The Time-release Dose – Deep Field Exploration with my kayak and the JWST.

Posted by Kayakfari on July 14, 2022

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Thanks to the marvel of the

James Webb Space Telescope ,

we can travel the highways of fantasy

here on Earth.

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“Deep Field Exploration” – camping in silent darkness.
Kayakfari ART photography – ART of Darkness series.
Tidal sandbar, Ten Thousand Islands, Florida.

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Kayakfari Fantasy Art Photography series:

“Deep Space Exploration”

in the Ten Thousand Islands

plus a word from Captain

James T. Sprayskirt:

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“Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Kayakfari. The continuing mission to create strange new artworks, to seek out new campsites and paddling opportunities, to boldly go where no photographer hath gone before.”

( cue theme music )

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ART of Darkness – Kayaking the final frontier of imaging and photography.

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Camping with the Stars means going outside to experience the night as all the wild creatures of the earth do, or as closely as modern western society humans can. It is to step away from, and to go outside the world of people. It means to look up at the vast infinity above full of billions and billions of stars and feel humbled. It means to connect with the power of the infinite and transcend our daily, busy modern lives. It also means to stay up close and connected to the rhythms of the heavens and of the earth!

Enjoy the Universe!

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Bless !

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All rights reserved!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

The Time-release Dose – On the simple meaning of Earth Day.

Posted by Kayakfari on April 22, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, alien, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, big cypress, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cosmos, decorated reality, earth, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, lost portage, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, moon, moonlight, nasa, night, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, pentax, photography, psychedelic, river of grass, sawgrass, science fiction, sea kayaker, south florida, space, stars, surreal art, swamp, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: 10000 islands, 42, 420, 422, art of darkness, Beach, Big Cypress, Blessings, Camping with the Stars, canoe, CAPE ROMANO, darkness, day and night, digital art, Earth Day, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades kayak, everglades paddling, fantasy art, feel irie, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, fort lauderdale kayak, full moon, Interstellar Paddlers, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak florida, kayak lights, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak space, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking meetup, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, moon, moonlight, night, ocean, One Planet, Paddle, paddling, panorama, Photography, Portage to Earth, psychedelic art, reality check, sandbar, science fiction, simple meaning of Earth Day, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, space, space art, SURREAL ART, ten thousand islands, tent, there are no other Everglades, tropical, tropical adventure, water quality, whole sky panorama. 2 Comments

There is only one Earth

and

there are no other Everglades on the Earth.

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“There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth, remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them; their vast glittering openness, wider than the enormous visible round of the horizon, the racing free saltness and sweetness of the their massive winds, under the dazzling blue heights of space. They are unique also in the simplicity, the diversity, the related harmony of the forms of life they enclose. The miracle of the light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slow-moving below, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades of Florida. It is a river of grass.”

Marjory Stoneman Douglas, The Everglades: River of Grass, 1947

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“Portage to Earth”
Kayakfari ART photography – Kayaking the final frontier of imaging and photography.

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Enjoy the Everglades!

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Bless !

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All rights reserved!

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The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

The Time-release Dose – For the world is round and today is Pi day – 3 14 π .. 2022!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 14, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, big cypress, biscayne bay, Boca Chita, camping, canepatch, cape romano, cape sable, carysfort reef lighthouse, chokoloskee, Cloud9, cosmos, dania beach, earth, east everglades, elliott key, everglades, everglades art, Findeisen Shearwater, first national bank, fisheye, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, glades, gladesmen, history, humor, island, johnson key, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, key west, landscape, little rabbit key, lost portage, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, Mizell-Johnson, moon, moonlight, night, orbit, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, Pi, psychedelic, rasta, river of grass, science fiction, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, space, stars, surreal art, ten thousand islands, tropical, whiskey creek, Willoughby, winter. Tagged: 180, 185° Fisheye Lens, 3-14-2022, 3.14, 3.14159, 360, 360 panorama, 42, 420, adventure, awakenthegrass, ∏, back country, backbone of night, base camp, basecamp, Beach, Big Cypress, Bless UP, camp lulu, camping, camping florida bay, camping hell, camping platform in Florida Bay, Camping with the Stars, canoe everglades, cape romano island, carl ross key, chekika island, Chekika's hammock, chickee, chickee camping, chickee hut, chickee platform, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, chief Chekika, circular fisheye, circular panorama, coastal fisheye, coastal optics fisheye, crooked creek chickee, cypress tree, deep space, digital art, digital029art, dildo cactus, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades paddling, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, Everglades Skyway, everglades trail, exploring everglades, exploring florida bay, feel irie, fisheye, fisheye 4.88mm, fisheye lens, fishing florida bay, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys paddling, gumbo limbo, heaven and hell, higher ground, Hugh L. Willoughby, hurricane irma, irie, it's full of stars, π, johnson key, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak florida, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayak south florida, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys camping, landscape photography, lower Keys, mangroves, meike 6.5mm fisheye, miami, milky way, milky way galaxy, national park, native, nest key camping, nice dreams, North Nest Key, ocean, off trail, one-mile tamiami trail bridge, open water, outback, Paddle, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pelicans everglades, pentax, pentax fisheye, pentax q, Photography, Pi, pi day, pi full of pixels, Pi number, pie, pixels, platform, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, reality check, River of Grass, sandbar, sandbar camping, Sawgrass, sea grass, seagrape hammock, second chance sandbar, selfie, shark valley, skyway bridge, snow florida bay, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, space exploration, stars, tamiami trail, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, water quality, Willoughby Key. Leave a comment

$Presented in honor of Pi ,$

$π$ $day,$

$everything is round today! 😮$

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Deep space exploration base camp on a sandbar in the Ten Thousand Islands.
On the fine ART of living in a lens Bubble!

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Fishy tales from the Everglades,

Ten Thousand Islands, Florida Bay and the Keys!

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Today is 3-14 π 2022 !

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Full story at:

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! Bless UP

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Time-release Dose – Immersive panoramic views of our Kissimmee–Okeechobee–Everglades (KOE) ecosystem.

Posted by Kayakfari on February 5, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, big cypress, camping, canepatch, cape sable, everglades, Everglades birds, Everglades Skyway, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, florida, glades, gladesmen, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, lost portage, mangrove, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, psychedelic, rasta, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, shark valley, south florida, swamp, tropical, Willoughby. Tagged: 2020 high water, 360, 360 panorama, 42, 420, Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial, aerial pole photography, airboat, awakenthegrass, back country, Big Cypress, birds eye view, Blessings, Canal, canoe everglades, coopertown, digital029art, dugout, East Everglades, Everglades, everglades adventure, everglades aerial, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades exploration, everglades flooding, everglades hammock, everglades hiking, Everglades history, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades mud, everglades national park, everglades paddling, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, Everglades restoration, Everglades Skyway, everglades slough, everglades trail, Everglades wildlife, feel irie, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooded everglades, flooding, Florida, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, hardwood hammock, high water, High water everglades, High water kayaking, High water paddling, hiking, hiking shark valley, History, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayak south florida, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, L-67, landscape photography, Levee, Main Street, miami history, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, national park, native, native american, off trail, one-mile bridge, one-mile tamiami trail bridge, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddle shark river, paddle shark valley, paddling, Pahayokee, Pahayokee paddling, panorama, pentax, pentax 03, pentax fisheye, pentax q, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prowler 11t, reality check, River of Grass, Sawgrass, Sawgrass hiking, sea kayak, sea kayak everglades, sea kayak shark valley, sfwmd, shark river, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley flooded, shark valley kayaking, shark valley road, shark valley tower, shark valley tram, shark valley underwater, Slough, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, swamp, tamiami trail, tree hammock, trident 11 kayak, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, under the bridge, vegetation, water conservation area, water levels, water quality, wca, wca 3a, wetlands. Leave a comment

The Everglades with people in it!

