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Hey mike , Im thinkin the vert is from a mastodon or mammoth ?? Right or Wrong .
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Hey mike , Im thinkin the vert is from a mastodon or mammoth ?? Right or Wrong .
hello papa crusher , welcome to the thread .. You a blackwater diver ?
My next exploration of the Edisto will be launched from the Mars Oldfield landing (first public landing above Givhans State Park about mid map).
I am hoping to go at least ten miles above Mars Oldfield in my motorized canoe and then drift and motor back to the ramp.
I will be searching for more gravel beds like the one Mike and I discovered last summer. I am expecting to find mostly 2' to 4' deep water with an occasional "deep" spot of 6' to 10'. I expect the river to be "friendly" in this area yet VERY backwoods.
The water level of the Edisto last summer apparently was significantly low. I heard rumor that it was down 10 feet from normal. That sounds a little much but that was the rumor.
I am seeing online what looks like another potentially good launch site with a ramp named Canadys (about 12 miles above Mars Oldfield)
Mike I am going to be suggesting a public ramp to Phil (it is not on the linked map above) which is below and much closer to the area we have been working. If we were to have trouble we could paddle downstream back to the ramp. The Edisto does not have near the numbers of potential "rescue" people that the Cooper has.
Here is a link to some photos I took at the West Bank public ramp. This ramp appears to be in the area of the beginning of the ACE Basin. Based on my scuba experience I am guessing the water to be about 20' deep here. I would expect some log jams and a few alligators lounging in the tall grass. The water did not look TOO fast that particular day, but looked like a steady current. The water looked tannin stained and not too dirty.