Fort Morgan

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this episode i sit down with greg wingo to recap the 2026 alabama 650. as you all know the 650 ended early this year due to hurricane isaias which aimed its wrath at the finish line in fort morgan we cover so much in this episode from the definition of ultra marathon paddling a brief intro into what the 650 is all about the highs and lows of creating the race the solo women's category community race fans weather forecasting support the decision-making process regarding the race and an approaching hurricane race-ending terminology, and the high moments of 2026 Alabama 650.

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It's a race that is designed to see what you're like as a racer, not so much the specific craft that you select.

So you're allowed to change out boats throughout the race.

It's really more about seeing who you are as a person and what you can do to get from the start at Weiss Lake to Fort Morgan at the finish of the race.

We have multiple portages along the route that are all associated with the hydroelectric dams and the locks and dams on the Coosa River and the Alabama River.

Yeah.

Um, I am kind of impressed with Fort Morgan.

We do do a, a tour there, Fort Morgan, Alabama, um, usually in the late summer, early fall, um, sometimes longer, sometimes shorter.

And every time I've been there, I've experienced something, whether it's been touching or catching something on camera or hearing something or seeing something out of the corner of my eye.

I don't think I've been there yet that there hasn't been at least one small interaction of some sort, and I think that's just the energy and the history of that place.

And tell me a little about Fort Morgan, 'cause that's in Alabama, right? Gulf Shores?

Yes.

And it was a Civil War fort?

Uh, race started Saturday, October 3rd at Weiss Lake.

26 competitors attempting to paddle through Alabama's rivers, lakes, and waterways to Fort Morgan.

Following consultations with the National Weather Service organizers instructed competitors to continue to their next designated portage, where their races would end.

Johnson and Taylor had established a strong lead, but with almost 200 miles remaining, the outcome was far from certain.

Thank you, Q. I appreciate that.

Yeah, so, so I help people with short-term rental investments and also second homes that they like to offset their income over in the coastal Alabama area, which would be Orange Beach, Gulf Shores and Fort Morgan.

And, uh, I've helped a lot of people achieve success through, through doing that.

I got into this, uh...

Wish you the best.

Joining us now also is the Sheriff Anthony Lowery of Baldwin County, Alabama, which includes Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Fort Morgan.

Sheriff, appreciate your time.

What are you most concerned about right now?

Here we go.

KC, Fort Morgan, Beach, Alabama, five years ago, found with a cheap metal detector from Amazon, a cannonball 18 inches deep in the sand.

Took it to UT for students to research at the museum.

Uh, the ...

Oh, of course.

Everybody knows that.

Well, they knew that, don't they? And it is, uh, on display in Fort Morgan.

And now they have it, they're gonna get it back home, or they've gotten it back.

Should be a hurricane by this time tomorrow morning.

And confidence is very high this will make landfall on the Alabama coast, somewhere around Fort Morgan, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, late Friday night, with winds at 90 to 95 miles per hour.

Uh, it, it should be a little stronger Friday morning, but we think the wind velocity's come down slightly by the time of landfall because of shear.

Strong winds aloft over the system.