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High up in the canopy on a tree island in the Everglades interior, above the matrix.
Everglades and KOE Aerial VR Panoramas.

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Revised and updated for your viewing pleasure!

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Full story at:

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! Bless UP

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© 2022 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com. All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Daily Dose – Modes of travel in the Everglades: Yesterday, today and tomorrow!

Posted by Kayakfari on December 13, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, airboat, answer 42, awakenthegrass, big cypress, cabin, camping, canoe, chickees, east everglades, everglades, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, glades, glades skiff, gladesmen, Himmarshee, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, lake okeechobee, landscape, miami river canal, Miccosukee, new river, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, reality check, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, Shark River slough, slough, south florida, swamp, tamiami trail, tropical, Willoughby. Tagged: 360, 360 panorama, 42, 420, access points, Across the Everglades, aerial, airboat, Antooch-chokole, awakenthegrass, Big Cypress, birds eye, birds eye view, camping, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chickee, chickee hut, cypress, cypress tree, day-glo, digital029art, dugout, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades indian, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, free ranging, gator hunters, glade skiff, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Glen Simmons, grass paddling, gumbo limbo, Hitchiti-Mikasuki, houston cypress, Hugh L. Willoughby, hugh willoughby, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, Love The Everglades Movement, mangroves, miami, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, moonshiners, native, native american, non-motorized access, off trail, otter clan, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, pentax q, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, private island, qajaq, reality check, River of Grass, Sawgrass, seminole, sfwmd, Shark River slough, skiffers, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, swamp, tiki hut, tree canopy, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, water conservation area, water quality, wca, wca 3a, where the little pot sits. 1 Comment

“I know that the airboat and the kayak

can coexist peacefully!”

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The neon day-glo airboat Mothership of the Everglades with kayaks!
Grass paddling and poling in the Everglades Water Conservation Areas.

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In the permanently flooded Water Conservation Areas of the Glades, the airboat is the best way to get around and reach fishing and hunting grounds and private camps. Still there is something very pure and beautiful being out on the water where it’s just you, the boat and your pole or paddle.

Moving through the landscape at a human pace can be hard work,

but can also be immensely satisfying for body, mind and soul!

Times are changing again for the Everglades, this time for the better. Let’s face it, people care most about the things they know and love. Additional human powered access whether on foot, boat or even bicycle can raise awareness and help drive Everglades Restoration efforts for generations forward!

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! Bless UP

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© 2021 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com. All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Milky Way – where are you now? Summer’s almost Gone!

Posted by Kayakfari on August 29, 2020

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, big cypress, camping, cosmos, earth, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, jupiter, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, Milky Way, nasa, night, orbit, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, psychedelic, rasta, south florida, space, stars, summer, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: 360, 360 panorama, 360 sky, 42, 420, all sky, answer 42, art of darkness, astrotracer, astrotracer o-gps1, August 2020, awakenthegrass, backbone of night, Blessings, camping, Camping with the Stars, carl sagan, circular fisheye, cosmos, cosmos series, dark skie, dark sky, darkness, decorated reality, digital art, east cape, Everglades, everglades artist, everglades camping, exploration, fantasy art, feel irie, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys, galaxy, gulf of mexico, Higher Consciousness, irie, island, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak camping, kayak florida keys, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, king tides, light pollution, little rabbit key, milky way, national park, nice dreams, night, night panorama, outback, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, pentax, pentax astrotracer, photo, Photography, psychedelic art, rasta, rastafari, sand bar, satellite, Sea Kayaker, shoal, sky, South Florida, south florida kayak, Summer's Almost Gone, sweet dreams, ten thousand islands, travel, tropical, tropical adventure, whole sky panorama. Leave a comment

The “Backbone of Night”.

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It is said that the !Kung people of the Kalahari desert consider the Milky Way as the “Backbone of Night” that holds up the sky!

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Summer’s almost gone ..
Milky Way whole sky with Jupiter and Saturn on August 15, 2020 10:30pm.
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part III

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Experience some of the darkest skies in the Everglades!

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Bright Jupiter and Saturn riding side by side across the sky next to the Milky Way.
Single 5 min exposure ISO 800 testing the Astrotracer (sensor shift) feature of my Pentax camera with a 14mm lens. August 15, 2020 @ 11pm.
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part III

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“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers.”

― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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More at:

ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part III

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-iii/

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Summer’s Almost Gone .. BLESS!

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© 2020 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com . All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Turner River, the Everglades, the Alien baby and the whitewater boat.

Posted by Kayakfari on January 15, 2020

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Revisiting the Turner River

in a whitewater play boat!

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Two river boats in the Everglades.
Paddling the Turner River in a whitewater play boat with the South Florida Paddlers group!

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! BLESS

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© 2020 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com . All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

This is a work of fiction. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. No skeleton, nor person, nor kayak was harmed in the making of this work. The author is sorely responsible for the contents of this work!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Kayakfari worldwide reach – Thank you & Carpe Mañana!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 16, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, abiquiu, aerial, alien, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, big cypress, biscayne bay, boat parade, boca raton, book, camping, canoe, cape florida, cape romano, chekika, chickees, Christ of the Abyss, christmas, cochiti, cooking, Czech Republic, decorated reality, dreadlocks, eclipse, everglades, everglades art, Everglades birds, first national bank, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, flugtag, fowey rocks, ft lauderdale, GIF, grey ghost, halloween, high desert, history, humor, hurricane, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, lake okeechobee, lighthouse, little rabbit key, lost portage, loxahatchee, mangrove, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, Miccosukee, Milky Way, Mizell-Johnson, new mexico, new river, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, port everglades, psychedelic, reality check, river of grass, rtm disco, santa fe, sawgrass, science fiction, sea kayaker, seda glider, shark valley, skeleton, soldier key, sombrero, south florida, stellar ses, stiltsville, surfski, surreal art, swamp, tamiami trail, ten thousand islands, tropical, whiskey creek, Willoughby, winterfest. Tagged: 029, 42, 420, art, Biscayne Bay, Carpe Mañana, Christmas, christmas chile, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, dreadlocks, Everglades, everglades kayak, extreme chilling, flex maslan, flexaret, Florida, florida bay kayak, florida keys, ft lauderdale kayak, got029, high altitude, high desert, hood river paddling, kayak, kayak adventure, kayak fitness, kayak lake huron, kayak monterey, kayak new mexico, kayak photography, kayak Prague, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, landscape, landscape photography, lost in the desert, manana, Miami Kayak, michigan paddling, new mexico, new mexico chile, new mexico kayak, new mexico paddle, night, northern new mexico, oregon coast, Paddle, paddling, Photography, rasta, rio grande kayak, river of grass paddling, santa fe, South Florida, stars, sunshine state, ten thousand islands kayak, thank you, ufo, upper penninsula, viewership, world domination, worldwide, worldwide reach. Leave a comment

The Kayakfari world domination

is nearly complete.*

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Excellent! 😉

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Kayakfari gospel worldwide reach map according to WordPress! 😮

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*Except for certain parts of Africa and the Middle East, Svalbard

and North Korea! (sorry)

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Thank you for your viewership and I’m happy that you are finding this site useful, informative & entertaining.

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Friends near & far .. keep on paddling,

Carpe Mañana! 🙂

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Carpe Mañana!
It’s always Christmas – only New Mexicans will understand~ 😉

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! BLESS UP & Testify

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© 2018 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com . All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The simple meaning of Earth Day!

