You Won't Believe What We Saw Exploring Myakka River State Park

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6 ай бұрын

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@geraldkern6794 6 ай бұрын

Hey Kelly, I am 76 yr old and have lived in Florida all of my life, I have been just about everywhere you go. I sure enjoy reliving all of the great places. Thank you.

@TwoFeatherChannel 6 ай бұрын

an Alligator once told me that Humans taste like Chicken.

@GatorLife57 6 ай бұрын

LOLLLLLLLL

@nam_hn 6 ай бұрын

It's a great finale of your Florida adventure series and the year 2023. Hope you're having a joyous Christmas with your family and friends. Looking forward to following you along on your adventures across America in 2024.

@jeffwills9577 6 ай бұрын

Kelly, I'm a Floridian and just getting into the solo hiking and camping. Your videos are great teaching tools. Thank you and keep on keeping on.

@RickINFJ 6 ай бұрын

So cool to see your FT friends again! New trail name Kelligator? 😂 I love your videos, they're always uplifting. Merry Christmas 9L ✌️

@cribbage 6 ай бұрын

That is a legendary mullet going on! Props to the bananna man for showing us some epic style points out on the florida wilderness!

@danielkutcher5704 6 ай бұрын

Nice short hikes in beautiful Florida. Thanks, Kelly. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

@AnimalExtractor 6 ай бұрын

Do the long and short loops, I just did a short relaxing two night backpacking trip last week, first night in Bee Island campsite then ending in Mossy, I hate the smell of that sulfur water and packed in all my water. Lots of hogs in the park and they are tearing up the trails. Same type of damage 27 years ago when I did the 39 mile loop. Great place to visit

@davidbalderston2751 6 ай бұрын

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year, Kelly.

@dr.nigelcool3771 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas y'all! Great video Kelly!

@jimweagant8920 6 ай бұрын

Good video. Merry Christmas Kelly

@robertferguson533 6 ай бұрын

Yet another cool video. Merry Christmas to you Kelly

@DavidDavis-fishing 6 ай бұрын

Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night!

@user-David-Alan 6 ай бұрын

Wow interesting place with all those Gators. Thanks for the video and scenery. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and New Years. Stay well and safe.

@mray1375 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Kelly!

@rockercover 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas🎄‼️ Thanks for showing more 😳 outdoor places.

@Time4myself4me 6 ай бұрын

While catching up on older videos you mentioned you're a New Year's baby, so "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" Thank you for sharing your world and doing it all with a camera in hand. You're a cool inspiration and look forward to your next adventure, stay safe 🎉!❤

@johnfranklin5 6 ай бұрын

My town. Let's get a beer. Hope you liked it it's awesome.

@Kalest83 6 ай бұрын

Damn, I didn’t see that many gators at Fish Eating Creek. Looks like a great hike.

@maxmillion4216 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video Kelly. I Gota check out that park.

@ianwalker682 6 ай бұрын

That looks so much better than the empty bean and corn fields around here. I don't know about that bouncy walkway though. Pretty sure I'd be changing wet pants after that. lol

@wildwes. 6 ай бұрын

Mary Christmas my friend you and you family 🎉

@leedanielson7452 6 ай бұрын

Favorite Kelly quote “ I don’t just wanna walk up on a gator and get bit” 😂🐊

@danielkutcher5704 6 ай бұрын

Ha! It ain't like a gator is just gonna give ya just a little nip! 😂

@jasonjones5213 6 ай бұрын

The bridge looks cool, not sure about all the gators though.Merry Christmas!

@maureenmukhlis2934 6 ай бұрын

Oh what an exciting adventure!🥰 MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I hope your new year is full of more awesomeness like this💕💕💕

@fredburbage5344 6 ай бұрын

Love watching your videos. Merry Christmas hope you have a great one and a wonderful new year.

@richardross7219 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas and a Happy Healthy New Year to You All. Good Luck, Rick

@johndonahue4777 6 ай бұрын

To a big alligator you are just a Christmas cookie. Thank god you survived. They all go out there for some reason. Probably to eat flamingos in the moonlight. Hike with some kind of jacket to be prepared for the chill winds. Also a sam hamwich.Interesting place.

@Swearengen1980 6 ай бұрын

Gators rarely attack. They don't care that you're there most of the time. A handful of attacks and dumb movie scenes cause the same irrational fear of gators as people have for sharks when the reality is the likelihood of being attacked is very low.

@johndonahue4777 6 ай бұрын

I saw clip of a medium sized alligator spot a piglet near the pond/riverbank and it crept out onto land towards the pig. The pig was distracted and didn't spot the gator until there wasn't time to get away. The gator ran after the piglet and got it. I wouldn't get near those things.

