Easter Egg hunt for South Florida explorers!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 31, 2024

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Happy Easter from the greater Everglades!

Now where are all those Easter Eggs?

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(click on pic to find the eggs!)

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Where in the world are the Easter Eggs of the Everglades?
They are probably with the birds of Florida Bay. That’s a safe bet!

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Enjoy!

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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!

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A different kind of fishing in the Everglades, Ten Thousand Islands, Florida Bay and the Keys!

Posted by Kayakfari on February 29, 2024

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There’s something fishy about this.

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Paddling under the Everglades Skyway – Tamiami Trail bridge over the Shark River slough.
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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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/on-the-fine-art-of-living-in-a-lens-bubble/

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! Bless UP

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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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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!

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Miami Surfski paddling – Shapes of Things before my Eyes.

Posted by Kayakfari on July 13, 2023

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, bill baggs, biscayne bay, boating safety, cape florida, eye of miami, fisheye, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, florida, Florida Keys, fowey rocks, ghost, grey ghost, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, lighthouse, mangrove, marine trash, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, posture, rasta, safety valve, sea kayaker, south florida, stellar ses, surf ski, surfski, surreal art, tropical, virginia key. Tagged: 42, 420, adventure, all that trash, ass walking, Beach, bill baggs, Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Biscayne Bay, Biscayne Bay triangle, biscayne national park, biscayne safety valve, Bless UP, Blessings, boat channel, boating safety, butt walking, cape florida, cape florida lighthouse, carbon greenland, Carl G. Fisher, Coral Reef, currents, dive, eye of miami, face protector, Fantasy Island, feel irie, fiesta privada, fisheye lens, fitness, fitness paddling, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida keys, florida keys paddling, Florida Keys Reef Lights, florida surfski, fowey rocks lighthouse, ghost kayak, Greenland paddle, Greenland stick, grey ghost, gulf stream, gulfstream, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak biscayne bay, kayak fitness, kayak florida, kayak keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, landscape photography, lighthouse, limestone coral rock, mangrove, mangrove tunnel, mangroves, marine trash, miami, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami paddle, miami surfski, national park, ocean, offshore paddling, open water, open water paddling, orka paddles, orka super flex, orka wing paddle, Paddle, paddle elliott key, paddle miami, paddling, paddling biscayne bay, panorama, Penguin, Penguin Miami, Penguin shaped loop, Penguin waddle, pentax, pentax q, Photography, pole aerial photography, rasta, reef, safety, safety flag, safety valve, sandbar, satellite, scuba, sea grass, Sea Kayaker, ses, Shapes of Things, skyway bridge, snorkeling, sombrero research institute, South Florida, South Florida boating, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, south florida surfski, speeding boaters, stellar elite small, stellar ses, stellar ses multisport, stellar surfski, STILTSVILLE, surfski, surfski paddling, surfski touring, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, turquoise water, urban paddling, waddle, water quality, weed deflector, weedless, weedless in miami, weedless rudder, wing paddle, wing paddle technique. 2 Comments

It takes a Penguin shaped loop to

circumnavigate Miami’s

Virginia Key, Key Biscayne

and Stiltsville.

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Miami Surfski paddling – Shapes of Things before my Eyes!

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To cover this 22 mile tour of Biscayne Bay it’s good to have a fast sea kayak or surfski.

I took out my Stellar SES aka the “Grey Ghost” to eat up those miles.

Today’s lightweight high-end boats present a new level of ergonomics and possibilities for personal freedom of movement. Distances of 20 to 30 miles in a day trip are totally doable with dialed-in equipment and proper paddling technique. The equipment means having the right fitting boat, not too tippy but not too big either (wide / volume). In that boat, finding the right position for the foot plate will allow for the best leg drive configuration. Then finding the wing paddle shape, size and length optimally fit for your setup would be the last step. However a Greenland stick, particularly one of the thin-edged carbon fiber ones, can also work very well. The “stick” and the “wing” can be thought of as complimentary, as they both work on the same principle. This is called “lift”, but unlike an aero foil, in this case the lift is generated horizontally to provide propulsion.

One can think of wing paddles and Greenland type paddles as a kind of propeller. With each particular wing paddle design, there is a set pitch, cant, twist and other parameters. The optimal motion is then wholly repetitive and should be as consistent as conditions allow. On flat water, where no other factors are at play, this motion can be achieved, practiced and maintained by elite paddlers. When you see these paddlers during the Olympics they often do look very machine like in motion! Surfski paddling on choppy or ocean waters calls for variations in the stroke as well as weight transfer to maintain balance and posture. With the Greenland stick however, there are many more variations available with each stroke. It’s completely possible to vary many of the parameters in mid-stroke such as the “pitch”, the depth (surface area) and angle as you paddle. Additionally, you can also throw in the sliding stroke – where you can generate some serious lift. This can be comparable to a wing paddle stroke in power, but still different. So the Greenland stick is actually an extremely versatile tool for paddling! (This is not even mentioning all the possibilities for “Greenland Kayaking” and rolling – a whole another ball game altogether.)

But why the waddle, you ask?

Similar to the way a Penguin waddles along on land, having your hips loose and able to move fore and aft in your seat is key. This is because your hips aren’t just for balance, they allow you to “drive” and direct your boat forward. This hip action is sometimes called “butt walking”. To get the full benefit, a kayak or surfski with a solid foot plate is needed. Then you can utilize foot and leg drive to push off this plate. Your knees will be close together as you move your hips and wind up your core to get the most out of each stroke. The ability of your hips to waddle in the seat allows the rest of your body to achieve more rotation and thus put more power into each stroke. Speed is built up incrementally and when you perfectly synch your leg drive with your stroke you will notice it!

So yes,

“it is OK to waddle inside your kayak”

if you want to go fast.

The right paddling technique relies on the dialed-in equipment mentioned above, but variations of even very basic gear can still provide some benefits. For instance you can certainly paddle most any kayak with a Greenland stick or wing paddle. Actually this can be a great way to learn the feel of the new paddle(s) with your current kayak. However, eventually one finds the right gear that works well together with their physiology and physical constraints. It’s at this phase that attention to proper technique can really come into play and provide real benefits. It does take continuous practice and is somewhat similar the martial arts in that it is a never ending process of improvement. This is especially important with skinny boats like the SES which need to be paddled at least once a week just to maintain a certain performance level. Then there comes the zen moment when everything falls together just right, and puts you into the zone. This is the moment all active paddlers strive for!

Shapes of things to come!

But I didn’t just set out to paddle a Penguin shaped loop, I also timed my trip to partially coincide with another one put on by the South Florida Paddlers group. The organizers of which scheduled a casual paddling trip to Stiltsville for novices or those who have never seen this famous Miami landmark (watermark). As this group started at the kayak launch inside Bills Baggs State Park, I was able to estimate a rendezvous time at the Stitlsville Village. Therefore I planned my launch next to the Miami Seaquarium to paddle the roughly six miles down there and meet up with the group. My timing was good, averaging about 6 mph and after maybe another 15 minutes of waiting, I saw the group of 30+ SUP and kayak paddlers appear on the horizon. The group provides a way for paddlers to experience the freedom and joy of being out on Biscayne Bay in a safe group setting. It takes several volunteers to manage a group of this size and they are well equipped to do it. Kudos to the group organizers for what a great job they do to bring out people fairly new to paddling, especially those to open water cruising. What an exciting introduction to a community of paddlers!

After touring Stiltsville and hanging out with the group for a while, I departed to finish the remainder of my own 22 mile trip. My wing paddle of choice on this trip was the Orka Super Flex blade which is a super smooth paddle that is really just a joy to paddle with. It’s a mid sized blade of 730 cm square and a variant of the “Gamma” shape. It is well built, if slightly heavier than more well known brands. It works well for sprinting or all day cruising without overtaxing me. In addition, I had my new carbon Greenland stick paddle to test out as well! This blade was a bit of an experiment in the purchase, but with free returns I figured I couldn’t loose. As it turns out it was a good gamble and I finished the last several of the 22 miles with it. Paddling a surfski with a Greenland stick is not often seen, but it can work – especially to learn the stability characteristics as I initially did six years ago with my SES. This new carbon stick has very thin edges which really make a difference and make for a nicer catch. This is now my favorite paddling combination with CANDY-O, my Stellar SILV sea kayak.

Look for more in depth exploration of wings, sticks and beautiful boats in the near future!

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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!

🙂

No Fowl Play – Thanksgiving portraits of innocence from the Everglades.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 23, 2022

Posted in: 1000mm lens, 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, camping, cape romano, cape sable, chickees, everglades, Everglades birds, extreme birdwatching, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, glades, holidays, humor, island, johnson key, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, little rabbit key, Nest Key, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, pentax, photography, river of grass, sea kayaker, south florida, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, art of the everglades, awakenthegrass, Beach, bird, bird sacrifice, birding, birds, Blessings, camping, canoe, canoe cooking, chickee, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, cormorant, Curlew, DecoratedReality.com, Everglades, Everglades Art, Everglades birds, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades photographer, Everglades wildlife, Extreme Birdwatching, feel irie, first national bank, Fish Crow, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys, Ft Lauderdale, give thanks, good food, happy thanksgiving from the birds, Ibis, innocence, irie, island, island time, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak key largo, kayak keys, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key largo, landscape, landscape photography, Little Blue Heron, little rabbit key, Miami Kayak, national park, national sacrifice, no turkey, ocean, OSPREY, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddle thanksgiving, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, Pelicans, pentax, Photography, reality check, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Roseate Spoonbill, Royal Tern, Ruddy Turnstone, Sea Kayaker, snowbird, South Florida, south florida kayak, Superheroes of the Everglades, SURREAL ART, t-day, ten thousand islands, thanksgiving, thanksgiving dinner, thanksgiving sacrifice, thanksgiving turkey, The Everglades are for the birds, Tricolored Heron, tropical, tropical adventure, turkey pardon, water quality, white heron, White Pelican, Wildlife, winter in florida, Wood Stork. Leave a comment

A Thanksgiving message

from the birds of the Everglades!

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Turkey Vulture innocent portrait at Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay.

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The President says

“I hereby pardon you ..”

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A Heron at First National Bank in Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“Pardon us of what Sir?”

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Herons like to perch on top of mangrove trees in the Everglades.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“Of crimes?“

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“Dances with Doughnuts” – flying over Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“What of crimes?”

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Coming in for a landing atop a black mangrove tree.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“But we are innocent!”

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White Pelicans gathered along the shorelines of the Everglades.
Welcoming the fall arrival of White Pelicans in Florida Bay!

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“We live free”

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Sandpipers frolic along the Everglades shoreline.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“We move freely”

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Roseate Spoonbills flying over First National Bank in Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“Free like the wind!”

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Roseate Spoonbills flying over Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“We fly the open sky”

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Looking for big birds up in the sky over the Everglades.
Welcoming the fall arrival of White Pelicans in Florida Bay!

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“We fish the shallow waters”

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Beautiful Osprey portrait at Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay.

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OK but wait, not so fast!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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More at

The Everglades are for the birds!

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

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

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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 biggest show of all – Eclipses and Cosmic alignments!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 8, 2022

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The Cosmos is always moving,

sometimes creating interesting alignments.

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Why do the Sun and the Moon appear to be the same size in the sky?
ART of Eclipses and other Cosmic alignments!

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It’s only due to a fortuitous cosmic coincidence that our Sun and the Moon appear about the same size to us on Earth – that’s what makes total eclipses possible!

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Umbra and Penumbra

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During the totality of the eclipse, only the light reflected from the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere illuminates the moon.

These are the longest wavelengths of visible light and thereby appear red!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-eclipses-and-other-cosmic-alignments/

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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!

🙂

Keep moving through the landscape ahead of the monsters!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 29, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, airboat, alligator, answer 42, Australopithecine, awakenthegrass, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, ghost, glades, gladesmen, halloween, humor, Invitational, kaya kay, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, mosquitoes, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, riparian, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, south florida, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, 9 mile, 9 mile pond, aerial pole photography, alligator, alligator hunter, alligator skull, apparition, awakenthegrass, birds eye view, black and white, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, corpse paddler, Craighead Pond, cypress, cypress tree, dark art, darkness in the Everglades, Day of the Dead, dia de los muertos, digital art, dugout, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades canoe trail, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades legend, everglades legends, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, feel irie, fiction, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, folklore, fun photography, gator hunters, ghost, ghost gator, ghost of a gator, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, great white alligator, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Halloween on the Taylor Slough, halloween photography, horror, humor, irie, kaya, kaya kay, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak halloween, kayak photography, kayak skeleton, kayakay, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, muertos, nine mile pond, nosferatu, off trail, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, pentax q, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, River of Grass, Running down the Taylor Slough, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, Shark River slough, skeleton, skeleton in my kayak, skull, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, sugar skull, swamp, taylor slough, terror, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, undead, water quality, white gator. Leave a comment

That one Halloween we had on the

Taylor Slough of the Everglades.

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The hungry ghost of a gator snaps at inquisitive paddlers.
Halloween on the Taylor Slough.

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Grass paddling is a local Everglades specialty!

