Come paddle the Withlacoochee River from GA 122 to Franklinville, 10 AM 20 April 2013, in the monthly WWALS outing.
Update 2016-02-01: Pictures by Gretchen Quarterman.
Franklinville Road Bridge (closed):
Withlacoochee River:
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Withlacoochee River at Franklinville
First annual Big LITTLE RIVER Paddle Race
On Saturday, March 30 WWALS held their first joint fundraiser with
the Friends of Reed Bingham State Park: the first annual Big LITTLE
RIVER Paddle Race. We had 18 boats and 27 paddlers participate. The
start was at Rountree Bridge at the north end of Reed Bingham State
Park.
-Bret Wagenhorst
Start:
Continue readingWWALS outing called because of weather, but….
Gretchen posted:
The “official” event is off because of the weather. However, if you
want to see the location, gather at Gary Rampley’s, past Mullins Lane at 6974 Old State Road and park in his yard and then walk to the River (less than .2 miles) at 1:00. Meet others who like a cold, rainy outing.
Or, at 2:00pm meet at Let’s Eat Cafe (Exit 18 from I75—across from Austin’s Steak House at the Shell Station) to discuss strategies for keeping access to the Alapaha River in Lowndes County.
Our local hosts still want to meet up with interested folks and for those not up to braving the weather, we will be indoors at Let’s Eat (an excellent local place to meet and eat).
Blocked: Hotchkiss Landing closed by big blocks of concrete, October 2010
Why was a public road, Old State Road, blocked by concrete blocks from late 2010 through at least early 2012, right at Hotchkiss Landing on the Alapaha River in Lowndes County, Georgia?
According to two witnesses, this is what Old State Road at Hotchkiss Landing looked like shortly after the Lowndes County Commission decision of 26 October 2010 to keep the road open:
Picture by Cactus Clyde on flickr, who wrote:
“Alapaha River a mile upstream pf the US84 bridge (on the Hotchkiss Road) east of Naylor, GA- river level 77.96′ at Statenville, GA on 12/11/11. No acces on the west side any longer- this was taken looking west.”
April Huntley says “It happened right after the decision to not close the road.” Chris Graham says this was “Few days after we won.” According to the date on that picture, the road was still blocked 11 December 2011.
Google Earth shows that same blockage for 14 January 2012 in imagery taken by NASA, and that’s also what the current google map shows:
Continue readingAlapaha River trip 2009, ending at Hotchkiss Landing
In 2009 Bret Wagenhorst of Tifton organized a canoe trip on the Alapaha River.
He says:
I believe we had nearly 15 people on that trip. The put in was at Burnt Church, just above the Boy Scout camp outsideof Lakeland. The take out was the state road that is being proposed to be closed due to lack of use. The photos are in an album on my Facebook page. I believe it is titled “Alapaha River Trip”. The last photo of the album shows lots of people at the take out— the state road access that “is hardly ever used”! Feel free to copy any of the photos you like.
Since his facebook album requires facebook login to view, I’ve copied it to a flickr set. That last picture sure does look like Hotchkiss Landing:
Continue readingAlapaha River at Hotchkiss Landing, Naylor, Lowndes County, GA, 1 Feb 2013
Scouting for a potential WWALS outing (since scheduled for 16 February 2013, two WWALS board members and three local residents went to look at Hotchkiss Landing on Old State Road at the Alapaha River in Lowndes County. Here are a few pictures; we also have videos, some of which will follow.
Looking west (upstream):
WWALS February Event, Alapaha River, Hotchkiss Landing
When: 1PM, Saturday, February 16, 2013
Where: Hotchkiss Landing on the Alapaha River, Old State Road, Naylor, GA
The WWALS river outing for February is planned for the Hotchkiss landing.
B.Y.O.B.: Bring your own boat (there are none for rent at this location).
However, some folks have canoes with room in them so don’t let lack of a vessel stop you from joining us.
We have a local host and parking is available at a local land owners property.
WWALS at Reed Bingham State Park 2012-10-22
WWALS had a brief canoe and kayak outing at Reed Bingham State Park Sunday, led by Bret Wagenhorst. Heading out, and some coppices of native trees.