@TomC.156 2 ай бұрын

I used to take that trail to Deep Hole, but haven't been out there in over ten years. So it's interesting seeing how it looks now. Seems like much less vegetation now. I know they do controlled burning out there and that took down some trees. That entrance to Deep Hole looked like it had been cleared out. I didn't see much of the beautiful old oaks that used to form tree tunnels at a few spots along the trail. The gators would run if I got w/i 100 feet, but you're right ... the danger is taking one by surprise.

@robertfarley8425 6 ай бұрын

Great reunion with a couple of your FT friends.Couldn't believe how many alligators are at the Big Hole. 😮 Hpe you ha e a Merry Christmas Kelly 🎄

@timwheel8466 6 ай бұрын

Hey Kelly, just came across your channel thanks to my algorithm. Really like what you do and have subscribed. Your adventures are exactly what I have in mind down here in Perth, Western Australia. Thank you for your efforts. Stay safe mate and I look forward to new adventures. 🇦🇺🇦🇺

@allenhegener3398 6 ай бұрын

Hi Kelly! Been going to Myakka since I was a kid. Might suggest you go to Bee Island and then off to Prairie. Go after a cold front goes through. Plenty of water after the rains. Bee Island just re did their well when I was out there two years ago. Great views from Prairie. Also head up to Torreya State Park in Late Feb. Camp down on the Bluff over looking the river the first night. Torreya Challenge is a good loop with interesting terrain. Hikers come to Torreya to prepare for the AT. Lots of clear creeks. Allen age 64. Former President of the FSU Outdoor Club. Climber- Alaska, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Colorado, WY and MT-Sarasota

@rangerinthewoods 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas, Kelly.

@Bill1608 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Lots of gaters. I have been to FL many times and was stationed there, but never saw a gater.

@Swearengen1980 6 ай бұрын

Then you weren't looking. There are gators ON the University of Florida campus. I can go nature trails and gators will be sunbathing IN the trial and you have to walk around them (and no, they don't care that you're there). Swamps, rivers, wetlands....they're everyone if you're not at the beach or if you step outside the concrete jungle shitholes like Orlando.

@WickedEarthAdventures 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video! The view from the top of that tower must have been amazing! There probably aren't a lot of views like that in Florida!

@andrewchaney242 6 ай бұрын

I love this channel because I get to see things that I've never seen. Thank you.

@robertbarnes4 5 ай бұрын

Driven pass this place 15-20 times. Thanks for sharing ❤

@severecracker3640 6 ай бұрын

That’s very close the the ranch I work on.

@geraldbroflovski8114 6 ай бұрын

You’re the coolest! Thanks for sharing your channel.

@douglasbailey5047 6 ай бұрын

First time watching. Cool video. Love the dire wolf hat!

@MegaMastiffman Ай бұрын

We just came off a really cold and long winter it was the best weather we’ve had in a long long time iv been doing kayak camping and it is really fun, I live there by the way the beaches are incredible too it’s a great place to live and play

@sonsoflibertyoverland 6 ай бұрын

Myakka is a hidden gem. Have camped there 5 or 6 different times. I was at Mossy Oak a few months ago. Would love to meet up for a hike next time you are back.

@renoflames 6 ай бұрын

You are an awesome person. Merry Christmas and God Bless.

@mikeburney9282 5 ай бұрын

Those patches of woods through the prairies are oak hammocks.

@katemcgill184 6 ай бұрын

Hey Kelly! Also another Florida native here 👋 if you get a chance Paynes Prairie and the La Chua trail in Gainesville are also some great wildlife veiwing spots. Thanks for loving our state so well ❤️

@Jim_Tabor 6 ай бұрын

very cool, they had a "supposed" bigfoot /skunk ape sighting out there. Thanks for sharing

@Sonjaorleans 6 ай бұрын

Yes sasquatch lives there

@richardthorne2804 6 ай бұрын

Very cool. I live in Colorado and hiking to see wildlife is my passion. I have never seen gators and this appears to be the safe way to do it. Great videos. 😊

@robertpresha9504 4 ай бұрын

You have no idea of how happy I am to see you after more than two years.And you are still safe it puts a smile on my face. Stay safe darling.Well it has been longer than 2 years.😊

@rockytopwrangler2069 6 ай бұрын

... "I just don't want to walk right up on a Gator an get bit" ... Uh yeah Kelly ,, good idea .. .. They can only run 35 miles an hour .... how about you ?? ... .. Nice day hike ,,, great fun ...

