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Kayaking – Turner River, Everglades, FL (Round 2)
Back in February, before moving out to the Pacific Northwest, I wanted to make one more kayak run down the Turner River. So I loaded up the car the night before and made it down to the kayak launch at first light.
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Also posted in Florida, Nature Experience
Tagged Adventure, Everglades, Florida, Grass Marsh, Kayaking, Mangrove, Mangrove Tunnel, River Otter, Spiders, Swamp, Turner River, White Ibis, Wood Stork
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Kayaking Rookery Bay – Naples, FL
Early one Sunday morning I packed up the gear and set my sights on kayaking from Rookery Bay all the way up to Sand Hill Bay and back. With cameras in tow, here are the images I was able to capture.
Also posted in Florida, Nature Experience
Tagged Banana Spider, Barnacles, Belted Kingfisher, Bird of Prey, Florida, Golden Orb Weaver, Hobie Mirage, Kayaking, Mangroves, Naples, Osprey, Oysters, Raptor, Rookery Bay, Shore Birds, Snowy Egret, spider, Tri-colored Heron, Wading Birds, White Ibis, WIllet
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Kayaking – Estero River, Estero FL
One of the kayaking gems of South West Florida, Estero River. Join me as I kayak all the way up the river and then head back out into the Gulf of Mexico and loop around Mound Key Archaeological State Park. Wow, that really sounded like I was introducing a TV spot. Ok, let’s get back to the Yakin!
Also posted in Florida, Nature Experience
Tagged Bald Eagle, Bamboo, Camera, Canon, Dolphin, Estero River, Florida, Kayaking, Moss, Oak Trees, photo, Photography, Professional, Sable Palms, White Ibis
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Kayaking – Myakka River State Park B&W
Taken from the same trip I took back in the fall of ’10. These photos are the black and white selects from the trip to Myakka River State Park.
Also posted in Black & White, Nature Experience
Tagged Alligator, Black & White, Bridge, Camera, Canon, Canopy Walkway, Egret, Florida, flowers, Fungus, great blue heron, Hiking, Kayaking, Lake, Marsh, Moss, Myakka River, Oak Trees, photo, Photography, Professional, River, Sabel Palms, State Park, Storm, Sunset, Trails, Water Lily
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Kayaking – Keewaydin Island, Naples FL (2011.03.09)
For my birthday I wanted to get in the yak and head down to Keewaydin for some early morning photography and beach combing.
Also posted in Florida, Nature Experience
Tagged Beach, Bird Flight, Camera, Canon, Florida, Gordons Pass, Gulf of Mexico, Keewaydin Island, Naples, Ocean, Pen Shell, photo, Photography, Pilings, Professional, Royal Tern, Shore Bird, Survey Marker
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Kayaking – Myakka River State Park, FL
Last fall I decided to pack up the kayak and spend a weekend camping in Myakka River State Park. I remember spending a few Easters up there with the family and figured I would see how things have changed in the past 20 years since I last visited.
Also posted in Florida, Nature Experience
Tagged Alligator, Bridge, Camera, Canon, Canopy Walkway, Egret, Florida, flowers, Fungus, great blue heron, Hiking, Kayaking, Lake, Marsh, Moss, Myakka River, Oak Trees, photo, Photography, Professional, River, Sabel Palms, State Park, Storm, Sunset, Trails, Water Lily
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Kayaking – Collier Seminole State Park, FL
As a child, I remember my family taking me to Collier Seminole State Park on a few occasions. One visit my Father rented a canoe and we paddled as far as Mud Bay before it was time to turn around. It was so long ago that I don’t really remember much past that.
Here is what one of the park websites have to say about the State Park:
“The park overlaps the northern edge of the great mangrove swamp of southwestern Florida, and the southern edge of the Big Cypress Swamp. The park is the meeting place of the land and the sea, fresh water and salt water, and tropical and temperate zone vegetation. Because of this blending, a great diversity of plants and interesting wildlife are found here.”
- www.explorenaples.com
Having already documented the parks three walking trails, I figured it was about time to load up the yak and see how the ole canoe trail was holding up.
Also posted in Florida, Nature Experience
Tagged Camera, Canoe Trail, Canon, Channel Marker, Collier-Seminole State Park, Common Sandpiper, Crab Trap, Everglades, Florida, Kayaking, Low Tide, Mangrove Roots, Mangroves, Mud, Naples, Osprey, photo, Photography, Professional, River, Wayding Birds, White Ibis, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
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Kayaking – Keewaydin Island, Naples FL (2010.07.07)
I launched my Kayak from beaches of Port Royal and headed south, once again, to the barrier island of Keewaydin.
Also posted in Birds, Florida, Nature Experience
Tagged Beach, Camera, Canon, Conch, Cormorant, Dolphin, Florida, Heron, Kayaking, Keewaydin, Ocean, Ospray, photo, Photography, Porpoise, Professional, Shore Birds, Snowy Egret, Wayding Birds, White Egret, WIllet
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Kayaking – Rookery Bay, Naples FL (2009.09.19)
Having finally scored a Hobie Mirage Outback SUV kayak off of CraigsList, and equipped my car with Yakima roof rack system, I woke up at the but-crack of dawn and set out for Rookery Bay.
Also posted in Florida, Nature Experience
Tagged Adventure, Estuary, Florida, Florida Manatee, Florida Mangrove Tree Crab, great blue heron, Great Egret, Juvenile Tri-colored Heron, Juvenile White Ibis, Kayaking, Mangrove, Nature, Osprey, Photography, Rookery Bay, Tri-colored Heron, White Ibis, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
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Kayaking – Turner River, Everglades, FL
If you have lived any portion of your life in Florida, chances are you have been canoeing or kayaking. It is without a doubt on of the most relaxing and rewarding ways to get in touch with mother nature. The ability to to work as a team and slip stealthy down the waterway brings all of your surroundings that much closer.
I grew up as a Boy Scout, attended summer camps (focusing on nature and marine biology), and even has a family who demanded every Sunday be…well…family day. And those days were usually spent exploring the vast wildernesses of Florida. Needless to say, I have done my fair share of canoeing. However, it had been far too long since my last dip into the Florida streams.
Also posted in Florida, Nature Experience
Tagged Adventure, Canoe, Cypress Hammok, Everglades, Florida, Grass Marsh, Mangrove, Spiders, Swamp, Turner River
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Kayaking – Keewaydin Island (B&W Edition)
Last month I took a kayak trip out to one of the barrier islands here in Naples, Florida called Keewaydin. I was able to get out there shortly after sunrise and find some decent shots. The warm light and high contrast made for some lovely black and white imagery.
Also posted in Black & White, Florida
Tagged Beach, Bird, Black & White, Crabs, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Keewaydin Island, Naples, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Seagull, Shore Bird
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