In October 2010, the Georgia Canoeing Association went back down to Hawkinsville, GA to paddle the lovely Ocmulgee River. In an effort to support the community of Hawkinsville/Pulaski County's initiative to create a blueway, the GCA has held two paddling weekend trips in Hawkinsville (to include a previous trip in May). The Community of Hawkinsville has really done a stellar job of working toward establishing this blueway. They have worked with the National Park Service and have created a very nice campground in the heart of Hawkinsville. The campground is complete with fire rings, picnic tables, two pavilions with lights and electricity and an extremely nice bathhouse. In fact, we were the first folks to use the bathhouse because they had just completed it the day that we arrived.
Although the Ocmulgee was a foot or more lower than in April, it was still extremely peaceful and beautiful. I love the shoreline and how the river's edge is bordered by grand cypress and tupelo trees that sweep the river with Spanish moss. The limestone banks of the river are also extremely interesting and reflect the ancient heritage of the river that carves its way through a prehistoric sea bed.
The Ocmulgee is naturally muddy and the chocolate brown waters feel clean not polluted. The farmers in the area seem to respect the river and leave a nice buffer of trees and vegetation so that the paddler never really sees the crops beyond the thicket of trees.
In this video, I played around with light and shadow and I think I've created some really nice effects. Of course, the video never really does the river justice, but I hope the beauty of the Ocmulgee comes through the video.
Ocmulgee October 2010 Paddling Weekend from Jamie Higgins on Vimeo.
I hope you enjoy it!
Jamie
"Queen Rat"
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