While free ranging is always possible, it’s usually best to save the energy by mostly sticking to (relatively) well established canoe and NPS airboat trails as much as possible. Poling, pushing, and paddling – it’s all good on the slough. This Halloween trip followed down the Taylor Slough and then the Craighead Pond Canoe Trail, eventually exiting at the Nine Mile Pond Canoe Trail. The upper part of Taylor Slough is a beautiful area, paddling amongst Cypress trees with mixed vegetation. Then the further south we went, the more open and prairie-like the landscape became. We kept moving across this wide open watery landscape until again being corralled into channels by coastal mangroves.

Then we ran out of daylight and it got real dark ..

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! Bless UP

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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!

🙂

Kaya Kay Skellitonova – the Eternal paddler.

Posted by Kayakfari on October 28, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, dania beach, dead, disco, fitness, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, ghost, halloween, holidays, horror, humor, kaya kay, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove, Mizell-Johnson, mojito, paddle, pentax, photography, port everglades, sea kayaker, south florida, tropical, west lake park, whiskey creek. Tagged: 42, 420, apparition, Beach, beach kayak, beach launch, corpse, corpse paddler, dania, dania beach, dark art, dark kayak adventure, darkness, day of dead, dia de los muertos, digital029art, disco fever, disco kayak, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, erosion, excellent adventure, feel irie, fiction, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, folklore, fort lauderdale, fright, Ft Lauderdale, ft lauderdale kayak, fun photography, ghost kayak, Halloween, halloween art, halloween kayak, halloween photography, horror, humor, irie, john u lloyd, John U. Lloyd State Park, kaya, kaya kay, Kaya Kay Skellitonova, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak halloween, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak skeleton, kayak storage, kayak whiskey creek, kayakay, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, mangrove seedling, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, Mizell-Johnson, Mizell-Johnson State Park, MJ Park, mojito, mojito kayak, muertos, never say die, nosferatu, ocean, old Whiskey Creek, Paddle, paddling, Photography, port everglades, port everglades inlet, posable skeleton, re-animated, reality check, redrum, rtm disco, sea grapes, Sea Kayaker, sea oats, seagrape, seagrape leaf, shoreline erosion, shoreline vegetation, skeleton, skull, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, South Florida’s walking coastal Mangroves, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, tropical adventure, undead, whiskey creek, wing paddle. Leave a comment

True paddlers never say die!

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Kaya chooses the RTM Disco kayak paired with

a large parallel blade wing paddle.

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“Wish you were here (at all)!”
Dark ART of Halloween paddling – Kaya Kay’s excellent adventure on Whiskey Creek!

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Kaya Kay Skellitonova portrays as herself on location at

Mizell-Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park in Dania Beach.

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/dark-art-of-halloween-paddling-kaya-kays-excellent-adventure-on-whiskey-creek/

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! Bless UP

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This is a work of fiction. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely intentional. 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!

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!

🙂

Paddling tales of Fishes, Wreckers, Pirates and upper Keys History.

Posted by Kayakfari on September 9, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, alligator, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, boating safety, disco, dive, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, florida, Florida Keys, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, lighthouse, mojito, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, rasta, reality check, rtm disco, sea kayaker, south florida, summer, sun, tropical, wreck. Tagged: 1982, 2012, 2015, 42, 420, a wake in the grass, adventure, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial photo, Alligator light, alligator lighthouse, alligator reef, alligator reef lighthouse, art, art of the bay, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, Beach, beacon, birds, Biscayne Bay, canoe, cape sable, carl ross key, chickee, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, Conservation, Coral Reef, cormorant, crystal clear water, decorated reality, DecoratedReality.com, digital art, digital029art, east cape, ecology, education, ektachrome, environment, Environmental Art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades paddling, Everglades Photography, expedition, feel irie, film, first national bank, fitness, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay forever, florida bay landscape, florida keys, florida landscape, fresnel, fresnel lens, gulfstream, heron, History, Indian Key, indian key fill, irie, Islamorad, islamorada, kayafari, kayak, kayak florida, kayak florida keys, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key largo, keys, keys paddling, keys pirates, keys snorkeling, kodak, landscape, Larry Herlth, lighthouse, lighthouse larry, little rabbit key, low tide, miami, miami art, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, miami surreal, Miami-Dade, national park, ocean, open water, OSPREY, Paddle, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, panoramic, Photography, piracy, reality check, reversal film, River of Grass, salinity, Sandy Key, Sea Kayaker, seagull, shark point, Shark River slough, slide film, snorkel, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, stars, STILTSVILLE, SURREAL, SURREAL ART, SURREAL EVERGLADES, Surreal photographer, swim, tavernier, teatable key, terns, the cape, the Keys, tropical, tropical adventure, Tropical Audubon Society, tropical paddling, upper keys, water, water quality, wrecker. Leave a comment

From the top: There are no alligators,

just a pretty reef and a tall light!

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The last functioning beacon atop Alligator Reef Lighthouse.
Kayaking to Alligator Light Reef (lighthouse) .. of Fishes, Wreckers, Pirates and Keys History!

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Alligator Reef Lighthouse

The shallow reef and light were named after the USS Alligator which shipwrecked there in November of 1822, although it would be another fifty years until the light was built in 1873! It is a beautiful and sturdy Victorian era tower, standing 136 feet tall, and has survived several major hurricanes and was an operational lighthouse/beacon until the summer of 2014!

For this trip I chose the “Mojito”, an RTM Disco sit on top kayak. This is probably the nicest handling inexpensive plastic kayak for paddlers under 175 lbs. Granted, it’s a very wet ride, but this is actually a plus in the tropical heat. With the addition of thigh straps, it responds much like a proper sea kayak and is great to learn and practice kayaking and rescue skills. It’s also easy to roll and an excellent surf/play boat for South Florida waters!

I hope you enjoy the fine views from the top!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/random-gallery-2/florida-south-florida/florida-bay-keys/alligator-light-reef-lighthouse/

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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!

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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 – Once upon a Crime in Miami.

Posted by Kayakfari on July 7, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, Art, beach, bill baggs, biscayne bay, cape florida, cosmos, dead, fitness, flex maslan, florida, ghost, history, horror, humor, kaya kay, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, lighthouse, miami, miami river canal, Milky Way, moonlight, night, paddle, pentax, photography, reality check, sea kayaker, south florida, stiltsville, summer, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, A-frame House, apparition, art of darkness, Beach, Biscayne Bay, biscayne national park, black and white, body bag, body found, body in trash bag, bodybag, canoe, corpse, corpse paddler, dark art, dark depths, dark kayak adventure, dark stiltsville, Darkest hour at Stiltsville, darkness, day of dead, dia de los muertos, digital029art, eerie kayaking photography, eerie night paddling, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades legend, everglades paddling, Everglades Photography, evil kayak, evil photography, feel irie, fiction, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, folklore, fright, ft lauderdale kayak, fun photography, ghost kayak, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Halloween kayaking, halloween photography, halloween stiltsville, Haunted House, Haunted House at Stiltsville, high contrast, horror, humor, irie, kaya, kaya kay, Kaya Kay Skellitonova, kayafari, kayak, kayak florida, kayak halloween, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak skeleton, kayak south florida, kayak stiltsville, kayakay, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, landscape, Magic City light, miami, Miami at night, Miami Kayak, muertos, murder mystery, murder stiltsville, never say die, nosferatu, ocean, Paddle, paddling, Photography, posable skeleton, re-animated, reality check, redrum, remains, Sea Kayaker, skeleton, skull, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, spooky photography, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville miami, stiltsville photography, stiltsville village, stiltsville village upon biscayne bay, terror, the shining, tropical, tropical adventure, undead, unsolved murder, water quality, whiskey creek, witch. Leave a comment

Underneath the glossy surface treatment,

Miami hides some very dark secrets!

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A bag of bones washed up on a Stiltsville home.
ART of Darkness – the Darkest hour at Stiltsville upon Biscayne Bay!

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Murder mystery in the Magic City.

This is the story* of a body found stuffed into a trash bag, which snagged up on some barnacles on a Stiltsville home. A kayaker made the gruesome discovery and pulled the trash bag out of the water during a Biscayne Bay cleanup. Through dental records, the remains found inside were identified to be those of local resident Kaya Kay Skellitonova.

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Records show that her murder was never solved!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-the-darkest-hour-at-stiltsville-upon-biscayne-bay/

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* This story is 99% fiction (but maybe some of this really did happen?)

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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 Time-release Dose – A Declaration of Independence from Land!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 30, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, camping, cosmos, everglades, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, florida, Florida Keys, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, king tides, landscape, moonlight, paddle, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, psychedelic, rasta, reality check, sea kayaker, seda glider, sombrero, south florida, summer, sun, sunburn, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 360, 360 panorama, 360 photography, 42, 420, a higher ground, adventure, aerial, aerial 360, aerial kayak, aerial photo, aerial pole photography, art, banana boat, Barracuda Keys, Bay side, Beach, Big Pine Key, Biscayne Bay, blimp, burnt, Camp, camp cooking, colors, Coral Reef, crabs, Cudjoe Key, decorated reality, digital art, Everglades Art, everglades kayak, everglades paddling, exploration, Extreme Birdwatching, faith in numbers, fat albert, feel irie, fisheye, fishing, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, full moon, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, Greenland stick, ground level view, gulf, gulf of mexico, high tide, higher, Higher Consciousness, higher ground, into the sun, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak cooking, kayak florida, kayak florida keys, kayak key west, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, key west, keys, Keys backcountry, keys camping, keys colors, landscape, landscape photography, low tide, mangrove, mangrove creek, mangrove tunnel, Marvin Key, Marvin Key beach, mathematics, matrix, miami, Miami Kayak, night, ocean, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, panorama, panoramic, pap, pastel, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, reality check, ride, safety valve, sand bar, sandbar, sandbar camping, satellite, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, seeking higher ground, shells, shoal, skyline, Snipe Keys, Snipe mangroves, Snipe Point, snorkel, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, spatial distortion, stars, sugarloaf, Sugarloaf Key, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, sun, sunrise, surf ski, surfski, Sweet and delicious moonlight, temporary place, temporary space, tidal flats, tides, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, water quality, wildlife refuge. Leave a comment

Seeking Higher ground and

Faith in Numbers in the Lower Keys!

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“Higher ground.”
Exploring a Higher Ground in the Lower Keys! Part I.

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Part I : Camping on a sandbar shoal and paddling the Barracuda, Marvin and the Snipe Keys.

What’s real nice about a sandbar is that since it is surrounded by water and there’s no vegetation, there are absolutely no bugs to deal with. On the flip side, it gets hot under the summer sun, so it helps to bring your own shade in the form of an umbrella or a Sombrero.

If you decide to work on your tan, don’t forget to flip over.

You wouldn’t want to go home half baked!

As luck would have it, this summer trip occurred near the full moon and the tidal ranges were at the extremes for the Keys! The little sandbar shoal was just about underwater during the daytime high tide, and conversely the daytime low left the seabed exposed almost as far as the eye could see. The “top” of this shoal was smaller than a typical living room. The shape of the high ground “living room” was an interesting contoured triangle type shape that is often found repeated in nature.

Summertime kayaking and exploration of the

lower Keys backcountry.

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Full story at:

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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 Time-release Dose – Heaven and Hell ? Heaven or Hell.

Posted by Kayakfari on June 16, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, camping, chickees, chokoloskee, cooking, cosmos, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, florida, glades, gladesmen, history, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, mosquitoes, noseeum, paddle, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, prohibition, psychedelic, rain, rasta, reality check, sea kayaker, seda glider, sombrero, south florida, summer, sun, surreal art, swamp, ten thousand islands, totch brown, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 10k islands, 360, 42, 420, adventure, art, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, banana boat, Beach, black sabbath, Blessings, buff, bugs, camping hell, camping islands, camping ten thousand islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chatham river, chickee camping, chokoloskee, circular fisheye, crooked creek, crooked creek chickee, cross bay, digital029art, dio, duck rock, environment, Everglades, everglades city, Everglades history, everglades kayak, everglades national park, everglades paddling, Everglades Photography, exploration, face protector, feel irie, fisheye lens, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, free life, frontier everglades, ft lauderdale kayak, Greenland, Greenland paddle, gulf of mexico, hammock, heaven, heaven and hell, hell, hot, hot and buggy, house hammock bay, humor, humour, huston, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak florida, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking ten thousand islands, keys paddling, liquor still bay, little planet, lopez river, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, mosquitoes, no-see-ums, noseeums, ocean, outlaws, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, pavilion key, photo, Photography, psychedelic, psychedelic camping, reality check, sand fly, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, shine on you crazy, skeeters, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer kayaking, summer paddling florida, summer rain, sun, sun shield, sunday bay, sunday bay chickee, swamp, sweetwater chickee, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, the watson place, totch, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical paddling, Turner River, water quality, watson's place, wilderness waterway. Leave a comment

Somewhere between

heaven and hell

lies

real Everglades paddling freedom!

