’ll come to Troupville Landing.
There are still a few deadfalls. Next upstream Continue reading
Deadfalls on this creek,
backing up flood waters onto Skipper Bridge Road forcing a bridge to close in 2009,
were one reason for the formation of WWALS.
Here are some pictures and a very brief movie.
In a typical day for a Waterkeeper®, starting slow after a road trip to Atlanta the previous day with several Riverkeepers and other environmental organizations, I was preparing for the movie in Live Oak Friday evening when I got a message from Noelani Mathews wanting an interview about the pipeline movie. As I threw a kayak in the truck, the Yellow Dog hopped in, and Continue reading
The
Expert paddle on the Alapaha River from US 82,
found the water level just right and encountered no obstacles
it couldn’t float over in
the 17 January 2015 WWALS Outing.
Paddlers were
Heather Brasell, Jack Hartley, Chris and Deanna Mericle, John
S. Quarterman, and Bret Wagenhorst.
For more information, see the
report by outing organizer Bret Wagenhorst.
Here are some pictures and videos taken by John S. Quarterman.
Here’s a video playlist, followed by some still pictures: Continue reading