Lotsa Turtles on The Chestatee

I got out on The Chestatee River for the first time for a pleasant and relatively quick trip.  The good folks at Chestatee River Adventures offer a super cheap $5 shuttle for those with their own boats.  Hats off to these fellas as they were incredibly nice and super helpful.  The helped lugging the boats down to the river at the put-in and back up to the van at the take-out.  Seriously, I cannot say anything except for positive comments on this outfitter and its employees.  

The view from the water is great!

As for wildlife, it was turtles...

turtles...

and more turtles.

That one above was my favorite shot of the day.  The one below would have been if I could only focus the camera under pressure to get the shot!

The cool turtle of the day with this big (even if the pic doesn't suggest its size) soft shell turtle.

Look closely at the next pic and you'll see two soft shells on the left and a "regular" turtle on the right.

As for the biggest turtle of the day, I estimated this next guy at about 18" from head to tail.

Toward the end of the run there was a ton of rock stacks that apparently is a tradition on this river.

Truly, lots of natural beauty all along the riverbanks.  I really enjoyed myself and the quietness of this river.

I really look forward to getting back on The Chestatee River which feeds into the LLR - Lake Lanier Run.