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The Sweetwater chickee camping platform was next on our list. It lies tucked away inside a little ‘finger cove’ of Sweetwater Bay. It is also pretty close to the Everglades interior (i.e. the slough) so the tidal influence was minimal here. I tasted the water and it was pretty sweet, probably good enough to filter. However this may not always be the case at other times of the year!

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The Sweetwater chickee is aptly named for the water was indeed sweeter!
Heaven or Hell: Summer paddling and camping in the Ten Thousand Islands

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Paddling in the summer heat really feels like being in a steam bath. I tried dunking myself in the water to cool off, but it was not very effective since the water felt like a hot tub. Still, the evaporation of the water did help a tiny bit. I was glad that I used an old somewhat leaky nylon spray skirt rather than my neoprene nice fitting one. The porousness did keep me cooler!

Some people bring sports drinks for hydration. I rely mostly on plain water supplemented with rations of young cocoanut water to replenish the sweated out salts. If you go paddling in the summer, it bears repeating:

Bring twice the amount of drinking water you think you’ll need!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/heaven-or-hell-summer-paddling-and-camping-in-the-ten-thousand-islands/

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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 Time-release Dose – Surrender to the Heat, Resistance is Futile!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 6, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, cape florida, cape romano, cape sable, everglades, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, ft lauderdale, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, rain, reality check, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, summer, sunburn, tropical, west lake park, whiskey creek. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000 islands, 10k islands, 42, 420, adventure, afternoon storms, awakenthegrass.com, banana boat, Beach, big hat, Biscayne Bay, Blessings, camping, camping ten thousand islands, chickee, chickee camping, coconut water, Cumulonimbus cloud, decorated reality, digital art, dildo key bank, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades paddling, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, extreme chilling, face shield, feel irie, first national bank, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida keys, florida rain, fort lauderdale kayak, freshwater, ft lauderdale kayak, fun photography, gloves, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, heat, heaven and hell, hot and buggy, hot sun, humid, humor, ice cold, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak adventure, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak fitness, kayak florida, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak touring, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, kayaking ten thousand islands, lightning, little rabbit key, Mangrove blossom, mangrove seedling, mangroves, mexican sombrero, Miami Kayak, ocean, open water, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, panorama, pentax q, permeating wetness, Photography, rain, rain showers, raining, rasta, reality check, resistance is futile, River of Grass, roots paddling, santa sombrero, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, shade, sky, Slough, sombrero, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, squall, steam bath, steambath, storm, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer heat, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, summer rain, summer storms, sun, sun protection, sun shade, sunshine state, surrender, surrender to the heat, sweetwater chickee, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, thunder storm, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, water, water levels, water quality, wet season, wetness, widely scattered showers. Leave a comment

Time to surrender to the hot permeating

wetness of summer! 🙂

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Nothing but praise and thankfulness, don’t fight it – surrender to it.
Surrender to the summer HEAT!

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Now that summer is here,

the forecast calls for a “steam bath” every day:

The

“90-90-90”

Over 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade,

over 90 percent humidity and the water also about 90.

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Stay cool and hydrated,

enjoy the tropical summer!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/surrender-to-the-summer-heat/

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! Bless UP

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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 – On the slough, somewhere between hiking and paddling!

Posted by Kayakfari on May 26, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, canoe, christmas, dwarf cypress, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, everglades exploration network, Everglades Skyway, fisheye, fishing, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, hiking, history, holidays, Invitational, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, native, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, riparian, river of grass, sawgrass, Shark River slough, shark valley, slough, south florida, swamp, tamiami trail, tropical, Willoughby, winter. Tagged: 2020 high water, 2020 Invitational, Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial, aerial pole photography, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, birds eye, birds eye view, Blessings, canoe, canoe everglades, digital029art, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades exploration, everglades exploration network, Everglades Exploration Network Invitational, everglades hammock, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades mud, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, Everglades wildlife, exploration, feel irie, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooding, Florida, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, hardwood hammock, Here’s looking at Euclid, high water, High water everglades, High water kayaking, High water paddling, hike, hiking, Invitational, Invitational paddle, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak forest, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape photography, Main Street, Miami Kayak, national park, native, ocean kayak, off trail, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, Pahayokee paddling, panorama, panoramic, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prowler 11t, River of Grass, Sawgrass, shark river, Shark River slough, slog, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, Spikerush, swamp, tree hammock, trident 11, trident 11 kayak, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, vegetation, water, water levels, wetlands. Leave a comment

From Pahayokee Overlook to “Main Street”

on the

Shark River Slough .. aka the

“River of Grass”.

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Here’s looking at Euclid! 😉
Pahayokee Overlook to Main Street – Probing into the middle of Shark River Slough.

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“Too deep for walking and too shallow for boating”.

There is a well known airboat trail known as “Main Street” which runs the length of the largest slough inside of Everglades National Park. This path is not open to the general public for airboating, however it does enable paddlers to transit the length of the famed “River of Grass”. The Shark River Slough runs from the Tamiami Trail down to Bottle Creek at the south end, where navigable water leads eventually connect to the Canepatch backcountry campsite. The purpose of this trip was to to try and connect to Main Street from the Pahayokee Overlook, as a shorter alternate route to get to Canepatch!

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Pahayokee to Main Street – Probing into the middle of Shark River Slough.

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! BLESS

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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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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 – Your feet are the foundation for your paddling posture!

Posted by Kayakfari on May 19, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, everglades, feet, Findeisen Shearwater, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, grey ghost, Gulftstream Elan Crosstrainer, kayak, kayak rudder, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kirton k1, miami, Mizell-Johnson, ONEWAY, paddle, pentax, photography, port everglades, posture, reality check, rtm disco, sea kayaker, south florida, stellar ses, surf ski, surfski, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, adventure, awakenthegrass, back country, Beach, Big Cypress, Biscayne Bay, Blessings, booties, camel toe, cameltoe, camping florida bay, camping hell, camping islands, chickees, circular fisheye, digital029art, education, environment, Everglades, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, exploration, feel irie, feet, first national bank, fisheye lens, fitness, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay kayaking, florida keys, florida surfski, foot, foot brace, foot pegs, footwear, ft lauderdale kayak, green hulk, gulf of mexico, happy, head in the clouds, humor, i spy camel toe, ice paddling, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak biscayne bay, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak posture, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking feet, kayaking shoes, key biscayne, key largo, keys paddling, keys snorkeling, leg drive, lower Keys, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, miami surfski, nice dreams, ocean, open water, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, paddling posture, Photography, posture, reality check, sand spurs, sandspurs, Sea Kayaker, shearwater surfski, shoes, sit on top, sliding pegs, sliding rudder, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida surfski, stand up, stellar surfski, summer, SuP, surfski feet, ten thousand islands, the Keys, toe, toes, trash, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical paddling, turtle grass, upper keys, vintage surfski, water quality. Leave a comment

This one is all about the feet and their

impact on paddling dynamics.

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Do what you must to establish solid footing in your boat ..
Your feet are the key to proper paddling posture!

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Being mindful of your feet as the foundation for your paddling posture will yield many benefits over time!

Many paddlers don’t seem to think much about their feet unless they happen to step wrong on something. The focus always seems to be more on their arms, their hips and their paddles. But the foot is an important and integral part of kayaking and all paddling in general. Along with the hips and thighs, the feet position a paddler in or on top of their craft and provide an anchor point for optimum paddling motion.

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More at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/thematic/your-feet-are-the-key-to-proper-paddling-posture/

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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 Time-release Dose – Paddling the engineered freshwater flow of the Miami River.

Posted by Kayakfari on May 9, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cosmos, east everglades, everglades, Everglades birds, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, florida, glades, gladesmen, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, miami, miami river canal, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, reality check, riparian, river, river of grass, south florida, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, 826, aerial pole photography, algae bloom, algal growth, archaeology miami, ART of the Miami River, art on the river, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, awakenthegrass, Biscayne Bay, Blue-green algae, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, Clewiston, Conservation, cyanobacteria, dredge, dynamite, ecology, education, Everglades, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades paddling, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, expedition, feel irie, fertilizer, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, follow the water, freighters, Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River, History, history miami museum, hoover dike, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak florida, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking miami, key biscayne, l67, l67a, Lake Okeechobee, lake pollurion, landscape, Levee, mack's, macks fish camp, medley, mia, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, miami river art, miami river canal, miami river comission, miami river rapids, miami springs, Miami-Dade, Miccosukee, night paddle miami, night paddling, night photography, north fork, okeechobee road, paddle miami, paddling, palmetto expressway, Perspectives of water and people on the move, phosphorus, Photography, pollution, reality check, River, river art, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, rock quarry, s-26 structure, s-3 structure, s26, salinity, Sawgrass, seminole, sfwmd, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, south fork, sugarcane, sugarcane burning, sweetwater, tamiami canal, Tequesta, tropical, tropical adventure, water, water conservation area, Water Hyacinth, Water Lettuce, water quality, wca 3, wca 3a, wca 3b. Leave a comment

Why paddle on this canal and these

less loved parts of South Florida?

It’s a chance to experience firsthand the flow of the water in today’s re-plumbed Everglades ecosystem. It’s also kind of neat to paddle into the city from outside and witness the transitions and many changes that have been made within the last one hundred years.

It’s a chance to get a wider perspective of the big picture of the Everglades and of South Florida that many people only read about but may not really comprehend!

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Nice dreams camping along the Miami River Canal at Mack’s Fish Camp with Orion overhead.
Paddling the Miami River Canal – Part I: Engineered Freshwater.

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On the edge of the Everglades lies a Shangri-la of sorts called Mack’s Fish Camp. It’s like a small oasis just outside the sea of suburban sprawl and development that defines South Florida today. Mack’s has a real old time Florida feel to it and it’s origins go back to a squatter’s camp in the early days of life on the canal. Today it is the last of it’s kind in South Florida! It’s a quiet place, save for some distant noises from airplanes en route in and out Miami International Airport (MIA). If you want to paddle this part of the Miami River Canal, this is a clean and secure place to launch from. It is accessible via a dirt road just a couple of miles from Hwy 27 off Krome Avenue (997) in far western Miami-Dade county.

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/random-gallery-2/florida-south-florida/urban-paddling-in-south-flaariduh-florida/paddling-the-miami-river-canal-part-i-engineered-freshwater/

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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 Time-release Dose – How much love does it take to not trash the Everglades with balloons?

Posted by Kayakfari on April 22, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, cape florida, cape romano, cape sable, chekika, chokoloskee, dania beach, east everglades, everglades, first national bank, Fisheating Creek, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, little rabbit key, mangrove, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, Nest Key, north miami beach, paddle, pahayokee, pentax, photography, plastic pollution, port everglades, reality check, sea kayaker, Shark River slough, shark valley, soldier key, south florida, ten thousand islands, tropical, Turner River, west lake park, whiskey creek. Tagged: 42, 422, 5 gyres, aerial, algae, algal bloom, all that trash, awakenthegrass, Beach, birthday balloons, Biscayne Bay, Biscayne Bay cleanup, biscayne national park, Canal, canoe, cleanup, Conservation, downtown, Earth Day, ecology, education, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades paddling, Everglades Photography, fishing line, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, flying trash, follow the water, freighters, Ft Lauderdale, glossy Miami surface treatment, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak florida, Kayak Miami – Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, Lake Okeechobee, land fishermen, landscape, leave no trace, littering, low tide, marine debris, marine trash, miami, miami beach trash, miami canal, Miami Kayak, Miami Marine Stadium, miami photography, miami river, miami river canal, Miami-Dade, monofilament, mylar balloon, night paddle miami, ocean, pace picnic island, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, panorama, Photography, plastic pollution, reality check, River, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, roots paddling, salinity, Sea Kayaker, sewer, sewer break, sfwmd, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, stiltsville village, trash-o-rama, trashed island, tropical, tropical adventure, ugly Miami, urban paddling, water, water quality, waterway cleanup. Leave a comment

It’s the trash that flies! 😦

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There’s no love lost here, mylar balloons and the Everglades do not mix.
All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami!

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What goes up must come down.

Helium filled mylar balloons are typically used only once to celebrate birthdays or mark other occasions. Sadly it’s the kind of trash that can be found even in the most pristine and remote parts of the Everglades.

There’s a lot of beauty left, and nature always regenerates itself.

If we can only keep from choking it!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/all-that-trash-the-ugly-side-of-kayaking-in-miami/

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! Bless UP – How much Love?

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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 Time-release Dose – An afternoon delight on Biscayne Bay.