Posted by Kayakfari on April 22, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, alien, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, big cypress, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cosmos, decorated reality, earth, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, lost portage, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, moon, moonlight, nasa, night, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, pentax, photography, psychedelic, river of grass, sawgrass, science fiction, sea kayaker, south florida, space, stars, surreal art, swamp, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: 10000 islands, 2001 space odyssey, 360, 360 panorama, 4025, 42, 420, A Spiral Attitude, aerial, aerial pole photography, alien, alien kayak, Alien Ray Abduction, aliens, art of darkness, Big Bang Surfing, big bang theory, Big Cypress, Blessings, Camp Nebula, Camping with the Stars, canoe, CAPE ROMANO, circular fisheye, class M planet, Coronal Mass Ejection, Coronal Mass Ejection Afterglow, Crushing weight of the Moment, darkness, day and night, digital art, Earth Day, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, fantasy art, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, fort lauderdale kayak, full moon, Galaxyshine, Interstellar Paddlers, Introduction to Outer Space, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak lights, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak space, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking meetup, lights, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, moon, moonlight, night, One Planet, orbit, Orbital Maneuvers, Paddle, paddling, panorama, panoramic, pap, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, pole photography, Portage to Earth, psychedelic art, Psychedelic gardens in the Sky, resistance is futile, roll, rolling, sandbar, sci fi, science fiction, simple meaning of Earth Day, sky, Slow motion Apocalypse, south florida kayak, space, space art, Space the final frontier, spherical, spherical panorama, star trek, sun, SURREAL ART, ten thousand islands, tent, there are no other Everglades, whole sky, whole sky panorama. Leave a comment

There is only one Earth

and

there are no other Everglades on Earth.

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(** cue music **)

“There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth, remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them; their vast glittering openness, wider than the enormous visible round of the horizon, the racing free saltness and sweetness of the their massive winds, under the dazzling blue heights of space. They are unique also in the simplicity, the diversity, the related harmony of the forms of life they enclose. The miracle of the light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slow-moving below, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades of Florida. It is a river of grass.”

Marjory Stoneman Douglas, The Everglades: River of Grass, 1947

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“Portage to Earth”
Kayakfari ART photography – ART of Darkness series.

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DIGITAL FANTASY ART kayaking the EVERGLADES, FLORIDA BAY, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS, BIG CYPRESS and further reaches of SPACE!

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Enjoy!

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Bless !

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© 2018 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com . All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Thanksgiving is my 25 year Kayakversary and I’m Still Paddling!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 30, 2017

Posted in: 42, 420, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, banana boat, big cypress, biscayne bay, boat parade, camping, canoe, cape florida, chekika, chickees, Christ of the Abyss, christmas, cochiti, conch, Czech Republic, dreadlocks, everglades, everglades art, first national bank, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, Fort Lauderdale, fowey rocks, great lakes, grey ghost, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, lost portage, mangrove, miami, Mizell-Johnson, mojito, new mexico, new river, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, panorama, photography, rasta, reality check, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, seda glider, shark valley, south florida, stiltsville, surfski, ten thousand islands, tropical, whiskey creek, Whole Lotta Rosie, Willoughby, winterfest. Tagged: 25 years, 42, 420, adventure, aerial, alligator lighthouse, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, backcountry, Biscayne Bay, Bless, Bless UP, Blessings, canoe, canoe everglades, cape sable, Champagne Dawn, chekika, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, Christ of the Abyss, cochiti lake, cypress tree, dania beach, digital029art, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, dreadlocks, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, exploration, feel irie, fisheye lens, fitness, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida kayak, fowey rocks lighthouse, Ft Lauderdale, give thanks, Gladesmen, grass paddling, Greenland stick, grey ghost, hurricane irma, irie, island, John U. Lloyd State Park, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak Prague, kayak touring, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayakversary, key biscayne, landscape, mahogany hammock, mangrove, mental health plan, miami, Miami Kayak, Mizell-Johnson State Park, mud flats, new mexico, norris cut, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, Photography, pole aerial photography, port everglades, Prague, queen conch, rasta, reality check, River of Grass, roots paddling, Sawgrass, Shark River slough, Slough, soldier key, South Florida, south florida kayak, still paddling, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville village, surf ski, surfski, swamp, thanksgiving, tidal flats, tree hammock, tropical, whiskey creek, Willoughby Key, wing paddle, winterfest boat parade. Leave a comment

Thanksgiving 2017 may have come and gone ..

I am still Giving Thanks for 25 years

of Paddling and Photography!

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“What a long, strange Trip it’s been!”

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“Champagne Dawn” representing the eternal freshness of a new beginning.
Giving Thanks for 25 years of active paddling and photography!

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Paddling is affordable health care for mind, body & soul!

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! BLESS UP & TESTIFY

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© 2017 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com / decoratedreality.com. All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:: The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

With that said..
Blessings friends!

Visiting Chief Chekika’s not so secret island hideaway in the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on August 17, 2016

Posted in: 420, aerial, airboat, awakenthegrass, big cypress, canoe, chekika, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, gladesmen, history, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, miami river canal, Miccosukee, native, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax q, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, shark valley, south florida, swamp, tamiami trail, tropical, Willoughby. Tagged: 1840, Across the Everglades, aerial, airboat, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Batfishing in the Rainforest, Big Cypress, birds eye, birds eye view, Calusa, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, Chakaika, chekika, chekika island, Chekika's hammock, Chief Chakaika, chief Chekika, Chikika, circular fisheye, circular panorama, digital029art, dugout, East Everglades, EEEA, elevated, Ellis Hammock, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades hammock, Everglades history, everglades indian, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, Fort Dallas, gator hunters, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, gumbo limbo, hanging people, hanging person, hardwood hammock, Harney, History, Housman, hunting camp, Indian Key raid, irie, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak shark valley, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, L-67, landscape, Lt. Col. William S. Harney, mahogany, miami, miami history, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, native, native american, off trail, Paddle, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, pixels, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, Randy Wayne White, River of Grass, safety flag, Sawgrass, seagrape hammock, seminole, Seminole War, shark river, Shark River slough, shark valley, Slough, south florida history, Spanish Indians, squat camp, swamp, tamiami trail, tree canopy, tree hammock, tree island, Valuejet memorial, whitewater bay, Yatcasaski. Leave a comment

Contemporary Everglades exploration series:

“Chekika Island”

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Click on any pic to enter inside!

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Dude, where’s my kayak?

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The tallest trees on Chekika Island are the many fine Mahogany specimens.

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Sawgrass is sharp as a razor when it rubs you the wrong way! 😉

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A nearly forgotten place,

yet an important piece of Florida history!

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Enjoy!

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! Bless UP – Stronger

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© 2016 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com / decoratedreality.com. All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:: The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

With that said..
Blessings friends!

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Birds – the real Superheroes of the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on August 2, 2016

Posted in: 1000mm lens, 420, Art, awakenthegrass, big cypress, biscayne bay, decorated reality, everglades, everglades art, extreme birdwatching, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, miami, pentax, photography, south florida, ten thousand islands. Tagged: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, art, art miami, art of the everglades, awakenthegrass, back country, bird, birding, birds, Blessings, canoe, chickee, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, cormorant, Curlew, DecoratedReality.com, digital029art, Everglades, Everglades Art, Everglades birds, everglades national park, everglades photographer, Everglades wildlife, Extreme Birdwatching, first national bank, Fish Crow, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys, Ibis, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak miami, kayak miami flamingo, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, keys, landscape, landscape photography, Little Blue Heron, little rabbit key, miami, national park, OSPREY, Paddle, paddle florida bay, Paddling Florida Bay, panoramic, Pelicans, pentax, photo, Photography, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Roseate Spoonbill, Royal Tern, Ruddy Turnstone, Sea Kayaker, South Florida, south florida kayak, Superheroes of the Everglades, SURREAL ART, ten thousand islands, The Everglades are for the birds, Tricolored Heron, white heron, White Pelican, Wildlife, Wood Stork. Leave a comment

The Everglades are for the birds!

