Right on. Great stuff

Love the 10 commandments! Very cool.

Thank you for this! I have been missing the swamp; you did a great job capturing part of my heart.

This is a remarkable production. The story with our words and editing is outstanding. You have a gift and we are all grateful for your dedication and hours of work to invite us along for the journey!

Well done! Appreciate the extra effort went into your cinematography! Thank you for giving us a glimpse of this beautiful, peaceful area. 👍

Expert paddler. 👍

Jim, I never got to paddle in the Okefenokee NWR, but have paddled in swamps in NC and AL. I live in Missouri and there is a swamp at the Mingo NWR, but so far I have only driven through it. your video made me feel like i was there, you really did a nice job with it. it must add a lot of work to do a video like this and just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the effort. the video was excellent! i paddle / camp the rivers here in MO. moving water, mostly class I, but there are some challenges out there. last year i paddled the Buffalo NR (AR)...130 miles from Ponca AR to Buffalo City. it was a magnificent trip, but i overused my right arm and i'm still trying to recover from that. if recovery allows, we are going to paddle it again mid March. MO has a lot of clear running streams. if you ever want to visit to paddle, please reach out. early and late season are best...crowding in the summer and on weekends can really ruin the experience. Del

Thank you for this video! I definitely need to add this to adventure list!

Nice and quiet just like I like it! Thanks for sharing!

Looks like you slid into Griffis’ just as the sunset, perfect ending to a beautiful video. I know what you mean about losing the solitude from Minnie’s on to the park. This is my favorite route though.

I stumbled across one of your videos while trying to find footage of the Wenonah Wilderness in action. Totally delivered... Anyway, one of the trips I want to take (ended up with a Prism) is the Okefenokee. What an inspiration this video was for that trip. You make a great video dude...

What a fabulous video Tyler! There is so much to love! What a fabulous place to paddle in the winter. Having that rain patter on the tin roof was heaven although I’m sure there are some sounds from the swamp that are just as soothing. That cabin is such a jewel along with those monster trees! Paddling through the woods has to be just like hiking a trail in the Adirondacks. I hope there are some trail markers but I am sure you need to have good navigation skills as well. I really liked your prusik knots with the built in knot toggles. Works like a charm! And of course you had to get me that gator I asked for! :-). Such a sweet place! I want to throw the canoe on top and head south. I am have paddling withdrawals. Thanks for the ride along. Jeff

Where Lone Ventures is paddling is in Georgia, right next to the Florida border. The lake you are talking about is about 40 miles north of the Everglades in central Florida.

Hello again! I finally got it worked out for a 2 night trip next week. Starting at SFSP to Canal run the first night. Then to Floyd's Island for the second night ending back at SFSP. Im hoping the water level is not to low. I know its been dry but im hoping the rain we've got lately will help. Just wanted to see if you would have any idea? Also I'm thinking ill need my kayak cart to cross Floyd's Island! Im paddling a fishing kayak so it's a little heavier than your canoe lol

Love seeing people tripping in different places. This is very cool an unique. How easy is it get turned around in the swamp?

Lone Ventures, please tell me you are doing another Oke trip this year. I broke my shoulder, and don't expect to be able to do long distance paddling until 2024. The last year that I didn't overnight in the Oke was 2015. Mountains, here I come!

That place looks magical! Great video....What canoe is that?? Thank you

Once again, an absolutely beautiful presentation of what it is like to camp in the Okefenokee. It's nice to see some video of the orange trail between Billy's Lake and Canal Run. I remember that it was closed until they used explosives to reopen it in late 2018 or early 2019. It's one of the few sections of trail that we are yet to paddle. We're repeating the super-simple Cedar Hammock and Monkey Lake trip in April. We usually like to go in March (escape Savannah for St. Patrick's Day), but booking was tough this year. I expect it to be warm and buggy.

Hello, different spelling of the lake name but similar enough for me to think it must be near where you paddle. I receive weekly emails from NASA focussing on unusual weather or land events. Today’s mail highlights the algae bloom on the Okeechobee lake. Here is an excerpt of the email “As it has in most recent summers, Lake Okeechobee has been teeming with blue-green algae in 2022. Fueled by warm summer temperatures and abundant nutrients in Florida’s largest freshwater lake, the algae have been blooming since May but significantly increased in abundance through June. As of July 14, 2022, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reported that 45 percent of the lake was covered with algae or had conditions very conducive to it. The coverage is comparable to levels in July 2021 and 2020, but not as extreme as in 2018, when cyanobacteria blooms covered about 90 percent of the lake.” Hopefully you aren’t encountering similar problems? Regards, Paul from south east Australia 🇦🇺

Looks like a great trip! Is it easy to get "misplaced" out there or is it well marked? Do you have a chart of your course?

Hello! what size and type of cooler do you use? I know canoes are different sizes, but I want a roundabout idea. Thanks for the help

I'm looking at doing 2 nights and would you recommend going this route or going to Floyd's Island first? I'm paddling a fishing kayak and was wanting to go against the current on the first day if possible while I was fresh lol. For the second night I am wanting to stay at Round Top if that's not to far of a paddle back on the last day. If so I'll stay at Canal Run. Thanks!