Posted by Kayakfari on April 14, 2022

Posted in: 1000mm lens, 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, Arratoon Apcar, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, bill baggs, biscayne bay, boating safety, Boca Chita, cape florida, dive, everglades, eye of miami, face protector, fitness, flex maslan, florida, fowey rocks, history, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, lighthouse, mangrove, marine trash, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, rasta, reality check, safety valve, sea kayaker, seda glider, soldier key, sombrero, south florida, stiltsville, surfski, tropical. Tagged: 1825, 1878, 42, 420, adventure, Aerial VR Panoramas, all that trash, American Shoal lighthouse, Arakanapka, Arakanapka wreck, archaeology miami, Arratoon Apcar, Arratoon Apcar dive, Arratoon Apcar wreck, awakenthegrass, banana boat, Beach, bill baggs, Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Biscayne Bay, Biscayne Bay triangle, biscayne national park, biscayne safety valve, Bless UP, Blessings, boat channel, Boca Chita, Boca Chita Key, cape florida, cape florida lighthouse, Carl G. Fisher, Carondelet ship, Carondelet wrecked, cone hat, Coral Reef, currents, dive, dive fowey rocks, everglades kayak, everglades paddling, eye of miami, feel irie, fiesta privada, first order lens, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida keys, Florida Keys Reef Lights, fowey rocks, fowey rocks lighthouse, fresnel lens, funny hat, Greenland stick, gulf stream, gulfstream, H.M.S. Fowey, high seas, high visibility, History, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak biscayne bay, kayak dolly, kayak florida, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking dangers, key biscayne, keys, landscape photography, lighthouse, lighthouse twins, limestone coral rock, mangrove, marine trash, Maritime Heritage Trail, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami paddle, ocean, offshore paddling, open water, open water paddling, paddle miami, paddling biscayne bay, panorama, pentax, Photography, portage, ralph munroe, reality check, reef, reporter Rose Mallory, safety, safety flag, safety orange, safety sombrero, safety valve, satellite, scuba, Sea Kayaker, Seda, seda glider, seda kayak, shipwreck, snorkel, snorkeling, soldier key, soldier key club, sombrero, sombrero research institute, South Florida, South Florida boating, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, spar buoy, speeding boaters, summer heat, Tequesta, tropical, tropical adventure, turquoise, turquoise water, urban paddling, visual signal, water quality, wreck, wrecking. Leave a comment

Nestled between the Safety Valve and

the Gulf Stream,

a neat triangular route can be plotted out.

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“Seventeen Cormorants” underneath the Fowey Rocks lighthouse.
Kayaking the Biscayne Bay triangle: Cape Florida – Fowey Rocks – Soldier Key!

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Cape Florida – Fowey Rocks – Soldier Key!

Once I cleared Cape Florida, it’s all open water with some deep channels. Big yachts cruise through here at top speed, which can be unnerving.

I can take comfort in three things:

Staying on course and paddling at a good pace thereby minimizing time spent in any one channel.
Flying my “Not-a-dive-flag” on a 6 foot mast for maximum visibility.
Convincing myself that the captains piloting these yachts are competent professionals, alert and sober!

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The distances involved made for a nice workout and the triangle

points provided me with many photographic opportunities!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/random-gallery-2/florida-south-florida/urban-paddling-in-south-flaariduh-florida/kayaking-the-biscayne-bay-triangle-cape-florida-fowey-rocks-soldier-key/

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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 Time-release Dose – Miami urban offshore paddling and exploration at Fowey Rocks lighthouse.

Posted by Kayakfari on March 24, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, Arratoon Apcar, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, cape florida, carysfort reef lighthouse, eye of miami, fitness, flex maslan, florida, fowey rocks, grey ghost, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, lighthouse, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, posture, rasta, reality check, reef, safety valve, sea kayaker, soldier key, sombrero, south florida, stellar ses, surf ski, surfski, tropical, wreck. Tagged: 1825, 1878, 2017, 42, 420, adventure, American Shoal lighthouse, Arakanapka, Arakanapka wreck, archaeology miami, Arratoon Apcar, Arratoon Apcar dive, Arratoon Apcar wreck, awakenthegrass, Beach, bill baggs, Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Bill Bags Cape Florida State Park, Biscayne Bay, Biscayne Bay triangle, biscayne national park, biscayne safety valve, Bless UP, Blessings, boat channel, cape florida, cape florida lighthouse, Carondelet ship, Carondelet wrecked, cone hat, Coral Reef, currents, digital029art, dive, dive fowey rocks, everglades kayak, everglades paddling, eye of miami, feel irie, fiesta privada, first order lens, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida keys, Florida Keys Reef Lights, fowey rocks, fowey rocks lighthouse, fresnel lens, funny hat, ghost kayak, grey ghost, gulf stream, gulfstream, H.M.S. Fowey, high seas, high visibility, History, idiot boater, irie, island, island time, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak biscayne bay, kayak dolly, kayak florida, kayak Jesus, kayak keys, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking dangers, key biscayne, key largo, keys, landscape, landscape photography, light, lighthouse, lighthouse twins, limestone coral rock, Maritime Heritage Trail, miami, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami paddle, miami surfski, midden mound, ocean, offshore paddling, open water, open water paddling, orange clothing, orange hat, orange safety hat, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, paddling biscayne bay, panorama, panoramic, pentax, Photography, reality check, reef, reporter Rose Mallory, safety, safety hat, safety orange, safety sombrero, safety valve, satellite, scuba, Sea Kayaker, shipwreck, snorkel, snorkeling, soldier key, soldier key club, sombrero, sombrero research institute, South Florida, South Florida boating, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, south florida surfski, spar buoy, speeding boaters, stellar elite small, stellar ses, stellar surfski, summer heat, surfski, Tequesta, traffic cone, traffic cone hat, tropical, tropical adventure, turquoise, ultimate urban safety hat, urban paddling, visual signal, water quality, wreck, wrecking. Leave a comment

The original first order Fresnel lens from

Fowey Rocks lighthouse stood about 12 feet tall!

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The Grey Ghost at historic Fowey Rocks lighthouse and reef some seven miles due SE of Key Biscayne.
Fowey Rocks lighthouse – Paddling out to “The eye of Miami”.

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Fowey Rocks lighthouse was called

“The eye of Miami”

because it’s beacon would guide ships entering the Port of Miami.

Fowey Rocks lighthouse is the northernmost in a chain of six lighthouses positioned over Florida’s very shallow reefs. The other five lighthouses are: Carysfort Light, Alligator Reef Lighthouse, Sombrero Reef Lighthouse, American Shoal Lighthouse and the Sand Key Lighthouse off Key West! The Florida reef chain proved treacherous for mariners and has been responsible for untold numbers of ship wrecks over the centuries. In fact this lighthouse itself is named after the H.M.S. Fowey which ran aground onto the reef in June 1748.

Fowey Rocks is the last remaining operational lighthouse of the original six Florida Keys offshore reef lights erected in the second half of the 19th century. While the light was still under construction, the steam ship freighter Arratoon Apcar rammed into the reef only 200 yards from the lighthouse on February 20, 1878!

Today this spot is marked with white mooring buoys and is where I tied off my surfski on this fitness adventure dive trip.

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Full story at:

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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.

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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!

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The Time-release Dose – It’s been a long cold winter in the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 21, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, alernative facts, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, everglades, everglades art, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, glades, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, little rabbit key, mangrove, moonlight, night, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, psychedelic, reality check, science fiction, sea kayaker, south florida, Spring, surreal art, tropical, winter. Tagged: 029, 360, 360 panorama, 360 photography, 42, 420, a higher ground, across florida bay, adventure, all sky, allsky, alternative, alternative fact, alternative facts, answer 42, art, art of darkness, awakenthegrass, Beach, Blessings, Camp, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe, chickees, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, circular fisheye, climate change, clouds, coastal optics 4.88mm, coastal optics fisheye, cold water, costal optics lens, darkness, digital029art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades kayak, everglades paddling, everglades winter, exploration, fantasy art, feel irie, fisheye, fisheye 4.88mm, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, fishing, flamingo, flats, flex, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay forever, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys, frost, frozen, global cooling, global warming, ice, ice break, ice floe, ice floes, ice formations, icicle, irie, island, jenoptik, johnson key, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak florida, kayak florida keys, kayak ice, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, Known unknowns, landscape, landscape photography, little rabbit key, long cold winter, low tide, magic, mangrove, Miami Kayak, moon, moonlight, national park, nice dreams, night, ocean, open water, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddle miami, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, panoramic, pentax, photo, Photography, psychedelic art, rasta, reality check, sea foam, Sea Kayaker, seafoam, shoal, sky, snow, snow everglades, snow florida bay, snow in florida, snow little rabbit key, snowbirds, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, spherical, spherical panorama, stars, sunshine state, ten thousand islands, tidal flats, tides, travel, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, unknown unknowns, water quality, white winter wonderland, whole sky, whole sky panorama, winter, winter paddling, winter sky, winter wonderland. Leave a comment

Presenting the case for alternative facts:

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Ice floes in the cold darkness of Florida Bay with the red lights of the tower at Flamingo, 12 miles away.
ART of alternative facts – the snows of winter on Florida Bay!

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Winter’s last snow on Florida Bay in the frozen Everglades.

As far as we know, there are known facts – the facts that we know we know.

We also know there are facts that we don’t know – the facts that we know we don’t know.

But there are also unknown unknowns – those facts we don’t know we don’t know.

And finally, these are alternative facts that everyone can know!

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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.

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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!

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The Time-release Dose – There are no alligators, just a pretty reef and a tall light!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 10, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, alligator, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, boating safety, disco, dive, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, florida, Florida Keys, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, lighthouse, mojito, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, rasta, reality check, rtm disco, sea kayaker, south florida, summer, sun, tropical, wreck. Tagged: 1982, 2012, 2015, 42, 420, a wake in the grass, adventure, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial photo, Alligator light, alligator lighthouse, alligator reef, alligator reef lighthouse, art, art of the bay, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, Beach, beacon, birds, Biscayne Bay, canoe, cape sable, carl ross key, chickee, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, Conservation, Coral Reef, cormorant, crystal clear water, decorated reality, DecoratedReality.com, digital art, digital029art, east cape, ecology, education, ektachrome, environment, Environmental Art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades paddling, Everglades Photography, expedition, feel irie, film, first national bank, fitness, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay forever, florida bay landscape, florida keys, florida landscape, fresnel, fresnel lens, gulfstream, heron, History, Indian Key, indian key fill, irie, Islamorad, islamorada, kayafari, kayak, kayak florida, kayak florida keys, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key largo, keys, keys paddling, keys pirates, keys snorkeling, kodak, landscape, Larry Herlth, lighthouse, lighthouse larry, little rabbit key, low tide, miami, miami art, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, miami surreal, Miami-Dade, national park, ocean, open water, OSPREY, Paddle, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, panoramic, Photography, piracy, reality check, reversal film, River of Grass, salinity, Sandy Key, Sea Kayaker, seagull, shark point, Shark River slough, slide film, snorkel, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, stars, STILTSVILLE, SURREAL, SURREAL ART, SURREAL EVERGLADES, Surreal photographer, swim, tavernier, teatable key, terns, the cape, the Keys, tropical, tropical adventure, Tropical Audubon Society, tropical paddling, upper keys, water, water quality, wrecker. 1 Comment

Paddling tales of Fishes, Wreckers,

Pirates and Keys History!

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Stay hydrated at Alligator Reef Light, and please don’t panic!
Kayaking to Alligator Light Reef (lighthouse) .. of Fishes, Wreckers, Pirates and Keys History!

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The reef and light were named after the USS Alligator which shipwrecked there in November of 1822, although it would be another fifty years until the light was built in 1873! It is a beautiful and sturdy Victorian era tower, standing 136 feet tall, and has survived several major hurricanes and was an operational lighthouse/beacon until the summer of 2014!

For this trip I chose the “Mojito”, an RTM Disco sit on top kayak. This is probably the nicest handling inexpensive plastic kayak for paddlers under 175 lbs. Granted, it’s a very wet ride, but this is actually a plus in the tropical heat. With the addition of thigh straps, it responds much like a proper sea kayak and is great to learn and practice kayaking and rescue skills. It’s also easy to roll and an excellent surf/play boat for South Florida waters!

I hope you’ve enjoy the fine views from the top!

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Full story at:

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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!

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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 – Is this the love that Valentine’s been searching for?

Posted by Kayakfari on February 14, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, beach, fitness, flex maslan, florida, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, paddle, pentax, photography, south florida, tropical. Tagged: 10000 islands, 42, 420, adventure, amor, awakenthegrass, barbie, barbie art, barbie fantasy, barbie kayak, Biscayne Bay, camping, camping islands, canoe everglades, chickees, cupid, day dream, daydream, doll, dream, encounter at shark point, Environmental Art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades encounter, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades paddling, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, exploration, fantasy, feel irie, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida landscape, funscape, Grass, humor, humour, i'm in love, irie, is this love, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, Looking for Love, Looking for Love in all the wrong places, love, love everglades, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, nice dreams, not enough love to go around, Paddle, paddling, panorama, pentax wg-3, perfect day, Photography, premature valentine, premature valentines, reality check, redhead, satire, Sea Kayaker, shark point, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, SURREAL ART, SURREAL EVERGLADES, Surreal photographer, swamp, ten thousand islands, tropical, tropical adventure, valentine, valentine's day, valentine's day kayaking, Valentine’s encounter in the Everglades, Valentine’s workout, valentines, workout loop, you're in love. Leave a comment

Was it really all just a day dream fantasy?

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“A Redhead in the Everglades.”
ART of a Dream – Valentine’s Everglades encounter at Shark Point.