Birding and bird portraits kayaking the Everglades, Florida Bay/Keys, Ten Thousand Islands & more!

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(click pic to see the gallery!)

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A White Heron catches an eel on the flats of Florida Bay near Little Rabbit Key.
CLICK for full Gallery – The Everglades are for the birds!

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! Bless UP

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© 2016 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com / decoratedreality.com. All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:: The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

With that said..
Blessings friends!

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Shark Valley with a Twist! (On the Grass with wheels, bicycles and paddles)

Posted by Kayakfari on February 18, 2016

Posted in: 420, aerial, airboat, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, big cypress, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, gladesmen, hiking, history, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, Miccosukee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, shark valley, slough, south florida, sun, swamp, ten thousand islands, tree, tropical, Willoughby, winter. Tagged: 1898 book, 3.14, 3.14 Mpix, 3.14159, 360, 360 panorama, above the canopy, Across the Everglades, aerial, airboat, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, ∏, bicycle, bicycle shark valley, Big Cypress, birds eye, birds eye view, breathe in the air, camping, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, circular fisheye, circular panorama, cypress, cypress hill, cypress tree, Dark side of the Moon, David W, David Warfel, digital art, digital029art, Dub, Dub Side of The Moon, dugout, Easy Star All-Stars, elevated, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades hammock, Everglades history, everglades indian, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, feel irie, fire on high, fishing spider, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, free ranging, gator hunters, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, gumbo limbo, hardwood hammock, high, high up in the canopy, History, Hugh L. Willoughby, hugh willoughby, irie, π, jetsons, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak shark valley, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangroves, megapixel, miami, miami history, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, native, native american, off trail, Paddle, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, Pi, pi full of pixels, Pi number, pie, pink floyd, pixels, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prescribed burn, River of Grass, Sawgrass, seagrape hammock, self portrait, selfie, seminole, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley hike, shark valley tower, Slough, spin around, swamp, the lunatics are on the grass, tree canopy, tree hammock, turtle, ultimate selfie, water conservation area, wca, wca 3a, Willoughby Key. Leave a comment

Video account of a short adventure that took all day.

Kayaking to Seagrape Hammock, aka Willoughby Key in the Everglades!

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“Shark Valley with a Twist!”

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Read full story here:

Kayaking at Shark Valley – A visit to Seagrape Hammock, aka Willoughby Key!

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Experimental Everglades exploration and photography in the style of the 1898 classic book “Across the Everglades“, by Hugh L. Willoughby.

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Special thanks to David Warfel for collaborating and creating this entertaining video!

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Enjoy!

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© 2016 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com. All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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! BLESS – Breathe in the Air

Poling and Paddling: Everglades Conservation Areas – the case for Grass Paddling!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 18, 2015

Posted in: aerial, airboat, Art, awakenthegrass, big cypress, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, chickees, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, first national bank, fishing, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, gladesmen, hiking, history, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, lake okeechobee, landscape, miami, miami river canal, Miccosukee, native, new river, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, shark valley, slough, south florida, surreal art, swamp, tree, tropical. Tagged: access points, aerial, awakenthegrass, Big Cypress, camping, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chickee, chickee hut, cypress, cypress hill, cypress tree, digital art, digital029art, dugout, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades indian, everglades landscape, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, free ranging, gator hunters, glade skiff, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Glen Simmons, Grass, grass paddling, Hitchiti-Mikasuki, houston cypress, kayak, kayak everglades, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, Love The Everglades Movement, mangroves, miami, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, moonshiners, native, native american, non-motorized access, off trail, otter clan, Paddle, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, private island, qajaq, River of Grass, Sawgrass, seminole, skiffers, Slough, swamp, tiki hut, water conservation area, wca, wca 3a, where the little pot sits. Leave a comment

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Modes of travel in the Everglades:

Yesterday, today & tomorrow!

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Grass paddling and poling in the Everglades Water Conservation Areas.
CLICK for story!

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Enjoy!

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! BLESS

Early summer day hike to Tarpon Lake in the Big Cypress Addition Lands.

Posted by Kayakfari on June 16, 2015

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The next step beyond paddling is just swimming, so ..

Awakenthegrass

C’mon in, the water’s fine, but beware the Water Goblin!

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It was smiles all around!* 😉

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Enjoy!

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! BLESS

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She’s a whole lotta Kayak – A tribute to Rosie and all the plus sized kayaks out there!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 1, 2015

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Here’s a tribute to a kayak I know ..

She ain’t exactly pretty
She ain’t exactly small
Eleven’eleven, thirty’four, sixty’one lbs
But you could say she’s got it all ..

Rosie, she’s a whole lotta Kayak!

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(click each pic for a story!)

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Snorkeling in Biscayne Bay, Rosie is like a personal sized dinghy!
CLICK for story!

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We all love to see the sleek, fast and sexy boats. There are times however when a shorter “plus size” sit on top style kayak fits the bill! This is a humorous-musical ode to mine, which I shall call “Rosie”. She’s an Ocean Kayak Peekaboo, and yes, she’s been used and abused, and generally not pampered. With a shallow-vee and nearly flat hull, she’s the ultimate in stability on flat water! She has a large viewing port, and a jump seat in the front meant for a small child. She could carry two light adults in a pinch, but isn’t rated for it. I personally like to ride Rosie Standing UP style for visibility and photography. The downside to all this stability and generous girth is speed. She will cruise with a 230cm kayak paddle at a little over two knots, less when paddling SUP style. She does respond well to leaning and will turn on a dime with practice. Her long tracking keel does it’s job but will tend to catch on roots and grasses when backing up. Rosie can carry a lot of gear for camping, she likes to go snorkeling, she likes taking her time on flat water and she’s an excellent platform for standing.

I don’t always ride Rosie, but when I do we’re in love! 😉

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Entering a lush mangrove canopy atop Rosie.
CLICK for story!

( Cue music )

Sing along to the music, ya’ll can dance if you wan to ..

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Stability to deploy a 23ft pole near a Cypress Dome in the Everglades.
CLICK for story!

(intro guitar riff)

Wanna tell you a story
About a kayak I know
When it comes to paddlin’
She steals the show

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Aerial, dragon fly view paddling Rosie in the Everglades.
CLICK for story!

She ain’t exactly pretty
Ain’t exactly small
Eleven’eleven, thirty’four, sixty’one lbs
You could say she handles it all

This is what the Peekaboo is ALL about: STABILITY!
I can stand on one leg, on one side and she will NOT flip.
CLICK for story!

Never had a kayak
Never had a kayak like you
Carryin’ all the things and
Doin’ all the things that you do

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StandingUP at the Paddle Up on the Himmarshee Canal event in Ft Lauderdale.
CLICK for story!

Ain’t no fast ride
Ain’t no skin and bones
But you give it all you got
Loaded up to thirty two stone!

Does this still count as paddling?
CLICK for story!

You’re a whole lotta kayak
A whole lotta kayak
Whole lotta Rosie
Whole lotta Rosie
Whole lotta Rosie
And you’re a whole lotta kayak

Rosie is kinda like a heavy SUP board.
CLICK for story!

Honey you can do it
Carry me all day long
Only one who let me
Only one who let me stand up on

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Rosie works as a versatile tender to the sailboat in the Ten Thousand Islands.
CLICK for story!

All through the night time
Right around the clock
To my delight
Rosie never flips!

Rosie’s claim to fame is her large viewing port.
The Peekaboo from underwater – Namaste Bitches!
CLICK for story!

She was a whole lotta kayak
Whole lotta kayak
Whole lotta Rosie
Whole lotta Rosie
Whole lotta Rosie
A whole lotta kayak

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Looking through the port, looking at you, looking at me!
Are these damsels in distress? CLICK for more!
www.plasticworlds.com

Whole lotta kayak
Whole lotta kayak
Whole lotta Rosie
Whole lotta Rosie
You’re a whole lotta Rosie
A whole lotta kayak

Rosie is not like a Barbie, but they both like to kayak.
CLICK for story!

