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Today, we paddled counterclockwise to Duke's Lake (N25° 56.617' W81° 32.140') under ideal conditions: low humidity, a light breeze from the east, and ample cloud cover. The marsh, refreshed by recent rains, offered over ...
We had two earlier trips to Birdland: one on August 24, 2022, at 06:23 and another on December 13, 2022, at 06:17. Today, we departed at 06:20, and the sky was full of stars. A casual look at the photos of our three trip...
The Marsh Paddlers' morning paddle wasn't your ordinary kayak trip but an exciting adventure! We "kinda" went into uncharted areas of the marsh, channeling the spirit of Star Trek's iconic line, "To boldly go where no on...
Our paddles sliced through the still water of NWR 4 (25.964917, -81.527389) as we launched before sunrise. The recent lack of rain had transformed the landscape, turning our usual route into an adventure. The iconic pneu...
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Embarking on our paddle this morning at NWR 4 (25°57'53.7"N 81°31'39.1" W) with Stan, Mac, and myself, we were greeted by a brisk 47°F temperature and low water levels. Before setting out, we conversed with a fellow Vete...
Paddle three into the Fakahatchee Marsh dawn painted the cordgrass gold as we paddled deep into the Fakahatchee Marsh, weaving through tight channels and pushing past stubborn stalks. Mac and Stan, eagle-eyed scouts, per...
This was paddle two from the US 41 launch site-a five-foot opening-into the Fakahatchee Marsh. The sunrise photos should make you drool, but keep an eye on subtle shifts. Mangroves, those salty veterans, are inching inla...
Embarking on our Faka Union River paddle this morning kicked off at the US 41 launch site, guiding us through a lengthy tunnel and meandering across marshes and open water areas—an ideal setup for canoeing and kayaking e...
We were out before sunlight pierced the mangrove canopy. With each stroke, our canoe advanced, unveiling clear passageways that provided good views of the bottom. Above, clouds drifted like galleons, their cotton sails c...
We make this trip maybe once a year because it's a straight line paddling up a canal, but the wildlife can be fascinating. Today we saw maybe two dozen or more alligators (most of them small), swallow-tailed kites, a bun...
There's a rest area on the side of US 41 about 1/4 mile west of the entrance to the East River launch. The launch is between the rest area and the bridge culvert through some spartina into a creek that goes under US 41 t...
Continuing our quest to see which areas have enough water for us to get back into the marshes to paddle. This marsh sits just east of the Faka Union River, just east of the Port of the Islands. There are no marked trails...
A few things before we start: First - this was a test ride to see if, after the recent rains, the swamp is flooded enough to paddle. It is. Second - no pictures today- just video, because Duke had another engagement. Thi...
We went down the East River to the second large lake. The trip is mostly through long, tight, winding mangrove tunnels that provide shade on a hot, sunny day. We came back the same way. It's possible to paddle down to Fa...
With all the paddling we do in the swamps and marshes of SW Florida, we've never seen a python in the wild - until this morning, and if it hadn't been dead, we might never have seen it either. It was deep in a flooded ma...
We wanted to see if the East River trail out to Wrong Way Lake was open and clear after Hurricane Ian - it was. We had to duck under a few branches like usual, but the tunnel was pretty clear and we had no problem reachi...
This was a well-marked trail down to Duke's Lake, but many markers have fallen over the years; mangroves block some. If you look at the track, the course goes south, to the west, and then makes a left turn. Many of the m...
If you want to do this trail, you must contact the "Friends of the Fakahatchee" that controls and limits access to the launch area. There is a gate and a lock and a process and a fee. You can find the information via Goo...
We found an area where we'd never been before. Two east-west channels connect the Faka Union River to the Faka Union Canal, and we found a north-south channel that connects those two channels. We weren't sure it was open...
We launched into the Faka Union River from US 41, paddled to the third big lake, and then west into an area dotted with small, interconnected lakes. The outgoing current was intense and might have been a combination of t...
Just a leisurely paddle toward the south into the flooded marsh. The area was so flooded that we could get off the beaten path and go cross-country; on the way back, we took a couple of detours into some lakes along the ...
A long boring three-mile paddle to the south, even in clear weather but in the dark and the fog, it doesn't matter because you can't see too far anyway. If you keep going south through the islands another three miles, yo...
This is probably our last trip of the season into the National Wildlife Refuge. NWR 4 is the deepest of the canoe trails, and when it gets too dry to paddle, we find other places, and it's getting too dry. We saw a lot o...
We launched at the newly reopened area on the south side of US41about a mile east of Port of the Islands. Someone has decimated a lot of white mangroves and left the carcasses blocking the waterway, but we managed to pus...
Duck Season opens in the NWR next week. We don't hunt, but we figured this was almost our last chance to paddle the NWR in quiet for a while. We saw a few wading birds, but in some areas, we saw massive flocks of ducks l...
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