@musingwithreba9667 6 ай бұрын

That's just way too many gators for comfort! 😮 Pretty scenery tho.

@bobbysublette4371 6 ай бұрын

Love from Missouri!! Beautiful

@HikingandcampingwithAdrian 6 ай бұрын

Hey Kelly shout out from Ireland love all your videos. I'm definitely jealous of all them great hiking and camping places yous have in America. Wish I lived there I'd make it my goal to hike and camp all over the hole country. Thanks for sharing 😊

@user-David-Alan 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Kelly.

@kellyhays23 6 ай бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH DAVID! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!!!!❤

@user-David-Alan 6 ай бұрын

@@kellyhays23 Hope you have a wonderful day. God bless you. Stay safe. ❤️

@PatriotJedi 4 ай бұрын

Ive been wanting to do some camping and since i live right by this area i need to see if theres any places to do tent camping there. So awesome to see all them gators! 🤙

@imasupern0va 6 ай бұрын

MRSP was my first ever camping experience and I went solo for my 34th birthday after discovering your channel this year. It’s definitely a special place, the gators were my favorite. Add Hillsborough River SP to your list. 🙂🙂

@kellyhays23 6 ай бұрын

That is so awesome!!!!! Good for you!!! & I definitely will! Thanks! :)

@fretlessed25 6 ай бұрын

I'm trying to think how much water I would need for a 38 mile hike in a hot and humid landscape with no water source. I would guess a gallon a day for 3 days for me. I'd probably bring an extra gallon to be safe as well. So that would be 33 pounds just for water.

@johndonahue4777 6 ай бұрын

Maybe someone could go ahead on a mountain bike and cache water for the group. Or several bikers to the different places? Hang the water up to keep out the hogs of bad surprises.

@Swearengen1980 6 ай бұрын

Do it January/February instead.

@sammymartinez556 6 ай бұрын

Hey Kelly 👋👋 Merry Christmas 🎄 love ❤️ from New Mexico….

@starman9458 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas Kelly, looks like you got a swarm of gators in that river and I just now got my GoPro Hero 12 for Christmas

@finsian3749 6 ай бұрын

You are in my backyard. I was at Myakka State Park in April and the park rangers said the gators left the big hole after Hurricane Ian and weren't sure where they went. Glad they are back. The canopy bridge was also destroyed by Ian and was just recently rebuilt.

@johndonahue4777 6 ай бұрын

Maybe they went into the dry prairie which was wet to keep from getting blended by the hurricane. They've had 200 million years to develop survival responses after all.

@KP11520 6 ай бұрын

Remember.... When they attack, you don't have to run faster than the alligators... Just the other two you are with! LOL

@FloridaEbikes 6 ай бұрын

This place is definitely on my list. Cant wait...🍊🤙

@user-pd3vg3nn3y 4 ай бұрын

Hi Kelly what an Incredible Beautiful amazing Awesome Scenery 😊

@Heath.Hikes. 6 ай бұрын

That park is known for skunk ape sightings too. I camped and hiked that park maybe 7 or 8 years ago. It’s a nice park.

@ericfinley3915 6 ай бұрын

You were in my backyard! Cool place! Thank you!

@omamccall3809 5 ай бұрын

Next time you come to Sarasota would love to show you Celery Hill. Yes we have a great little “mountain” that hikers in our area train for hikes all over the world! Come join us sometime. Jingles

@jpascaln 6 ай бұрын

I am wondering what those Gators eat? And with that many how could anything else survive?

@Sonjaorleans 6 ай бұрын

Probably lots of fish in the lake

@Sonjaorleans 6 ай бұрын

Happy birthday 🎂

@brucemartin2882 6 ай бұрын

The Myakka Skunk Ape footage is very convincing. A guy on a padding adventure filmed it.

@Lesspaw41 3 ай бұрын

My hometown. It was better back in the day. More wild. Did a lot of partying out there back in the 80s😂

@randal580 6 ай бұрын

Merry Christmas

@CS-qx2hv 6 ай бұрын

What, no snorkeling 🐸,,those mossy oak trees are cool, nice to see wild Florida 👍,,,what about the snakes ,,,,,,

@Self_Proppelled 6 ай бұрын

This would have been a good trip to use the drone

@kellyhays23 6 ай бұрын

No drone allowed in Florida state parks :(

@Sonjaorleans 6 ай бұрын

@@kellyhays23that's because they don't want you to see a sasquatch. Government knows they exist yet keep the truth hidden

@miken7629 6 ай бұрын

Used to swim off my boat @ Double Bayou in Texas that has gators, then one day I realized that I have to be lucky every time, gators only need to be lucky once, I don't swim anymore. Still have my arms & legs and gonna keep it that way.