Whole lotta Rosie
Whole lotta kayak!

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The multi-versal Santa Sombrero and Rosie are a perfect match with the Czech connection!
CLICK for story!

(refrain – one more time)

She was a whole lotta kayak
Whole lotta kayak
Whole lotta Rosie
Whole lotta Rosie
Whole lotta Rosie

A whole lotta kayak!

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Blinded by the Light – on Biscayne Bay.
CLICK for story!

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Fair Use – Parody/humor.

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Camping with Rosie on the Hell’s Bay Canoe Trail.
CLICK for story!

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After all, it’s the fat bottomed kayaks that make the paddling world go ’round! 😉

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Please enjoy this “cover” by Elvis Presley!

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Whole lotta Rosie!
Bless her!!

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© 2015 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com. All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved.

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DISCLAIMER:: The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

With that said..
Blessings friends!

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Pedal and Paddle in Shark Valley: The kayak and the wheel, a symbiotic relationship.

Posted by Kayakfari on May 18, 2015

Posted in: aerial, airboat, awakenthegrass, big cypress, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, gladesmen, hiking, history, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, Miccosukee, native, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, shark valley, slough, south florida, swamp, tropical, Willoughby, winter. Tagged: 1898 book, 3.14, 3.14 Mpix, 3.14159, 360, 360 panorama, above the canopy, Across the Everglades, aerial, airboat, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, ∏, bicycle, bicycle shark valley, Big Cypress, birds eye, birds eye view, camping, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, circular fisheye, circular panorama, cypress, cypress hill, cypress tree, digital art, digital029art, dugout, elevated, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades hammock, Everglades history, everglades indian, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, fire on high, fishing spider, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, free ranging, gator hunters, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, gumbo limbo, hardwood hammock, high, high up in the canopy, History, Hugh L. Willoughby, hugh willoughby, π, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak shark valley, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangroves, megapixel, miami, miami history, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, native, native american, off trail, Paddle, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, Pi, pi full of pixels, Pi number, pie, pixels, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prescribed burn, River of Grass, Sawgrass, seagrape hammock, self portrait, selfie, seminole, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley hike, Slough, spin around, swamp, tree canopy, tree hammock, turtle, ultimate selfie, water conservation area, wca, wca 3a, Willoughby Key. 1 Comment

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A short adventure that took all day..

kayaking to Seagrape Hammock, aka Willoughby Key in the Everglades!

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Aerial dragon fly view of Seagrape Hammock aka Willoughby Key in the Shark River slough.
CLICK for story!

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Experimental Everglades exploration and photography in the style of the 1898 classic book “Across the Everglades“, by Hugh L. Willoughby.

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Enjoy!

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Green Grass & High Tides
BLESS!

The simple meaning of Earth Day..

Posted by Kayakfari on April 22, 2015

Posted in: aerial, alien, awakenthegrass, big cypress, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cape florida, cape romano, chickees, decorated reality, everglades, everglades art, extreme birdwatching, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, hiking, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, landscape, miami, moon, moonlight, night, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, science fiction, sea kayaker, south florida, space, sun, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 10000 islands, 2001 space odyssey, 360, 360 panorama, 4025, 42, 420, A Spiral Attitude, aerial, aerial pole photography, alien, alien kayak, Alien Ray Abduction, aliens, art of darkness, Big Bang Surfing, big bang theory, Big Cypress, Blessings, Camp Nebula, Camping with the Stars, canoe, CAPE ROMANO, circular fisheye, class M planet, Coronal Mass Ejection, Coronal Mass Ejection Afterglow, Crushing weight of the Moment, darkness, day and night, digital art, Earth Day, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, fantasy art, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, fort lauderdale kayak, full moon, Galaxyshine, Interstellar Paddlers, Introduction to Outer Space, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak lights, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak space, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking meetup, lights, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, moon, moonlight, night, One Planet, orbit, Orbital Maneuvers, Paddle, paddling, panorama, panoramic, pap, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, pole photography, Portage to Earth, psychedelic art, Psychedelic gardens in the Sky, resistance is futile, roll, rolling, sandbar, sci fi, science fiction, sky, Slow motion Apocalypse, south florida kayak, space, space art, Space the final frontier, spherical, spherical panorama, star trek, sun, SURREAL ART, ten thousand islands, tent, there are no other Everglades, whole sky, whole sky panorama. Leave a comment

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There is only one Earth and there are no other Everglades.

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(** cue music **)

“There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth, remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them; their vast glittering openness, wider than the enormous visible round of the horizon, the racing free saltness and sweetness of the their massive winds, under the dazzling blue heights of space. They are unique also in the simplicity, the diversity, the related harmony of the forms of life they enclose. The miracle of the light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slow-moving below, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades of Florida. It is a river of grass.”

Marjory Stoneman Douglas, The Everglades: River of Grass, 1947

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“Portage to Earth”
Kayakfari ART photography – ART of Darkness series.

DIGITAL FANTASY ART kayaking the EVERGLADES, FLORIDA BAY, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS, BIG CYPRESS and further reaches of SPACE.

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At the top of the world in the Everglades!
www.AwakentheGrass.com

EVERGLADES hiking with an ALTITUDE – Exploring the Slough and Sawgrass prairies of Shark Valley

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On this day ..
Love the Everglades!

Love the Everglades Movement

Promoting awareness of Everglades ecosystem restoration efforts and related issues.

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Enjoy!

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Blessed Earth Day!

Grass paddling in the Shark River Slough plus a sweet view from above the canopy of Seagrape Hammock!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 24, 2015

Posted in: aerial, airboat, awakenthegrass, big cypress, book, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, hiking, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, shark valley, slough, south florida, sun, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 1898 book, 360, 360 panorama, above the canopy, Across the Everglades, aerial, awakenthegrass, bicycle, Big Cypress, birds eye, birds eye view, camping, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, cypress, cypress hill, cypress tree, digital art, digital029art, dugout, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, fire on high, flex maslan, Florida, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, gumbo limbo, high up in the canopy, Hugh L. Willoughby, hugh willoughby, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak shark valley, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangroves, miami, native, native american, off trail, Paddle, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, River of Grass, Sawgrass, seagrape hammock, Shark River slough, shark valley, Slough, spin around, swamp, tree canopy, tree hammock, Willoughby Key. Leave a comment

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PREVIEW:

A panoramic preview to a visit to Seagrape Hammock, aka Willoughby Key in the Everglades.

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Hard going grass paddling on an old airboat trail enroute to Seagrape Hammock.
CLICK for 360 spin-around!

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This is the same view that Hugh L. Willoughby would have seen in 1898 when he climbed a tree on this island to ascertain his position in the Everglades.

He determined that he was roughly in the middle of the Shark River Slough – half way between Big Cypress to the west and the coastal Pine ridge in the east.

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If you zoom in, you can just make out the Shark Valley tower on the horizon!

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Aerial view from above the tree canopy of Seagrape Hammock, aka Willoughby Key.
CLICK for spin around 360 panorama from above the canopy!

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As per the 1898 classic book “Across the Everglades“, by Hugh L. Willoughby.

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Stay tuned for a follow up story ..

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Enjoy!

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Try more interactive panoramas here:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/360-vr-panoramas/

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Green Grass and High Tides.
BLESS!