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It all started like any other paddle.

Valentine went paddling in the Everglades towards Shark Point.

A good time to work out and soak up some sun.

All of a sudden, just around the next bend, there she was!

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You’re in Love!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-a-dream-everglades-valentines-encounter/

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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 Time-release Dose – Paddling in the Rain!

Posted by Kayakfari on February 13, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, biscayne bay, boating safety, camping, cape florida, cape romano, cape sable, chickees, chokoloskee, Cloud9, dania beach, everglades, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, Fort Lauderdale, freighter ship, ft lauderdale, glades, gladesmen, grey ghost, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, mangrove, miami, Mizell-Johnson, Nest Key, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, pentax, photography, port everglades, rain, reality check, river of grass, sea kayaker, silhouette kayak, sombrero, south florida, summer, surfski, ten thousand islands, tropical, west lake park, whiskey creek. Tagged: 10000 islands, 10k islands, 42, 420, awakenthegrass, backcountry, banana boat, Beach, Blessings, camping, camping ten thousand islands, canoe everglades, CAPE ROMANO, clockwork orange, dania beach, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Everglades, everglades adventure, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades paddling, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, feel irie, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, florida bay, florida rain, fort lauderdale kayak, goodland, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, humor, I’m happy again, irie, island, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak ft lauderdale, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak touring, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, kayaking ten thousand islands, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, ocean, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, Photography, port everglades, rain, rain showers, raining, reality check, River of Grass, roots paddling, safety, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, Shark River slough, sing along, singin' in the rain, singing in the rain, sky, Slough, song, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, squall, stellar ses, storm, summer, summer rain, sun, surski, swamp, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, thunder, thunder storm, trident 11 kayak, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, water, water levels, widely scattered showers, wing paddle. Leave a comment

I’m happy again…

Just Paddlin’ in the Rain!

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Wet surfski workout session paddling through Port Everglades in Ft Lauderdale.
Paddling in the Rain, Just Paddlin’ and Campin’ in the Rain .. sing along!

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Sing along to the music, ya’ll can paddle if you want to ..

Sing along .. Paddling in the Rain, Just Paddlin’ and Campin’ in the Rain!

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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 Time-release Dose – “Watch out for them airboaters, they’re all drunks!”

Posted by Kayakfari on February 2, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, airboat, alligator, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, canoe, chekika, cooking, east everglades, everglades, Everglades Skyway, evergladesdiary, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, glades, glades skiff, gladesmen, history, Invitational, kayak, kayak rudder, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, moonshine, mosquitoes, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, rasta, reality check, river, river of grass, sea kayaker, seda glider, Shark River slough, shark valley, slough, sombrero, south florida, swamp, tamiami trail, tropical, Willoughby, winter. Tagged: 42, 420, Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial, aerial pole photography, airboat, airboat trail, alligator, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, banana boat, Big Cypress, birds eye view, Blessings, Camp, camp cooking, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chickee hut, connecting streams of the Everglades, coopertown, coot bay pond, cypress, cypress tree, digital029art, dugout, East Everglades, EEEA, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades canoe trail, everglades cooking, everglades exploration, everglades exploration network, everglades hammock, Everglades history, everglades indian, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades lost portage, everglades mound, everglades mud, everglades national park, everglades paddling, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, Everglades restoration, everglades river, Everglades Skyway, everglades slough, everglades trail, Everglades wildlife, exploration, feel irie, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, free ranging, gator hunters, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Glen Simmons, Grass, grass paddling, Greenland paddle, Greenland stick, History, Hitchiti-Mikasuki, Hugh L. Willoughby, indian mound, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak cooking, kayak everglades, kayak florida, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayak south florida, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, L-67, landscape, landscape photography, Levee, lost portage, lost portage loop, Love The Everglades Movement, Main Street, mangrove, mangroves, miami, miami history, Miami Kayak, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, moonshiners, mosquitoes, mud, national park, native, native american, no-see-ums, noseeums, off trail, one-mile bridge, one-mile tamiami trail bridge, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, private island, quicksand mud, reality check, River of Grass, Running down the Taylor Slough, satellite, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, sea of grass, seagrape hammock, seda glider, seminole, sfwmd, shark river, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley tower, skiffers, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, Spikerush, swamp, tamiami trail, taylor slough, tree, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, under the bridge, water, water conservation area, water levels, water quality, wca, wetlands, Willoughby Key, wing paddle, winter in florida. Leave a comment

That’s what the good natured airboat operator

quipped as he pulled into the hammock camp.

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Miami adventurer Leah stands up in her sea kayak and surveys the sea of grass.
Grass Paddling in the East Everglades Expansion Area – History, Gladesmen & more Grass!

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The airboater was quite surprised to see a bunch of canoeists and kayakers already there at the dock, including (then) Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan Kimball!

Out on this sea of grass, it’s important to be able to stand up and see over all the tall grass! This is easy in a canoe, but much harder in a narrow sea kayak. Fortunately, the shallow depth and extensive vegetation cradle the hull and make this easier. Using the paddle as a support pole also helps.

The biggest challenge to paddling a long sea kayak in the grass is that you have to pick your line exactly and stick with it! The long kayak acts a lot like a knife blade – easy to push through the vegetation, but nearly impossible to turn sideways from a dead stop. It really helps to keep constantly moving, and you need to edge the boat because the rudder or rudder strokes are useless and unworkable in the grass. The few times I got off track I had to back up like a semi truck (beep beep .. beep beep) and start my line up again!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/grass-paddling-in-the-east-everglades-expansion-area/

Revised and updated for your reading pleasure!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Time-release Dose – Seeking Higher ground and Faith in Numbers in the Lower Keys.

Posted by Kayakfari on January 26, 2022

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Summertime kayaking and exploration of the

lower Keys backcountry.

Part I

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“Higher ground.”
Exploring a Higher Ground in the Lower Keys! Part I.

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Camping on a sandbar shoal and paddling the Barracuda, Marvin and the Snipe Keys.

One great aspect of a sandbar is that since it is surrounded by water and there’s no vegetation, there are absolutely no bugs to deal with. On the flip side, it’s hot under the summer sun, so it helps to bring your own shade in the form of an umbrella or a Sombrero. If you decide to work on your tan, don’t forget to flip over.

You wouldn’t want to go home half baked!

As luck would have it, this summer trip occurred near the full moon and the tidal ranges were at the extremes for the Keys! The little sandbar shoal was just about underwater during the daytime high tide, and conversely the daytime low left the seabed exposed almost as far as the eye could see. The “top” of this shoal was smaller than a typical living room. The shape of the high ground “living room” was an interesting contoured triangle type shape that is often found repeated in nature.

The graceful curve reminded me somewhat of the pediment shapes commonly seen in Neoclassical architecture!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/higher-ground-in-the-lower-keys-and-faith-in-numbers/exploring-a-higher-ground-in-the-lower-keys/

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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!

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The Daily Dose – Once upon a time at “Flugtag” in Miami.

Posted by Kayakfari on January 18, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, beach, beer, biscayne bay, boating safety, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, flugtag, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, redbull, Rosie, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, summer, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, AC/DC Whole Lotta Rosie, adventure, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial photo, Bayfront Park, bayside, Biscayne Bay, Blessings, blue sky, fat kayak, feel irie, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, flugtag, flugtag miami, fun, funscape, happy, hat, home made flying machines, humor, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak biscayne bay, kayak florida, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, mexican sombrero, miami, miami art, Miami Kayak, miami kayak club, miami kayaking, ocean kayak peekaboo, Paddle, paddle up, paddling, panorama, Peek-a-Boo, Peekaboo, pentax fisheye, Photography, pilsner, plus size kayak, pole aerial photography, reality check, red bull, red bull flugtag, red bull flugtag miami, redbull, RedBull Flugtag kayakfari Miami kayak biscayne downtown bay florida panoramic flex maslan paddle, Rosie, santeria beach, satire, sit on top, sombrero, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, stand up, summer, sun, SuP, tropical, tropical adventure, water, water quality, whole lotta kayak, Whole Lotta Rosie. Leave a comment

What the Flugtag are you doing down there?

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kayakfari.com Red Bull Flugtag Miami kayak downtown biscayne 420 bay florida panoramic paddle Flex Maslan

Is it Red Bull that gives you wings??
Red Bull Flugtag Miami – Paddling to a downtown kayak, boat & plane party!

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The Red Bull Flugtag are a series of summer events held in cities around the world where teams compete to build and “fly” outrageous and often whimsical home made flying machines in front of large, live audiences.

The local edition was held for four years in Biscayne Bay, just off Bayfront Park in downtown Miami, Florida. It brought out upwards of 100 000 people, and the best way to see and enjoy it was from the water on your kayak, canoe or SUP!

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Full story at:

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! Bless UP

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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!

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The Daily Dose – It takes a kayaker to photograph a Stiltsville village!

Posted by Kayakfari on January 5, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, bill baggs, biscayne bay, cape florida, everglades, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, Florida Keys, fowey rocks, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, lighthouse, miami, moonlight, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, psychedelic, rasta, reality check, safety valve, science fiction, sea kayaker, soldier key, south florida, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, A-frame House, aerial, art of darkness, Baldwin Sessions House, Bay Chateau House, Beach, bikini club, Bill Bags Cape Florida State Park, Biscayne Bay, biscayne national park, black and white, calvert club, cape florida, colors, Crandon Park Marina, Darkest hour at Stiltsville, darkness, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, eerie night paddling, Everglades Art, Extreme Birdwatching, feel irie, fiction, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, folklore, fun photography, Hicks House, high contrast, Hobie Beach, humor, irie, Jimmy Ellenburg House, kayafari, kayak, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak stiltsville, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, key biscayne, landscape, Leshaw House, lighthouse, Magic City light, miami, Miami at night, Miami Kayak, miami kayak club, Miami Springs Boat Club, Miami Springs Powerboat Club House, moon, moonlight, night, night lapse, ocean, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, panorama, pastel, Photography, quarterdeck club, reality check, safety valve, satellite, Sea Kayaker, South Florida, south florida kayak, stars, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville miami, stiltsville photography, stiltsville village, stiltsville village upon biscayne bay, sunrise, SuP, surf ski, surfski, SURREAL ART, time exposure, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, Turn up the Night, village, water quality. 2 Comments

Kayak Miami:

Stiltsville Village upon Biscayne Bay.

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Flex Maslan kayakfari Miami Stiltsville Art Photography aerial kayak Biscayne Bay landscape panoramic Florida Miami's Stiltsville village on Biscayne Bay

Turn up the Night at Stiltsville!
ART of the Bay – Visions of Stiltsville and Biscayne Bay landscapes.

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“Stiltsville” is a village of sorts situated about a mile south of Cape Florida in Biscayne Bay, Florida. It’s an iconic Miami landmark, but somewhat hard to get to since it’s surrounded by water. These homes were built in the shallows on stilts starting in the 1930’s and the number of structures peaked at 27 during the freewheeling Stiltsville heyday. After many decades and a few hurricanes, there are currently only six remaining wooden structures and all are now part of Biscayne National Park.

Enjoy this special day / night Stiltsville experience!

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Kayakfari ART photography – Miami’s Stiltsville village upon Biscayne Bay:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-the-bay-visions-of-stiltsville-and-biscayne-bay-landscapes/

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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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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!

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The Daily Dose – Looking ahead to 2022!

Posted by Kayakfari on January 1, 2022

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OMG, is it really 2022 already?

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I think I woke up too early for this.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The birds of South Florida are the real super heroes.

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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!

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The Daily Dose – The Miami River Canal delivers water, transforms landscapes and the lives of people along the way.

Posted by Kayakfari on December 20, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, canoe, east everglades, everglades, flex maslan, florida, glades, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, lake okeechobee, landscape, loxahatchee, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, reality check, riparian, river, river of grass, sawgrass, south florida, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, 42, 420, 826, aerial kayak, aerial pole photography, algae bloom, algal growth, archaeology miami, ART of the Miami River, art on the river, awakenthegrass, back-pumping, Biscayne Bay, Blue-green algae, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, Clewiston, Conservation, cyanobacteria, dredge, ecology, education, Everglades, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, feel irie, fertilizer, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, follow the water, Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River, History, history miami museum, hoover dike, Hot Lips that kissed Miami Ships, industrial kayak, industrial shipyard, industrial zone, indutrial paddle, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking miami, key biscayne, l67, l67a, Lake Okeechobee, lake pollurion, landscape, Levee, macks fish camp, manati, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, miami river art, miami river canal, miami river comission, miami river rapids, miami tugboat, miami tugs, Miami-Dade, Miccosukee, night paddle miami, night paddling, night photography, north fork, okeechobee road, Paddle, paddle miami, palmetto expressway, Perspectives of water and people on the move, phosphorus, Photography, pollution, reality check, River, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, rock quarry, s-3 structure, salinity, Sawgrass, seminole, sfwmd, shipping dock, shipping lane, shipyard, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, south fork, sugarcane, sugarcane burning, tamiami canal, Tequesta, tropical, tropical adventure, water, water conservation area, Water Hyacinth, Water Lettuce, water quality, wca 3, wca 3a, wca 3b. 1 Comment

Paddling this stretch of the Miami River Canal

provides a view of the overall big picture

of living

in modern South Florida!

