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Pictures: Allen Ramp to SRSP with shoals and springs --Gretchen Quarterman 2019-06-01 [Up]
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Left: Allen Ramp, Corbett Spring; Right: Melvin Shoals, Suwanacoochee Spring
Saw a caterpillar to start out the day, 07:04:07, 31.0122500, -83.2696528
Banners: Pre-launch photo four more arrived afterwards, 08:36:05
On the river by jsq, 09:58:18, 30.4490433, -83.2211629
Many boats by jsq, 09:59:11, 30.4490433, -83.2211629
What is in those roots? 09:59:13
And we are off, 10:01:48
Bend to the right by jsq, 10:07:14, 30.4476943, -83.2173599
Yellow kayak by jsq, 10:07:17, 30.4476000, -83.2173600
Looking upstream by jsq, 10:07:29, 30.4473134, -83.2174949
Dan Coleman, 10:08:31
Someone made a bunch of markings with pink tape, 10:11:22
Stairs, 10:12:21
Stairs, 10:12:38, 30.4460083, -83.2186667
For sale, 10:14:20, 30.4451083, -83.2198028
More stairs, 10:16:57
For Sale, 10:17:15, 30.4433500, -83.2207111
Stairs with pool ladder, 10:17:16, 30.4433472, -83.2207194
Sementha Mathews, 10:19:02
Sandra Jones, 10:19:41
Straightaway by jsq, 10:21:11
Turtles by jsq, 10:26:58
Steps and climbing fern by jsq, 10:29:57
Tight spot by jsq, 10:39:13
I couldn't tell what this was on the leaves. Saw it several places, 10:51:41
John S. Quarterman and Julie Bowland paddle downstream, 10:52:01
Pontoon boat at steps, 10:52:20
Cypress, 10:52:51
Suwannee Riverkeeper at fancy dock, 10:54:08
Fancy platform with paddler, 10:54:29
Dock on right, 10:54:50, 30.4242028, -83.2222750
Fancy platform, 10:55:24, 30.4237944, -83.2221972
Rest stop and a snack, 10:55:36
Swimming, 10:59:25
Then snacks, 10:59:42
Beach on left bank across from NE Withla Bluffs Way by jsq, 11:01:20, 30.4235500, -83.2218000
A second group photo, 11:05:49
Shirley Kokidko gives some instruction on how to pass the shoals, 11:09:18
More swimming, 11:09:30
Banner and boats, 11:09:39
Swimmers consulting by jsq, 11:10:00, 30.4235000, -83.2218000
After the banner picture by jsq, 11:10:03, 30.4233471, -83.2214917
Tannic acid river colors by jsq, 11:21:29
I think it was a good day! With Sementha Mathews, 11:22:53
Keep Right, 11:23:15
Heading in, 11:25:10
More to the right, 11:25:35
Sandy is stuck and JSQ helps — with John S. Quarterman, 11:26:53
Getting a boost off the rock, 11:26:56
Our paddler from furthest away today -- Rob from South Africa, 11:28:35
Passing the peanut gallery, 11:30:22
Made it through, 11:30:30
Two directions, 11:30:59
jsq selfie by jsq, 11:32:53, 30.4200000, -83.2191667
Leaning oak, 11:34:19
Structure or just rocks? 11:36:57 by jsq, 30.4184196, -83.2167389
Guess what is around there by jsq, 11:37:08, 30.4184196, -83.2167389
Gretchen in the green boat by jsq, 11:42:10
Bunch of boats by jsq, 11:44:20
Preparing to swim, 11:44:04
Steve and Cathy looking out the window — with Steve Shaw, 11:45:26
Mermaids? 11:46:16
And out he comes from the spring — with Steve Shaw, 11:46:08
Getting back in by jsq, 11:46:58, 30.4198649, -83.2144634
Shoving off, 11:48:03
Shhh. Karst, 11:49:49
Karst with invasive exotic Japanese climbing fern, 11:49:52
Cypress, 11:50:00
More karst and climbing fern, 11:50:59
Artifacts of the Cody Scrap, 11:51:10
More rapids, 11:55:04
Looks like water runs here by jsq, 11:58:22, 30.4196593, -83.2077785
Karst on the side by jsq, 11:58:29, 30.4196593, -83.2077785
Overhanging oak by jsq, 11:58:33, 30.4196593, -83.2077785
Contemplating by jsq, 11:58:36, 30.4196593, -83.2077785
Rocks and viewing platform, 12:06:00
Viewing, 12:09:21
River bends left, 12:09:26
Sementha Mathews by jsq, 12:05:55
Sandra Jones by jsq, 12:19:19
The laid-back professor by jsq, 12:19:21
Really keep right, 12:16:14, 30.4158000, -83.2074000