The neon day-glo airboat Mothership of the Sawgrass Prairies!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 23, 2015

Posted in: aerial, airboat, awakenthegrass, big cypress, camping, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, hiking, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, Miccosukee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, shark valley, slough, south florida, sun, swamp, tropical, winter. Tagged: 80s colors, aerial, airboat, Antooch-chokole, awakenthegrass, Big Cypress, camping, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chickee, chickee hut, cypress, cypress hill, cypress tree, day-glo, digital art, digital029art, dugout, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades indian, everglades landscape, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, free ranging, gator hunters, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Glen Simmons, Grass, grass paddling, Hitchiti-Mikasuki, houston cypress, kayak, kayak everglades, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, Love The Everglades Movement, mangroves, miami, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, moonshiners, native, native american, neon, off trail, otter clan, Paddle, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, private island, River of Grass, Sawgrass, seminole, skiffers, Slough, swamp, water conservation area, wca, wca 3a, where the little pot sits. Leave a comment

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PREVIEW:

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I know that the airboat and the kayak can coexist peacefully !

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On the neon day-glo Mothership of the Sawgrass Prairies!
CLICK for interactive airboating panorama over the endless sawgrass expanses!

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The airboat – kayak Mothership of the Otter Clan!

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Siempre Loving the Everglades! 🙂

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Special thanks to Houston Cypress and Renée Manyari of

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Love the Everglades Movement,

an organization which promotes awareness of Everglades ecosystem restoration efforts and issues.

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Stay tuned for follow up story ..

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Try more interactive panoramas here:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/360-vr-panoramas/

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Different Colors – ONE People. BLESS!

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© 2015 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com. All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

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DISCLAIMER:: The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Rising above the matrix – high up in the canopy of a tree hammock island!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 14, 2015

Posted in: aerial, answer 42, awakenthegrass, big cypress, book, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, hiking, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, shark valley, slough, south florida, surreal art, swamp, tree, tropical, winter. Tagged: 3.14, 3.14 Mpix, 3.14159, Across the Everglades, aerial, awakenthegrass, ∏, bicycle, Big Cypress, camping, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chickee, chickee hut, circular fisheye, circular panorama, cypress, cypress hill, cypress tree, digital art, digital029art, dugout, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades indian, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, fire on high, flex maslan, Florida, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, gumbo limbo, high up in the canopy, hugh willoughby, π, kayak, kayak everglades, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangroves, megapixel, miami, native, native american, off trail, Paddle, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, Pi, pi full of pixels, Pi number, pie, pixels, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, River of Grass, Sawgrass, seagrape hammock, self portrait, selfie, shark valley, Slough, swamp, tree canopy, tree hammock, ultimate selfie, Willoughby Key. Leave a comment

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$Presented in honor of π day.$

$Two plates, each with a$ $π full of pixels!$

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High up in the canopy, above the matrix on Seagrape Hammock in the Everglades.

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High up in the canopy on a tree hammock island in the Everglades interior!
CLICK for circular panorama!

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A panoramic preview to a visit to Seagrape Hammock, aka Willoughby Key.

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As per the 1898 classic book “Across the Everglades“, by Hugh L. Willoughby.

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Today is 3-14-15 !

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Enjoy!

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Try more interactive panoramas here:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/360-vr-panoramas/

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Fire on High, BLESS!

“All things great and small” on the Turner River in the Everglades.

Posted by Kayakfari on March 10, 2015

Posted in: beach, big cypress, canoe, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 10000, 10000 islands, Aleš Hrdlička, awakenthegrass, big and small, Big Cypress, camping, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, canoe Turner River, chickee, Chokoloskee Island, cypress, cypress tree, digital art, digital029art, earth mound, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades landscape, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, indian mound, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak Turner River, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, left hand turner river, mangrove tunnel, mangroves, miami, mud, mud flats, mudflat, National Register of Historic Places, off trail, Paddle, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, River, River of Grass, Sawgrass, shell mound, swamp, ten thousand islands, Turner River, Turner River Canoe Trail, Turner River Kayak Trail, Turner River paddling, Turner River Site. Leave a comment

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A panorama from the mud flats on the Turner River.

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One of the prettiest rivers in the Everglades, where the Left Hand Turner River intersects with the main Turner River!

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“All things great and small on the Turner River”
CLICK for super-wide panorama from the mud bank!

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Enjoy!

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Try more interactive panoramas here:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/360-vr-panoramas/

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CLICK Irie Vibes!

Paddling, poling and camping on a Miccosukee tree island hammock in the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on February 24, 2015

Posted in: aerial, airboat, awakenthegrass, big cypress, camping, canoe, decorated reality, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, Miccosukee, native, night, paddle, panorama, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, slough, stars, swamp, tropical. Tagged: aerial, awakenthegrass, bandits, Big Cypress, camping, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chickee, chickee hut, cypress, cypress hill, cypress tree, digital art, digital029art, dugout, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades indian, everglades landscape, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, free ranging, gator hunters, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Glen Simmons, Grass, grass paddling, Hitchiti-Mikasuki, houston cypress, kayak, kayak everglades, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, Love The Everglades Movement, mangroves, miami, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, moonshiners, native, native american, off trail, otter clan, Paddle, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, private island, River of Grass, Sawgrass, seminole, skiffers, Slough, swamp, tiki hut, water conservation area, wca, wca 3a, where the little pot sits. Leave a comment

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PREVIEW:

A visit to a special tree island hammock in the Everglades – with interactive panoramas!

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Paddling around a small tree island hammock on an airboat trail in the Everglades.
CLICK for aerial 360 spin around view over the sawgrass expanses!

Enjoy these interactive panoramas from a recent visit to a small tree island hammock paradise in the Everglades.

This special place is called “Antooch-chokole” in the native Hitchiti-Mikasuki language – translated as “Where the little Pot sits”. It has been sacred ground for generations of Miccosukee Native Americans.

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View of the island from the kayak on the trail.
CLICK for super-wide panorama of the tree island hammock in Water Conservation Area 3A.

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Chickee huts in the interior of the island hammock. On the horizon is the eastern boundary of Big Cypress National Preserve!
CLICK for aerial view of private hammock tree island interior in the Everglades.

In the above aerial panorama you can spot our host Houston Cypress – at home with his iPad! He is a member of the Miccosukee Otter Clan, who’s family owns this sacred land. Houston is also one of the founders of Love the Everglades Movement, an organization which promotes awareness of Everglades ecosystem restoration efforts and issues.

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Incredible star gazing in the Everglades on a sacred Native American Miccosukee tree island hammock in Water Conservation Area 3A.
CLICK for starry night super-panorama!

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Special thanks to Houston and Renée Manyari for sharing this special place with me – and allowing me to present a slice of their world to you! 🙂

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Stay tuned for a story to follow real soon..

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Try more interactive panoramas here:

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BLESS – Respect!

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Camping with the Stars: It’s full of Stars! Part II

Posted by Kayakfari on January 27, 2015

Posted in: aerial, awakenthegrass, beach, big cypress, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cape florida, cape romano, chickees, decorated reality, everglades, everglades art, extreme birdwatching, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, halloween, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, landscape, lighthouse, miami, nasa, night, orbit, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, space, stars, surreal art, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 10000 islands, 360, 360 panorama, afternoon, art of darkness, Big Cypress, Blessings, camp lulu, camping hell, Camping with the Stars, canepatch, canoe, CAPE ROMANO, circular fisheye, darkness, day and night, Detonation at Dawn, digital art, digital fantasy art, digital029art, dreaming, east cape, elevated, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades kayak, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades stars, fantasy art, figure eight, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, full moon, galaxy, Galaxyshine, interstellar, interstellar overdrive, Interstellar Paddlers, iss, it's full of stars, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak space, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, light pollution, metropolitan glow, milky way, milky way galaxy, moon, moonlight, nice dreams, night, Paddle, paddling, panorama, panoramic, permanent dawn, perpetual dawn, photo, Photography, rabbit key, rainbow in the dark, remix, Short Key, sky, sleeping, south florida kayak, space art, space station, spherical, spherical panorama, stars, sun, SURREAL ART, ten thousand islands, whole sky, whole sky panorama. Leave a comment

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This week on Camping with the Stars.