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Paddling under the Palmetto Expressway (826) on the Miami River!
Paddling the Miami River Canal – Part I: Engineered Freshwater.

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From Lake Okeechobee engineered freshwater flows through the Everglades, past a Shangri-la of sorts, across a DMZ lifeless area and into the Miami urban megalopolis itself. Over the last one hundred years, the Miami River Canal has transformed the South Florida landscape and the lives of people living in it.

I hope you enjoy this little tour of the seldom seen

freshwater part of the Miami (River) Canal!

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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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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!

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The Daily Dose – Out of sight, out of mind?

Posted by Kayakfari on December 12, 2021

Posted in: awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, cape florida, christmas, Christmas, everglades, fishing, flex maslan, florida, Florida Keys, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, holidays, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, mangrove, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, Mizell-Johnson, north miami beach, oleta river, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, plastic pollution, reality check, river, sea kayaker, south florida, tropical, virginia key, whiskey creek. Tagged: 5 gyres, aerial, algae, algal bloom, all that trash, awakenthegrass, Beach, birds eye, Biscayne Bay, Biscayne Bay cleanup, biscayne national park, Canal, cleanup, Conservation, downtown, ecology, education, Everglades, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, fishing line, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, follow the water, freighters, Ft Lauderdale, glossy Miami surface treatment, island, kayafari, kayak, Kayak Miami – Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, Lake Okeechobee, land fishermen, landscape, leave no trace, littering, low tide, marine debris, marine trash, miami, miami beach trash, miami canal, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, Miami Marine Stadium, miami photo, miami photography, miami river, miami river canal, Miami-Dade, night paddle miami, night paddling, night photography, ocean, pace picnic island, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, panorama, Photography, plastic pollution, pole aerial photography, Public, reality check, River, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, roots paddling, salinity, Sea Kayaker, sewer, sewer break, sfwmd, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, stiltsville village, trash-o-rama, trashed island, tropical, tropical adventure, ugly Miami, urban paddling, water, water quality. Leave a comment

The Holidays are a time of joyful gift giving.

It’s also a time when copious amounts of

packaging waste are generated!

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Flex Maslan kayakfari Miami river trash Biscayne garbage Everglades kayak litter dumping pollution environment water quality basura Christmas tree

Some trash is biodegradable, but it still doesn’t belong on our beaches.
All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami!

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Underneath the fancy Miami gloss surface treatment are pimples and blemishes made of trash and debris. But a lot of times the trash also lies out in the open for all to see. That’s why it’s important to remember to always dispose of your trash properly!

There’s still a lot of beauty left, and nature always regenerates itself.

If we can only keep from choking it!

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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 Daily Dose – Tune in to the biggest show of all!

Posted by Kayakfari on December 4, 2021

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Our universe up in the night sky above.

The show is free and there are no commercials!

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Winter skies in the Everglades are our local Portal to the biggest show of all.
Sweet dreams of Everglades winter skies and celestial alignments!

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Tune in anytime, however expect to see some reruns.

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To fully appreciate the Everglades winter sky experience, it is worthwhile to paddle out to one of the remote backcountry campsites inside the Park, the Ten Thousand Islands or Florida Bay.

The western coastline along the Gulf of Mexico is the best to get far away from city light pollution.

Get out there and enjoy the dark nights in Everglades!

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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!

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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 Daily Dose – Filming some eerie night paddling on the Miami River, a behind the scenes look.

Posted by Kayakfari on December 3, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, canoe, east everglades, fitness, flex maslan, florida, freighter ship, ghost, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, moonlight, night, paddle, pentax, photography, reality check, river, south florida, tropical. Tagged: 1922 swing bridge, 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, 42, 420, American Rivers, American Rivers (Amerikas Flüsse), Amerikas Flüsse, Apollo–Soyuz, archaeological and historical conservancy, archaeology miami, ARTE, awakenthegrass, Biscayne Bay, Bob Carr, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, caves, chicken sacrifice, coleman 17, coleman canoe, Conservation, curtis park, Der Miami River - Krokodile und Kreuzfahrtschiffe, diego reiwald, documentary, Dr Paul George, dredge, dynamite, Союз — Аполлон, ecology, education, eerie darkness, Everglades, Everglades Art, feel irie, filmmaker Katja Esson, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, freighters, gandara marine, gerry curtis park, History, history miami museum, industrial kayak, industrial shipyard, indutrial paddle, irie, jose luis ocejo, Katja Esson, kayafari, kayak, Kayak Miami – Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami caves, Miami fisheries, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, Miami River bridge tenders, miami river canal, miami river comission, miami river rapids, miami santeria, Miami-Dade, Miccosukee, moonlight, musa isle, night paddle miami, night paddling, night photography, north fork, Okeechobee Rd, orbit, Paddle, paddle miami, paddle up on the himmarshee canal, paddling, palmer lake, Photography, production, ram-x canoe, reality check, River, River of Grass, Robin Haines Merrill, salinity, Santería, seminole, sewell park, sfwmd, shipping dock, ships, Smallwodd store, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, south fork, space link-up, tamiami canal, Tequesta, The European Culture Channel, The Miami River - Crocodiles and Cruise Ships, Tribal Arts Project, tropical, tropical adventure, Upper Room Art Gallery, water, water quality. 2 Comments

“Miami River- Crocodiles and Cruise Ships”

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Flex Maslan Miami River night kayakfari canoe shipyard history
Spooky paddling and filming in eerie industrial darkness on the Miami River!

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Follow along behind the scenes as I paddle my 17 ft Coleman canoe on the industrial Miami River. It took some decent effort on my part to paddle this large canoe solo. Going ‘upstream’ there was some current so I switched to a 230cm kayak paddle to make the best of it. Once past the Tamiami Canal connector the water was still and flat which added to the eeriness of the experience and made for great filming!

This film segment shot on the Miami River at night took myself and the film crew past some key historical sights and rarely seen parts of today’s Miami. Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Katja Esson saw some of my images from a previous night trip Kayak Miami – Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River and was interested in filming in the dark industrial shipyard section of the Miami River. Be sure to see the whole film too!

Interestingly I was both a guide and a subject for the film crew as we

cruised the eerie industrial darkness of the Miami River canal!

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Here’s the direct link to see this excellent film:

“Miami River- Crocodiles and Cruise Ships”

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/thematic/spooky-paddling-and-filming-in-eerie-industrial-darkness-on-the-miami-river/

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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!

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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 Daily Dose – “Harmlessly paddling the time away in the grasslands” on the Everglades Invitational 2021!

Posted by Kayakfari on December 1, 2021

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Everglades Invitational 2021 Paddling Event:

“Craighead Pond Canoe Trail”

accessed via Nine Mile Pond.

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The event’s special guest was Daniella Levine Cava, the Mayor of Miami-Dade County. She and her husband Dr Rob Cava are both avid canoeists!
Everglades Invitational 2021 on the Nine Mile – Craighead Pond route!

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This year’s event was held in the Nine Mile Pond and Craighead Pond areas east of the Park road and just north of the mangrove forests that border Florida Bay. The Everglades Invitational 2021 Paddling Event was a success and we have resurrected a yearly Everglades tradition of sorts.

We paddled all day long, right into a glorious sunset!

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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 Daily Dose – She ain’t exactly pretty, She ain’t exactly small.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 29, 2021

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Wanna tell you a story

About a kayak I know

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Rosie is not like Barbie, but they both like kayaking. 😮
A tribute to Rosie and all the plus sized kayaks out there – she’s a whole lotta Kayak!

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“Rosie”

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

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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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Whole lotta Rosie,

She’s a whole lotta kayak!

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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 Daily Dose – A real close up look at what’s been itchin’ ya!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 27, 2021

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I bet most people have no idea what

no-see-ums actually look like,

so here you go!

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“You keep on knocking, but you can’t come in!”
Of Bugs and Men, Chapter 1 – Noseeums.

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I termed this story “Of Bugs and Men”, though they will bite anyone with equal opportunity. They do not discriminate, and to them we are all gender neutral.

The only exception might be first time virgin campers of the Everglades which noseeums consider a delicacy! 😉

As with mosquitoes, only the females feed on the blood of vertebrates, which they need for their eggs to mature. They can also easily fly for a couple of miles and will be lured in by the CO₂ that we all exhale. So unless there’s a strong breeze or you are on an offshore sandbar island, chances are you will encounter them.

They will find you or your tent!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/humor/of-bugs-and-men-chapter-1-noseeums/

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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 Daily Dose – Thanksgiving portraits of innocence from the Everglades.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 25, 2021

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A Thanksgiving message

from the birds of the Everglades!

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Turkey Vulture innocent portrait at Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay.

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The President says

“I hereby pardon you ..”

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A Heron at First National Bank in Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“Pardon us of what Sir?”

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Herons like to perch on top of mangrove trees in the Everglades.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“Of crimes?“

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“Dances with Doughnuts” – flying over Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“What of crimes?”

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Coming in for a landing atop a black mangrove tree.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“But we are innocent!”

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White Pelicans gathered along the shorelines of the Everglades.
Welcoming the fall arrival of White Pelicans in Florida Bay!

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“We live free”

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Sandpipers frolic along the Everglades shoreline.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“We move freely”

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Roseate Spoonbills flying over First National Bank in Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“Free like the wind!”

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Roseate Spoonbills flying over Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“We fly the open sky”

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Looking for big birds up in the sky over the Everglades.
Welcoming the fall arrival of White Pelicans in Florida Bay!

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“We fish the shallow waters”

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Beautiful Osprey portrait at Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay.

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OK but wait, not so fast!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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More at

The Everglades are for the birds!

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

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

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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!

…

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 – “Lift me up and carry me down the river”

Posted by Kayakfari on November 22, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, biscayne bay, canoe, east everglades, everglades, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, paddle, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, sea kayaker, south florida, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial pole photography, archaeology miami, ART of the Miami River, art on the river, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back-pumping, Biscayne Bay, Blue-green algae, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, caves, Clewiston, coffee pot, Conservation, curtis park, dredge, ecology, education, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, follow the water, freighters, Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River, History, history miami museum, Hot Lips that kissed Miami Ships, industrial kayak, industrial shipyard, industrial zone, indutrial paddle, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking miami, key biscayne, Lake Okeechobee, lake pollurion, landscape, Levee, Lift me up and carry me down, Lift me UP!, manati, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami caves, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, miami river art, miami river canal, miami river comission, miami river rapids, miami tugboat, miami tugs, Miami-Dade, Miccosukee, moonlight, musa isle, night paddle miami, night paddling, night photography, north fork, okeechobee road, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, Perspectives of water and people on the move, Photography, pollution, reality check, River, river art, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, rock quarry, s-3 structure, salinity, Sawgrass, Schools, seminole, sewell park, sfwmd, shipping dock, shipping lane, shipyard, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, south fork, sugarcane, sugarcane burning, tamiami canal, Tequesta, tropical, tropical adventure, tug photography, tugboat, water, water conservation area, water quality, wca 3, wca 3a, wca 3b. Leave a comment

DIGITAL CONCEPTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART

from the seat of a Kayak on the Miami River!

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Lift me UP!
ART of the Miami River – Perspectives of water and people on the move.

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The Miami River (Canal) stretches 80 miles from

Lake Okeechobee to Biscayne Bay,

and is one of the main waterways in South Florida.

Along the way it irrigates fields, provides wildlife habitat, flood protection and water to businesses and residences. It’s historic course has been straightened and dredged in the last century. Once the river carried canoes, now giant freighters wind their way through.

The two ends of the Miami River Canal connect

Lake Okeechobee to Biscayne Bay!

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! Bless UP

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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!

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The Daily Dose – A new way of fishing the Everglades, Ten Thousand Islands, Florida Bay and the Keys.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 19, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, cape romano, cape sable, chekika, chickees, cosmos, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, glades, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, little rabbit key, mangrove, Milky Way, moon, moonlight, nasa, night, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, psychedelic, rasta, sea kayaker, south florida, space, stars, swamp, ten thousand islands, tropical, Willoughby. Tagged: 42, 420, Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial pole photography, art of darkness, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, Beach, Big Cypress, birds eye view, Blessings, cactus, Camp, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chekika island, Chekika's hammock, chickee camping, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, circular fisheye, circular panorama, coastal optics 4.88mm, crooked creek chickee, darkness in the Everglades, digital029art, dreadlocks, East Everglades, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades exploration, everglades hammock, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades mound, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, Everglades Skyway, everglades slough, everglades trail, exploration, feel irie, fisheye lens, fisheye tales, fishy tales, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, full moon, GIF, gifs, Gladesmen, grass paddling, Greenland paddle, Greenland stick, higher ground, hiking, History, Hugh L. Willoughby, indian mound, irie, island, island camping, it's full of stars, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak shark valley, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, L-67, landscape photography, lens bubble, lens bubbles, Levee, little rabbit key, living in a bubble, lower Keys, mangrove, Marvin Key, meike 6.5mm fisheye, miami, Miami Kayak, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, moon, Moonlight Serenade, moonshine, national park, native american, Nest Key, nest key camping, no-see-ums, ocean, off trail, one-mile bridge, one-mile tamiami trail bridge, orion, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, Photography, River of Grass, sandbar camping, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seagrape hammock, seminole, shark river, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley tower, Slough, snow little rabbit key, South Florida, south florida kayak, swamp, sweetwater chickee, tamiami trail, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, under the bridge, water conservation area, wca 3a, Willoughby Key. Leave a comment

Fishy fisheye tales from the Everglades!