@chainoflakesrefrigerationa2906 6 ай бұрын

Love these videos. All of these places are within 2 hours of me.

@user-pd3vg3nn3y 4 ай бұрын

Hi Kelly what An Awesome Amazing Scenery all those. alligators. Never. Seeing so much 😊

@SienaFit 6 ай бұрын

So many gators! I didn’t know this was a thing! Everyone talks about Blue springs and the manatees but what about the gators!!! 😂 🐊

@frisk151 6 ай бұрын

I bet all three of you could outswim Michael Phelps if you were dropped out of the sky into that pond! That was a lot of cute lil water lizards with scales...

@joesoutdoorplaces 6 ай бұрын

What in the world feeds all those?

@robertferguson533 6 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. They seem to be over populated

@MASTIFFKB 6 ай бұрын

They self regulate as they are known to eat smaller gators!

@lonelyhitchhikerkent6068 6 ай бұрын

Hi Kelly great videos been enjoying them on all your hikes, is James still around if i may ask?

@zoeykrulick1851 6 ай бұрын

I think Kelly wants to keep her personal life private 😊

@lonelyhitchhikerkent6068 6 ай бұрын

@@zoeykrulick1851 well since you in the know maybe pass along im interested 😁

@deeallen6322 4 ай бұрын

What month was this taken?

@davidl2281 6 ай бұрын

The way you talk and look reminds me of a old girlfriend from the early 90s, brings back a lot of good memories, some not so good also, lol, mostly good, but how you are active in this now world of tech, everyone is on their phone, great to see people like yourself out and enjoying nature.

@kellyhays23 6 ай бұрын

😂 hahahaha thank you for watching!

@adamyoung480 6 ай бұрын

Aloha, you could have just gone to Lake Alice behind UF.

@bluegull1541 6 ай бұрын

Just looked it up, gators can go about 30 mph in short bursts on land!!

@walteragentplummer7031 6 ай бұрын

❤❤

@leedanielson7452 6 ай бұрын

All I want for Christmas is Kelly!!!😂🥰

@maureenmukhlis2934 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@kellyhays23 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!! Merry Christmas!!!

@SienaFit 6 ай бұрын

What day did you all go to the park. It was so empty!!

@kellyhays23 6 ай бұрын

This was a Sunday !

@SalPane1224 6 ай бұрын

How many parks, fun and gators

@randybeeson3424 6 ай бұрын

A lot of bigfoot sightings reported in that area. That would be cool.

@Time4myself4me 6 ай бұрын

"Happy birthday ! "

@bryanford1139 6 ай бұрын

10:04 VELOCIRAPTORS!!!!! :)

@wayneking4590 6 ай бұрын

That was awesome, thanks for the info! Less than 15 miles from my house!!

@iggyrojano1978 2 ай бұрын

😍

@melvinlee5684 6 ай бұрын

I’ve been away for some time. Where is James?

@kellyhays23 6 ай бұрын

Welcome back!! He is working full time in Virginia. Him and I have never lived less than 1K miles apart lol

@melvinlee5684 6 ай бұрын

@@kellyhays23 Thanks for the response to my nosey question. Us fans need to know such things. 😀Wishing y’all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year!

@robmechanic 6 ай бұрын

You were so right when you said everything in Florida wants to kill you. Beautiful State Park. Thank you for sharing! Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁

@Swearengen1980 6 ай бұрын

Meh, the Gators aren't nearly as aggressive as people make them out to be.

@robmechanic 6 ай бұрын

@@Swearengen1980 with the exception of a momma gator and her young.

@joshualaster9779 4 ай бұрын

Gators r extremely docile and will go the other way when seeing a human.

@tammysingh4634 4 ай бұрын

❤🙌🦩

@DaddyForeverYess 6 ай бұрын

#Roger

@extraart1 6 ай бұрын

Is it true a family of 4 was eaten by gators the day after you and your friends left the deep hole? Glad you guys made it out alive!

@Swearengen1980 6 ай бұрын

Not unless they went swimming IN the pond or tried to get a alligator right.

@donniemabry1470 6 ай бұрын

Kelly's did you play sports in school I guessing you was a cheerleader or basketball player I watching you making ice cream I thinking you played sports.

@kellyhays23 6 ай бұрын

2 years of D1 basketball

@donniemabry1470 6 ай бұрын

Wow sweetie I thinking you was a cheerleader.

@kellyhays23 6 ай бұрын

@@donniemabry1470 hahaha could never be me