Part II – It’s full of Stars!

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New-style nightscape imagery from the Everglades.

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ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part II

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Continue on to Part II -> “It’s full of Stars!”

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It’s full of Stars!
CLICK for Part II

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NIGHT LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY and DIGITAL ART from the EVERGLADES, FLORIDA BAY, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS, BIG CYPRESS & BEYOND!

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Enjoy!

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CLICK 4 Overdrive!

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Camping with the Stars – Day & Night, a whole sky panorama teaser.

Posted by Kayakfari on January 20, 2015

Posted in: beach, beer, big cypress, biscayne bay, camping, cape romano, everglades, everglades art, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, moonlight, night, paddle, panorama, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, space, sun, tropical. Tagged: 10000 islands, 360, 360 panorama, afternoon, art of darkness, Big Cypress, Blessings, Camping with the Stars, canoe, circular fisheye, darkness, day and night, digital art, dreaming, elevated, fantasy art, figure eight, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, full moon, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak space, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, moon, moonlight, nice dreams, night, Paddle, paddling, panorama, panoramic, photo, Photography, remix, sky, sleeping, south florida kayak, space art, spherical, spherical panorama, sun, SURREAL ART, ten thousand islands, whole sky, whole sky panorama. 1 Comment

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Whole sky 360 x 2 Panorama

Camping with the Stars

“Day & Night in the Everglades”.

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“Day and Night in the Everglades”
CLICK for crazy 360 x 2 figure8 interactive panorama

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“Camping with the Stars” starts in the afternoon under the sun and continues with a full moon rise under the stars!

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Enjoy!

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Hey Kids!
CLICK Day & Night!

An Introduction to Outer Space – Kayaking the frontiers of photography and digital art!

Posted by Kayakfari on January 15, 2015

Posted in: a yacht, aerial, alien, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, big cypress, biscayne bay, camping, cape romano, chickees, decorated reality, everglades, everglades art, extreme birdwatching, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Fort Lauderdale, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, moonlight, nasa, night, orbit, paddle, photography, science fiction, sea kayaker, south florida, space, star trek, surreal art. Tagged: 10000 islands, 2001, 2001 space odyssey, A Spiral Attitude, alien, alien kayak, Alien Ray Abduction, aliens, art of darkness, Baby Jesus Alien, Big Bang Surfing, big bang theory, Big Cypress, Blessings, brace yourself, Camp Nebula, Camping with the Stars, canoe, Captain James T. Sprayskirt, Coronal Mass Ejection, Coronal Mass Ejection Afterglow, Crushing weight of the Moment, darkness, digital art, fantasy art, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, fort lauderdale kayak, funny, Galaxyshine, Greetings, Interstellar Paddlers, Introduction to Outer Space, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak lights, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak space, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking meetup, lights, night, orbit, Orbital Maneuvers, Paddle, paddling, photo, Photography, Portage to Earth, psychedelic, Psychedelic gardens in the Sky, resistance is futile, roll, rolling, sci fi, science fiction, Slow motion Apocalypse, south florida kayak, space art, Space the final frontier, star trek, SURREAL ART, ten thousand islands, undocumented. Leave a comment

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Captain’s log, Stardate 68505.7.

An outbreak of new Kayakfari ART and a word from Captain

James T. Sprayskirt:

“Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Kayakfari. The continuing mission to document strange new locations, to seek out new campsites and paddling adventures, to boldly go where no photographer has gone before.”

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DIGITAL FANTASY ART kayaking the EVERGLADES, FLORIDA BAY, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS, BIG CYPRESS and further reaches of SPACE.

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Enjoy!

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CLICK 4 Final Frontier

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The curious case of George and the Australopithecine Island Village at Cape Romano!

Posted by Kayakfari on December 4, 2014

Posted in: Australopithecine, awakenthegrass, beach, big cypress, camping, canoe, cape romano, curious george, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, gladesmen, greenland, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, night, paddle, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, adventure, aerial, art, Art Exhibit, art of the bay, Australopithecine, Australopithecine Island, Australopithecine Island Village, Australopithecus, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, awareness, back country, Beach, birds, Biscayne Bay, camping, camping islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, CAPE ROMANO, chickees, COGNATIVE FREEDOM, colors, Consciousness, Conservation, curious, curious george, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, dome, dome shacks, Environmental Art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, evolution, expedition, exploration, Extreme Birdwatching, fisheye, fisheye lens, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay landscape, florida landscape, free ranging, full moon, fun, funscape, Gladesmen, Grass, gulf, gulf of mexico, gullivan bay, Hominin, Hominin mind, Hominini, human evolution, humor, humour, innerspace, island, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, landscape, mangroves, miami, miami art, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, miami surreal, Miami-Dade, moon, moonlight, night, night lapse, orion, Paddle, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, satire, Sea Kayaker, stars, sunrise, SURREAL, SURREAL ART, SURREAL EVERGLADES, Surreal photographer, swamp, ten thousand islands, time, time exposure, tropical, tropical adventure, village. Leave a comment

Long live George and the Australopithecine dream!

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ART of Cape Romano – The curious inhabitants of Australopithecine Island

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George was king!

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Enjoy!

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CLICK Australopithecine Blessings!

Happy Thanksgiving from Florida!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 27, 2014

Posted in: awakenthegrass, big cypress, biscayne bay, camping, cooking, everglades, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, hiking, holidays, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, miami, moonlight, paddle, photography, sea kayaker, tropical. Tagged: awakenthegrass, bbq kayak, Camp, camp cooking, camping, canoe cooking, cooking, everglades cooking, everglades landscape, everglades national park, feel irie, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, Ft Lauderdale, give thanks, good food, irie, island, island time, kayak, kayak cooking, kayak everglades, kayak key largo, kayak keys, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key largo, keys, miami, Miami Kayak, no turkey, Paddle, paddle thanksgiving, Photography, Sea Kayaker, snowbird, t-day, thanksgiving, thanksgiving dinner, tropical, tropical bbq, winter in florida. 2 Comments

The tide has turned, time to start cooking!

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Thanksgiving Key Largo style!

Remember to paddle off all those extra helpings – that’s a Flariduh tradition! 😉

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Enjoy!

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BLESS + Give Thanks!

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History, Industry and full moon kayak fever on the Miami River!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 16, 2014

Posted in: awakenthegrass, big cypress, biscayne bay, canoe, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, ft lauderdale, hiking, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, miami, miami river canal, moonlight, night, paddle, photography, tropical. Tagged: awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Biscayne Bay, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, caves, Conservation, curtis park, dredge, dynamite, ecology, education, Everglades, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, flex maslan, florida trail association, follow the water, freighters, fta, full moon. full moon fever, History, industrial kayak, indutrial paddle, kayak, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, Levee, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami caves, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, miami river canal, miami river rapids, Miccosukee, musa isle, night paddle miami, night photography, north fork, palmer lake, Photography, River, River of Grass, seminole, sewell park, sfwmd, shipping dock, ships, south florida canals, south fork, tamiami canal, water, water quality. Leave a comment

Paddling through history on the Miami River in an eerie industrial darkness.

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Nevermind the lung full of diesel or the naked guy in the park!

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Kayak Miami: Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River.

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That’s Miami! 😉

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Enjoy!

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CLICK = Bless UP!

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Tamiami Trail to Alligator Alley The HARD Way – Through Hiking the Big Cypress National Preserve.

Posted by Kayakfari on April 3, 2014

Posted in: aerial, awakenthegrass, big cypress, camping, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, hiking, kayakfari, photography, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: a wake in the grass, access point, aerial, alligator, art, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, backcountry, bald cypress, Big Cypress, birds eye view, black and white, Camp, camping, cypress strand, dwarf cypress, environment, Everglades, flex maslan, Florida, florida national scenic trail, florida trails association, forest, fta, fwc, gator, green, hike, hiking, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, lake, lush, mile marker 63, muck, mud, nature, oasis visitor center, orv, orv tracks, outback, panorama, panoramic, Photography, pond apple, ranger, solution hole, spanish moss, swamp, swamp walk., through hike big cypress, trail sushi. Leave a comment

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From AwakentheGrass.com :

Through Hiking The Big Cypress National Preserve: Tamiami Trail to Alligator Alley ADVENTURE!

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Hiking Florida’s Winter Wonderland in Big Cypress!

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Among The BIG Cypress: Soft mud & green magic at Roberts Lakes Strand!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 25, 2014

Posted in: aerial, awakenthegrass, big cypress, camping, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, hiking, island, lake, photography, slough, surreal art, swamp, tropical. Tagged: a wake in the grass, aerial, alligator, art, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, backcountry, bald cypress, Big Cypress, birds eye view, Camp, camping, cypress strand, dwarf cypress, eden, emerald, environment, Everglades, flex maslan, Florida, florida trails association, forest, fta, gator, giant trees, giants, green, hike, hiking, kayakfari, knoll, lake, lush, muck, mud, nature, outback, panorama, panoramic, Photography, pond apple, Roberts Lake, Roberts Lakes Strand, solution hole, spanish moss, swamp, swamp walk.. Leave a comment

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From AwakentheGrass.com :

An Emerald Hiker’s Eden at Roberts Lakes Strand in Big Cypress

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Emerald Eden at Roberts Lakes Strand.

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Florida Bay Forever: A Story of Water from the Everglades to the Keys.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 20, 2013

Posted in: adventure, aerial, Audubon, awakenthegrass, beach, big cypress, book, camping, cape sable, chickees, everglades, everglades art, Everglades birds, extreme birdwatching, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, island, johnson key, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, lake, landscape, little rabbit key, mangrove, miami, Nest Key, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, pole aerial photography, sawgrass, sea kayaker, Shark Point Chickee, slough, snake bight, sombrero, south florida, surreal art, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, across florida bay, adventure, answer 42, art of the bay, Audubon Everglades, Audubon Sandy Key, Audubon's Island, awakenthegrass, back country, Beach, beach erosion, bird migration, bird rookery, birding, birds, Birds of America, Bless UP, Book, Bradley Key, Calusa, Camp, camping, canoe, cape sable, carl ross key, chickee, chickee camping, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, clouds, Clubhouse Beach, coastal paddling, Conservation, Coral Reef, cormorant, Curlew, currents, Dan Burkhardt, DecoratedReality.com, digital029art, dildo key, dildo key bank, east cape, east cape canal, east clubhouse beach, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, Everglades birds, everglades camping, everglades exploration, Everglades foundation, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades paddling, everglades panorama, Everglades Photography, everglades stories, Everglades wildlife, Extreme Birdwatching, feel irie, first national bank, Fish Crow, fisheye lens, fitness paddling, flamingo, flats fishing, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Flex Maslin, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay kayaking, florida bay landscape, florida bay photography, freshwater, full moon, gulf of mexico, Guy Bradley, heron, History, Ibis, Indian Key, irie, island time, Jimmy Buffett, John James Audubon, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak adventure, kayak everglades, kayak fitness, kayak florida, kayak florida bay, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak touring, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape photography, Little Blue Heron, little rabbit key, low tide, mangrove, Mangrove blossom, mangrove seedling, milky way, millinery trade, moonlight, mud flats, national park, Nest Key, night photography, North Nest Key, open water, OSPREY, oyster keys, paddle florida bay, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, pelican migration, pelicans everglades, pelicans florida bay, pentax, pentax q, Photography, pole aerial photography, rasta, reality check, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, roots paddling, Roseate Spoonbill, Royal Tern, Ruddy Turnstone, sandbar, Sandy Key, satellite, Sea Kayaker, seagrass beds, seagull, Shark Point Chickee, snake bight, sombrero, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, stars, summer camping everglades, summer heat, summer paddling florida, summer storms, Superheroes of the Everglades, SURREAL ART, terns, the cape, The Everglades are for the birds, thunder storm, tidal flats, tides, Tricolored Heron, tropical adventure, Tropical Audubon Society, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, turquoise water, water levels, water quality, Where the People Aren't, white heron, White Pelican, widely scattered showers, Wildlife. 1 Comment

If you love Florida Bay and the Keys,

you will want to get a copy of this beautiful book!

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“Florida Bay Forever” – Everglades Foundation book edited by Dan Burkhardt.
Cover photo by Rob O’Neal

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This book was edited by Dan Burkhardt of the Everglades Foundation to celebrate their 20th Anniversary, with a foreword by Jimmy Buffett. Following the path of the water, it is well written and a excellent resource for years to come with amazing images by the area’s most renowned photographers. Did I mention that some of my photography is in it too? Alas my name was misspelled in the book, so I am credited as Flex Maslin whereas my last name is actually Maslan. C’est la vie..

http://www.evergladesfoundation.org

You can order directly from the publisher at:

https://www.acclaimpress.com/books/florida-bay-forever/

or on Amazon at:

http://www.amazon.com/Florida-Forever-Story-Water-Everglades/dp/1938905385

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This beautiful aerial image of paddling down the Shark River Slough is featured in the book as a two page spread!
Kayaking the River of Grass – a Shark River Slough Expedition.

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To read more about paddling on Florida Bay, check out:

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Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay – Kayaking, Camping and Nice Dreams!

Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay – Kayaking, Camping and Nice Dreams!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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Thanks to the marvel of the

James Webb Space Telescope ,

we can travel the highways of fantasy

here on Earth.

Kayakfari Fantasy Art Photography series:

“Deep Space Exploration”

in the Ten Thousand Islands

plus a word from Captain

James T. Sprayskirt:

“Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Kayakfari. The continuing mission to create strange new artworks, to seek out new campsites and paddling opportunities, to boldly go where no photographer hath gone before.”

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Enjoy the Universe!

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There is only one Earth

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there are no other Everglades on the Earth.

Enjoy the Everglades!

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Presented in honor of Pi ,

π day,

everything is round today! 😮

Fishy tales from the Everglades,

Ten Thousand Islands, Florida Bay and the Keys!

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The Everglades with people in it!

Revised and updated for your viewing pleasure!

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“I know that the airboat and the kayak

can coexist peacefully!”

Moving through the landscape at a human pace can be hard work,

but can also be immensely satisfying for body, mind and soul!

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The “Backbone of Night”.

It is said that the !Kung people of the Kalahari desert consider the Milky Way as the “Backbone of Night” that holds up the sky!

Experience some of the darkest skies in the Everglades!

“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers.”

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Revisiting the Turner River

in a whitewater play boat!

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The Kayakfari world domination

is nearly complete.*

Excellent! 😉

*Except for certain parts of Africa and the Middle East, Svalbard

and North Korea! (sorry)

Thank you for your viewership and I’m happy that you are finding this site useful, informative & entertaining.

Friends near & far .. keep on paddling,

Carpe Mañana! 🙂

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Thanksgiving 2017 may have come and gone ..

I am still Giving Thanks for 25 years

of Paddling and Photography!

“What a long, strange Trip it’s been!”

Paddling is affordable health care for mind, body & soul!

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$Presented in honor of Pi ,$

$π$ $day,$

$everything is round today! 😮$

She ain’t exactly pretty
She ain’t exactly small
Eleven’eleven, thirty’four, sixty’one lbs
But you could say she’s got it all ..

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Whole lotta Rosie
Whole lotta kayak!