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“Moonlight Serenade”
On the fine ART of living in a lens Bubble!

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Fisheye tales are 360 x 180 lens bubbles sustainably gathered in South Florida’s varied ecosystems. 😉

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! Bless UP

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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 Daily Dose – Paddling has been my affordable health care plan for 30 years.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 18, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, biscayne bay, boat parade, Boca Chita, camping, cape florida, cape romano, cape sable, carysfort reef lighthouse, chokoloskee, Christ of the Abyss, Cloud9, cochiti, cooking, Czech Republic, dania beach, decorated reality, dreadlocks, elliott key, everglades, everglades art, Findeisen Shearwater, first national bank, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, fowey rocks, ft lauderdale, glades, gladesmen, greenland, grey ghost, Gulftstream Elan Crosstrainer, high desert, johnson key, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, kirton k1, little rabbit key, lost portage, miami, miami river canal, Mizell-Johnson, new mexico, ONEWAY, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, pole aerial photography, rasta, reality check, redrum, RGB, river of grass, rtm disco, sawgrass, sea kayaker, seda glider, Shark Point Chickee, silhouette kayak, slough, sombrero, south florida, stellar ses, stiltsville, surfski, ten thousand islands, tropical, west lake park, whiskey creek, Willoughby. Tagged: 1991, 1992, 30 years, 42, 420, across florida bay, adventure, Adventure and Art on the high seas, alien, alligator lighthouse, art of darkness, awakenthegrass, backcountry, banana boat, Beach, birds, Biscayne Bay, Bless UP, Blessings, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe everglades, cape sable, chekika, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, Christ of the Abyss, cochiti lake, dania beach, dania kayak, digital029art, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, dreadlocks, east cape, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades artist, Everglades birds, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, feel irie, fisheye lens, fitness, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida kayak, florida keys, fort lauderdale kayak, fowey rocks lighthouse, ft lauderdale beach, give thanks, grass paddling, Greenland stick, grey ghost, hollywood, hurricane irma, irie, island, John U. Lloyd State Park, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak Prague, kayak touring, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayakversary, key biscayne, lighthouse, little rabbit key, mahogany hammock, mangrove, mental health plan, miami, Miami Kayak, Mizell-Johnson State Park, moonlight, mud flats, new mexico, nice dreams, night, ocean, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, Photography, pole aerial photography, port everglades, Prague, rasta, reality check, River of Grass, roots paddling, sandbar, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, Sea Kayaker magazine, seda glider, Shark River slough, Slough, soldier key, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida lighthouses, stiltsville village, surfski, swamp, ten thousand islands, thanksgiving, thrasher, tidal flats, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, west lake park, whiskey creek, Willoughby Key, wing paddle, winterfest boat parade. Leave a comment

Taking care of mind, body & soul!

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Giving Thanks – 30 year Kayakversary of

“Fitness, Adventure and Art on the High Seas”.

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“What a long, strange Trip it’s been!”
Giving Thanks for 30 years of active paddling, adventure and photography!

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Every paddle is like a new beginning and always different –

the eternal freshness of a new beginning.

Paddling never gets old!

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! Bless UP & TESTIFY

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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 Daily Dose – On Eclipses and Cosmic alignments!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 17, 2021

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The Cosmos is always moving,

sometimes creating interesting alignments.

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Why do the Sun and the Moon appear to be the same size in the sky?
ART of Eclipses and other Cosmic alignments!

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It’s only due to a fortuitous cosmic coincidence that our Sun and the Moon appear about the same size to us on Earth – that’s what makes total eclipses possible!

During the totality of the eclipse, only the light reflected from the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere illuminates the moon.

These are the longest wavelengths of visible light and thereby appear red!

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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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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 Daily Dose – Cheers to the hardworking tugs on the Miami River!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 15, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, biscayne bay, boating safety, fitness, flex maslan, florida, freighter ship, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, miami, miami river canal, paddle, pentax, photography, reality check, redrum, river, sea kayaker, silhouette kayak, south florida, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, ART of the Miami River, art on the river, awakenthegrass, betty k line, betty k viii, Biscayne Bay, c-6 canal, Canal, curtis park, drawbridge, dredge, dynamite, education, Everglades, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, follow the water, freighters, heavy metal, Hot Lips that kissed Miami Ships, industrial kayak, industrial zone, indutrial paddle, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking miami, landscape, Levee, medley, metals recycling, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami history, miami international airport, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, miami river art, miami river canal, miami river rapids, miami tugboat, Miami-Dade, nigel foster, nigel foster silhouette, ocean, Paddle, paddling, Photography, pollution, reality check, redrum, River, river art, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, rock quarry, s-26 structure, s-3 structure, s26, salinity, sewell park, sfwmd, shipping dock, shipping lane, ships, shipyard, silhouette, silhouette kayak, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, tamiami canal, tropical, tropical adventure, tug, tug atlas, tugs, water, water quality. 3 Comments

I never planned to escort a freighter out

the Miami River,

but it proved to be an interesting experience!

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Metals recycling in action along the industrial Miami River. Some of this ends up as cargo on freighters bound for the Caribbean islands.
Escorting the Betty K VIII out the Miami River and into Biscayne Bay!

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The Betty K VIII is a 250 ft long freighter with a 43 ft beam, launched by the Betty K Line company in 2014 to make regular runs between Miami and the Bahamas.

Two powerful tugs thread her up and down the Miami River three times a week!

The front tug pulls the freighter at kayaking speed, while the rear tug does most of the steering and braking.

Two lines are used to rein in the ship with the rear tug constantly swinging from one side to the other to keep the ship in the middle of the channel.

It’s really impressive to see the action firsthand!

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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 Daily Dose – This one is all about the feet and their impact on paddling dynamics.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 14, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, everglades, feet, Findeisen Shearwater, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, grey ghost, Gulftstream Elan Crosstrainer, kayak, kayak rudder, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kirton k1, miami, Mizell-Johnson, ONEWAY, paddle, pentax, photography, port everglades, posture, reality check, rtm disco, sea kayaker, south florida, stellar ses, surf ski, surfski, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, adventure, awakenthegrass, back country, Beach, Big Cypress, Biscayne Bay, Blessings, booties, camel toe, cameltoe, camping florida bay, camping hell, camping islands, chickees, circular fisheye, digital029art, education, environment, Everglades, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, exploration, feel irie, feet, first national bank, fisheye lens, fitness, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay kayaking, florida keys, florida surfski, foot, foot brace, foot pegs, footwear, ft lauderdale kayak, green hulk, gulf of mexico, happy, head in the clouds, humor, i spy camel toe, ice paddling, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak biscayne bay, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak posture, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking feet, kayaking shoes, key biscayne, key largo, keys paddling, keys snorkeling, leg drive, lower Keys, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, miami surfski, nice dreams, ocean, open water, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, paddling posture, Photography, posture, reality check, sand spurs, sandspurs, Sea Kayaker, shearwater surfski, shoes, sit on top, sliding pegs, sliding rudder, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida surfski, stand up, stellar surfski, summer, SuP, surfski feet, ten thousand islands, the Keys, toe, toes, trash, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical paddling, turtle grass, upper keys, vintage surfski, water quality. Leave a comment

Being mindful of your feet as the

foundation for your paddling posture

will yield many benefits over time!

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Don’t let your feet get angry ..
Your feet are the key to proper paddling posture!

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Many paddlers don’t seem to think much about their feet unless they happen to step wrong on something. The focus always seems to be more on their arms, their hips and their paddles. But the foot is an important and integral part of kayaking and all paddling in general. Along with the hips and thighs, the feet position a paddler in or on top of their craft and provide an anchor point for optimum paddling motion.

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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 Daily Dose – An inviting Everglades mangrove maze.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 9, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, alligator, answer 42, awakenthegrass, canoe, Cloud9, everglades, flex maslan, florida, glades, glades skiff, gladesmen, history, Invitational, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, riparian, slough, south florida, swamp, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: 2017 Invitational, 42, 420, aerial, aerial pole photography, awakenthegrass, backcountry, bill ashley jungles, birds eye, birds eye view, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, Charlie Arazoza, cypress, cypress tree, dugout, Ed Brooker’s Landing, Everglades, everglades canoe trail, everglades exploration network, Everglades Exploration Network Invitational, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades outlaws, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades trail, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, gator hunters, gator skiff, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, hell's bay, Herman Lucerne, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, lane bay, lane bay chickee, lard can, mahogany, mahogany hammock, mangrove, mangrove maze, mangrove tunnel, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, moonshiners, off trail, old Whiskey Creek, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, pentax q, perfect day, periphyton, Photography, pit pan, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prairies, reality check, River of Grass, roots paddling, Sawgrass, Shark River slough, skiffers, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, swamp, terry helmers, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, water quality. 1 Comment

Mahogany Hammock – Lane Bay loop through

the Bill Ashley jungles.

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First of many mangrove traffic jams. 😮
Mahogany Hammock – Lane Bay loop of the 2017 Invitational paddle!

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This “Invitational” Everglades paddling event was held in a seemingly endless maze-like area southwest of the Mahogany Hammock Trail inside Everglades National Park. The trip was organized by contemporary Everglades explorer Terry Helmers of the Everglades Exploration Network. Terry likes to go well off the beaten path and plans these trips right near the end of the Everglades wet season, usually late October or in November.

This maze like area only allows single file paddling through

narrow creeks and water leads.

Some of these actually connect to form a path through!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – Hot Manati Lips!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 5, 2021

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The Manati Tugs on the Miami River are

always ready for a Tug job!

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“Hello Hot Lips!”
ART of the River – Hot Lips that kissed Miami Ships!

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“You can put lipstick on a tug, but it’s still a tug!”

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – I said Craighead, not Crackhead – Pond Canoe Trail.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 3, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, canoe, Cloud9, Craighead Pond, east everglades, everglades, everglades exploration network, flex maslan, florida, glades, gladesmen, hat, history, Invitational, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, mosquitoes, noseeum, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, rasta, riparian, river of grass, sea kayaker, slough, sombrero, south florida, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, 9 mile, 9 mile pond, aerial pole photography, awakenthegrass, birds eye view, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, craighead paddle, Craighead Pond, Craighead Pond Canoe Trail, cypress, cypress tree, digital029art, dugout, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades canoe trail, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, feel irie, fiction, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, irie, kaya, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove tunnel, mangroves, Miami Kayak, nine mile pond, off trail, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, pentax q, periphyton, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, prairies, reality check, research platform, River, River of Grass, Running down the Taylor Slough, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, Shark River slough, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, swamp, taylor slough, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, water quality. Leave a comment

Paddling under mangrove roots

on a sea of periphyton

with that big blue sky.

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“Paddling through hoops of mangroves!” – Kayakfari ART photography.
Craighead Pond Canoe Trail

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It’s a beautiful thing!

The Craighead Pond Canoe trail is about a 12 – 14 mile round trip if you start and end at Nine Mile Pond. You’ll paddle through some of the most pristine and picturesque freshwater interior Everglades territory! In the Craighead Pond area, you can paddle along and parallel to the “reef” line and also intersect with the smaller of the two main Everglades sloughs – the Taylor Slough.

This trip should probably only be done during times of high water, otherwise you will find yourself slough-slogging at lot!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – The Haunted House at Stiltsville.

Posted by Kayakfari on October 27, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, bill baggs, biscayne bay, cape florida, cosmos, dead, flex maslan, florida, ghost, halloween, horror, humor, kaya kay, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, marine trash, miami, moonlight, night, paddle, pentax, photography, reality check, sea kayaker, skeleton, south florida, stiltsville, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, A-frame House, apparition, art of darkness, Biscayne Bay, biscayne national park, black and white, body bag, body found, body in trash bag, bodybag, corpse, corpse paddler, dark art, dark kayak adventure, dark stiltsville, Darkest hour at Stiltsville, darkness, day of dead, dia de los muertos, digital029art, eerie kayaking photography, eerie night paddling, evil kayak, evil photography, fiction, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, folklore, fright, fun photography, ghost kayak, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Halloween kayaking, halloween photography, halloween stiltsville, Haunted House, Haunted House at Stiltsville, high contrast, horror, humor, kaya, kaya kay, Kaya Kay Skellitonova, kayafari, kayak, kayak halloween, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak skeleton, kayak stiltsville, kayakay, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, Magic City light, miami, Miami at night, Miami Kayak, muertos, murder mystery, murder stiltsville, nosferatu, ocean, Paddle, paddling, Photography, posable skeleton, re-animated, redrum, remains, Sea Kayaker, skeleton, skull, south florida kayak, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, spooky photography, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville miami, stiltsville photography, stiltsville village, stiltsville village upon biscayne bay, terror, tropical, undead, unsolved murder. Leave a comment

Miami after dark sure looks pretty,

but the Magic City hides some very dark secrets!

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Your host Kaya Kay Skellitonova in the still of the night.
ART of Darkness – the Darkest hour at Stiltsville upon Biscayne Bay!

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This is the story* of a body found stuffed into a trash bag, which snagged up on some barnacles on a Stiltsville home. A kayaker made the gruesome discovery and pulled the trash bag out of the water during a Biscayne Bay cleanup. Through dental records, the remains found inside were identified to be those of local resident Kaya Kay Skellitonova.

Records show that her murder was never solved!

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* This story is 99% fiction (but maybe some of this really did happen?)

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! Bless UP

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – Kayaking to Fowey Rocks lighthouse – The eye of Miami!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 26, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, Arratoon Apcar, awakenthegrass, beach, bill baggs, biscayne bay, boating safety, cape florida, dive, eye of miami, fitness, flex maslan, florida, fowey rocks, freighter ship, ghost, grey ghost, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, lighthouse, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, reef, safety valve, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, stellar ses, surf ski, surfski, surreal art, tropical, wreck. Tagged: 42, 420, adventure, American Shoal lighthouse, Arakanapka, Arratoon Apcar, Arratoon Apcar dive, Arratoon Apcar wreck, awakenthegrass, Beach, bill baggs, Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Biscayne Bay, Biscayne Bay triangle, biscayne national park, biscayne safety valve, Bless UP, Blessings, boat channel, cape florida, cape florida lighthouse, Carondelet ship, Carondelet wrecked, cone hat, currents, dive, dive fowey rocks, eye of miami, feel irie, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida Keys Reef Lights, fowey rocks, fowey rocks lighthouse, funny hat, ghost kayak, grey ghost, gulf stream, gulfstream, H.M.S. Fowey, high seas, high visibility, History, idiot boater, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak biscayne bay, kayak keys, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking dangers, key biscayne, lighthouse, lighthouse twins, Maritime Heritage Trail, miami, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami paddle, miami surfski, ocean, offshore paddling, open water, open water paddling, orange clothing, orange hat, orange safety hat, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, paddling biscayne bay, panorama, pentax, Photography, portage, reef, reporter Rose Mallory, safety, safety hat, safety orange, safety sombrero, safety valve, satellite, Sea Kayaker, shipwreck, snorkel, snorkeling, sombrero, sombrero research institute, South Florida, South Florida boating, south florida kayak, South Florida Paddlers, south florida surfski, speeding boaters, stellar elite small, stellar ses, stellar surfski, summer heat, surfski, Tequesta, traffic cone, traffic cone hat, tropical, tropical adventure, turquoise, ultimate urban safety hat, urban paddling, visual signal, water quality, wrecking. 2 Comments

Re-visiting Fowey Rocks lighthouse via surfski

for a photo and dive adventure trip!

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The Grey Ghost at a historic lighthouse and reef seven miles due SE of Key Biscayne.
Fowey Rocks lighthouse – Paddling out to “The eye of Miami”.

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“Fitness, Adventure and Art on the High Seas!”

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Fowey Rocks lighthouse is the northernmost in a chain of six lighthouses positioned over Florida’s very shallow reefs. The other five lighthouses are: Carysfort Light, Alligator Reef Lighthouse, Sombrero Reef Lighthouse, American Shoal Lighthouse and the Sand Key Lighthouse off Key West! The Florida reef chain proved treacherous for mariners and has been responsible for untold numbers of ship wrecks over the centuries. In fact this lighthouse itself is named after the H.M.S. Fowey which ran aground onto the reef in June 1748.

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Offshore Paddling: The six historic Florida Keys lighthouses

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – Hungry, so what’s that in your hatch?

Posted by Kayakfari on October 24, 2021

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Halloween twisted kayak camping humor.

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Hey whacha got cooking? Eyeball and mushroom soup, but of course!
What’s in your hatch? Evil twisted kayak camping humor.

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Sometimes there’s evil camping in them thar Everglades!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – That one Halloween on the Taylor Slough.

Posted by Kayakfari on October 21, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, airboat, alligator, answer 42, Australopithecine, awakenthegrass, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, ghost, glades, gladesmen, halloween, humor, Invitational, kaya kay, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, mosquitoes, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, riparian, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, south florida, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, 9 mile, 9 mile pond, aerial pole photography, alligator, alligator hunter, alligator skull, apparition, awakenthegrass, birds eye view, black and white, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, corpse paddler, Craighead Pond, cypress, cypress tree, dark art, darkness in the Everglades, Day of the Dead, dia de los muertos, digital art, dugout, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades canoe trail, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades legend, everglades legends, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, feel irie, fiction, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, folklore, fun photography, gator hunters, ghost, ghost gator, ghost of a gator, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, great white alligator, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Halloween on the Taylor Slough, halloween photography, horror, humor, irie, kaya, kaya kay, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak halloween, kayak photography, kayak skeleton, kayakay, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, muertos, nine mile pond, nosferatu, off trail, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, pentax q, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, River of Grass, Running down the Taylor Slough, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, Shark River slough, skeleton, skeleton in my kayak, skull, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, sugar skull, swamp, taylor slough, terror, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, undead, water quality, white gator. Leave a comment

Poling, pushing, paddling is all good

as long as you keep moving through the

landscape ahead of the monsters!

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The hungry ghost of the gator snaps at paddlers, is it lunch time yet?
Halloween on the Taylor Slough.

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Paddling down the Taylor Slough and on the Craighead Pond Canoe Trail, exiting at the Nine Mile Pond Canoe Trail inside Everglades National Park. The upper part of Taylor Slough is a beautiful area, paddling among Cypress trees and mixed vegetation. The further south we go, the more open and prairie-like the landscape becomes. Grass paddling is one local Everglades specialty, and usually entails taking advantage of any existing airboat or other trails. Free ranging is possible, but it’s best to save the energy on longer trips such as this one by mostly sticking with the well established NPS airboat trail.

After we paddled off into the sunset, it got dark, real dark!

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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!

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The Daily Dose – Such a Perfect Day for the departed paddler!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 17, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, dead, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, ghost, halloween, humor, kaya kay, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, skeleton, south florida, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: 42, 420, All Saints' Day, All Saints' Eve, All Souls' Day, Allhallowtide, alligator hunter, apparition, art of darkness, art of the everglades, Biscayne Bay, black and white, body bag, body found, body in trash bag, camping hell, canoe, cemetery, corpse, corpse paddler, dania beach, dark art, dark depths, dark kayak adventure, dark stiltsville, Darkest hour at Stiltsville, darkness, darkness in the Everglades, day of dead, Day of the Dead, Día de los Difuntos, dead, dead kayaker, dearly departed, departed paddler, dia de los muertos, Dia de Muertos en los Everglades, eerie kayaking photography, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades canoe trail, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades legend, everglades legends, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, excellent adventure, eyeballs, feel irie, fiction, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, folklore, fright, ft lauderdale kayak, full moon fever, fun photography, ghost, ghost kayak, grave, Greenland paddle, Greenland stick, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Halloween kayaking, halloween photography, halloween stiltsville, Hallowmas, high contrast, horror, howl, howl at the moon, humor, irie, John U. Lloyd State Park, kaya, kaya kay, Kaya Kay Skellitonova, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak florida bay, kayak halloween, kayak miami, kayak photography, kayak skeleton, kayak stiltsville, kayak whiskey creek, kayakay, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, Miami Kayak, mirror sky, Mizell-Johnson State Park, mojito, mojito kayak, muertos, never say die, nosferatu, November 2, offering, Paddle, paddling, Photography, posable skeleton, prijon twister, purgatory, re-animated, reality check, redrum, rtm disco, Sea Kayaker, skeleton, skeleton in my kayak, skeleton kayak, skull, sky, soul, soul cake, South Florida, south florida kayak, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, spooky photography, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville photography, stiltsville village, stiltsville village upon biscayne bay, sugar skull, terror, the shining, triduum, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, twister kayak, undead, werewolf, werewolf kayak, whiskey creek, wing paddle, witch, witches brew. Leave a comment

The voyage of the dearly departed.

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The Dead can Paddle.
ART of Halloween kayaking – the voyage of the departed paddler!

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Kayaking from beyond the grave in

sunny South Florida.

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – Lower Keys sandbar camping and Faith in Numbers!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 13, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, camping, cosmos, everglades, fitness, flex maslan, florida, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key west, keys, king tides, landscape, mangrove, moon, moonlight, night, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, rasta, sea kayaker, seda glider, south florida, stars, summer, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, a higher ground, adventure, banana boat, Barracuda Keys, Beach, Big Pine Key, Camp, Cudjoe Key, decorated reality, digital art, Everglades Art, exploration, faith in numbers, feel irie, fisheye, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, full moon, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, high tide, higher, Higher Consciousness, higher ground, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak cooking, kayak florida keys, kayak key west, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, key west, keys, Keys backcountry, keys camping, keys colors, landscape, landscape photography, low tide, mangrove, Marvin Key, Marvin Key beach, mathematics, matrix, miami, Miami Kayak, night, ocean, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, panorama, Photography, reality check, sand bar, sandbar, sandbar camping, satellite, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, seeking higher ground, shoal, Snipe Keys, Snipe mangroves, Snipe Point, snorkel, South Florida, south florida kayak, spatial distortion, stars, Sugarloaf Key, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, Sweet and delicious moonlight, temporary place, temporary space, tidal flats, tides, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, water quality, wildlife refuge. 1 Comment

Mathematics is the language of the universe,

so it makes sense to have faith in numbers!

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Sweet and delicious moonlight over a sandbar camp in the lower Keys.
Temporary tidal space and Faith in Numbers!

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A lot of us live out most of our busy modern lives indoors, so spending a 24 hour cycle in the middle of nowhere really helps to put everything into perspective. The psychological comfort crutches we reaffirm on a daily basis seem somewhat silly and naive as illusions of any kind of control fade away.

We all live fragilely exposed and fully vulnerable on our little planet spinning in the vast interstellar wilderness of the cosmos. For some this may seem disturbing, but I take comfort in the odds, the numbers as it were.

In the short term, those odds are with us at least.

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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 Daily Dose – Safety Sombrero hat is the way!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 8, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, beach, boating safety, dania beach, face protector, fitness, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, hat, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, port everglades, reality check, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, surf ski, surfski, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, asshole boaters, asshole drivers, Beach, boat channel, boat wake, boating safety, cone hat, crazy boaters, danger, dania beach, dania kayak, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, ft lauderdale kayak, ft lauderdale paddle, funny hat, high visibility, humor, idiot boater, intracoastal, intracoastal kayak, intracoastal waterway, irie, jetski danger, kayafari, kayak, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking dangers, Miami Kayak, miami paddle, ocean, open water paddling, orange clothing, orange hat, orange safety hat, Paddle, paddling, Photography, port everglades, port everglades boat crash, port everglades inlet, reality check, safety, safety hat, safety orange, safety sombrero, sombrero, sombrero research institute, South Florida, South Florida boating, south florida kayak, south florida surfski, speeding boaters, traffic cone, traffic cone hat, tropical, tropical adventure, ultimate urban safety hat, urban paddling, visual signal, water quality. Leave a comment

Can a funny hat reduce paddling risks?

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I hope this makes you laugh, in fact I’m counting on it!!

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Most people who are new to paddling always ask “but aren’t you afraid of the (insert) – alligators, crocodiles or sharks”. The truth is however, that at least in South Florida the biggest danger by far to kayakers and paddlers are actually power boaters!

OK so most boaters don’t drive quite like in the picture, but there is a significant percentage who do operate their vessels carelessly and sometimes even maliciously. This is based on many years spent paddling and sharing the waterways all around South Florida with all types of boaters. I am of the opinion that you can tell a lot about a person and their character based on the way they drive .. or boat. Also one can tell a lot about a certain location by the way people are driving and boating. It follows then that people tend to operate their boats much the same way they drive on the highway!

I’d say upwards of 60% of boaters seem to be at the very least self-absorbed, inattentive, inconsiderate speeders and a few downright assholes. Another maybe 30% are normal boaters going about their way who just want to be left alone. The roughly 10% left are actually nice and considerate boaters who might even socially engage with paddlers. This percentage breakdown probably also reflects the general nature of the South Florida population at large.

Of course, there are never any guarantees as evidenced by the boat that crashed into a jetty. C’est la vie! 😉

Regardless, it stands to reason that once out on the water, all paddlers should be as visually conspicuous as possible, especially when paddling near power boaters. A bright colored kayak or board certainly helps, as well as clothing and head wear. Kayakers are notoriously difficult to see from a distance because we sit so low to the water. This is where bright color paddles and head wear really matter because often that’s all a power boater will see until they are almost on top of you! I take this up a notch with a bright orange traffic cone like sombrero hat! If you think it looks funny (and it does), so much the better! