Wet Slough, Dry Slough at
Shark Valley in the Everglades!
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The fall of 2020 has presented record high water levels in the Everglades, enabling some unique paddling and photographic opportunities. At Shark Valley for instance, everything was underwater and I took advantage of this to kayak across the slough and prairies adjacent to the tram road down to the ‘Jetsons’ tower at the end. The two aerial views presented here are roughly from the same location about half a mile east of the tower in one of the deeper pockets of the ‘valley’.
The first panorama is from early December of 2020, the second from a previous slough hike during an extreme dry spell.
Click on each image for a large interactive version, enjoy!
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Paddling the extreme high waters flooding the Shark Valley tower, December 2020.
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Extreme dry conditions hiking at the Shark Valley tower, Everglades National Park.
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That’s over a two foot vertical difference in water levels as
measured by the G-620 gauge at the Shark Valley tower!
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See the “dry season extreme”:
Everglades hiking with an Altitude – exploring the Slough and Sawgrass prairies of Shark Valley.
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Check back for more high water
exploratory paddling from the ‘Glades!
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For those wondering about my aerial photography inside Everglades National Park, please note that there is no drone involved, it’s all done with poles!
A Kayak Aerial Photography Method – a behind (and above) the scenes look!
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