Shoals, 12:16:18, 30.4146528, -83.2072750
Here they come, 12:16:20
Red boat made it, 12:16:23, 30.4146250, -83.2072750
Still more karst by jsq, 12:19:26
Tree reaches middle of river, 12:21:11
Canoe and steps, 12:25:39
More karst, 12:27:14
Pylons by jsq, 12:22:08, 30.4152495, -83.2022450
Rocks by jsq, 12:22:10, 30.4152495, -83.2022450
More coming by jsq, 12:22:17, 30.4150000, -83.2022222
In the sky, 12:30:00
Looking downstream, 12:30:03
Power lines overhead, 12:30:19, 30.4150861, -83.2024083
Looking upstream, 12:33:16
Framed upstream, 12:33:40, 30.4156944, -83.2001500
Probably there by jsq, 12:23:29
Clearly spring water by jsq, 12:26:39, 30.4157000, -83.1992000
Spring swimming by jsq, 12:26:41, 30.4157500, -83.1992000
Spring snorkeling by jsq, 12:26:45, 30.4158000, -83.1990000
Steps by jsq, 12:26:51, 30.4159000, -83.1992000
Green water by jsq, 12:27:07, 30.4159000, -83.1992500
Snorkel by jsq, boats, swing, 12:28:26, 30.4158100, -83.1992039
Steps and spring, 12:34:32
Swing, steps, and spring, 12:35:15, 30.4157306, -83.1992639
Convenient pullout by jsq, 12:41:29
Melvin Shoals ahead by jsq, 12:41:38
Tannic acid water by jsq, 12:42:13, 30.4159236, -83.1936734
Let's get serious now by jsq, 12:46:58, 30.4155653, -83.1933826
Line of boats, 12:55:03, 30.4157528, -83.1934278
Avocado? 12:56:17 by jsq, 30.4155653, -83.1933826
Swimming and snacks by jsq, 13:02:36, 30.4155700, -83.1933826
Artist at work, 13:12:28
Wish I had a photo of the painting. Today she had brushes with her with Julie Bowland, 13:12:30
Two professors, 13:13:01
Julie Bowland painting on the river, 13:13:11
There it is by jsq, 13:11:31, 30.4144010, -83.1909744
White water by jsq, 13:11:37, 30.4144010, -83.1909744
Who will go first? 13:11:46 by jsq, 30.4144010, -83.1909744
Party tent beyond by jsq, 13:12:33, 30.4144010, -83.1909744
Watching by jsq, 13:12:38, 30.4144010, -83.1909744
Pulled out in the shoals by jsq, 13:23:23, 30.4134501, -83.1889990
More coming by jsq, 13:23:25, 30.4134501, -83.1889990
Why to always wear your PFD, 13:47:10, 30.4137278, -83.1896889
Fine now, 13:47:24, 30.4137083, -83.1896278
No hat means fell in, 13:52:04, 30.4135722, -83.1893778
Professor back in boat, 13:52:24
Looks not all that bad from below, 14:01:00, 30.4129667, -83.1866389
Paddle faster, I hear banjos, 14:06:12, 30.4114333, -83.1835111
Obelisk, 14:06:47
CR 141 bridge in distance, 14:06:52
Old bridge pilings upstream from new bridge, 14:07:17
Here it comes, 14:07:32
There it goes, 14:07:42
Photographing steps, 14:07:48
Chair on top 3797, 14:08:15, 30.4110361, -83.1825028
Stob on ricks, 14:09:24, 30.4109889, -83.1815250
Gnarly tree, stob, rocks, 14:09:28, 30.4109694, -83.1814889
Fancy pylon, 14:09:59, 30.4109028, -83.1811139
With paddlers and edifice beyond bridge, 14:11:26, 30.4104306, -83.1802750
Old broken tank, 14:50:48
The Coles, 14:51:52
The pack, 14:52:00
Spring wall, 15:03:56
Sementha at Suwanacoochee, 15:04:28
Spring gushing through wall, 15:04:36
Debarking at Suwanacoochee; Note that Dan Bowland is emptying water out of his kayak oops, 15:05:59
Upstream to Suwanacoochee Spring, 15:08:37
Green boat, Withlacoochee Confluence, 15:07:33
Withlacoochee River Confluence, 15:07:39
Shirley in her element, 15:08:46
Spring pool, 15:08:59
Spring gate, 15:09:04
Dan Phillips in the spring pool, 15:09:20
Julie Bowland, 15:09:48
Two swimmers, 15:10:18
Sementha Mathews, 15:11:30
Movie: Splashing in the spring, 15:11:30 (5.1M)
The water was chilly — with Sementha Mathews, 15:11:31
Daniel Phillips says the water was very chilly, 15:11:32
Three in the pool, 15:12:33
Meanwhile, back at the Suwanacoochee Spring, 15:20:12
Left bank, Withlacoochee River, from the Suwannee, 15:20:46
CSX RR Bridge, 15:19:28
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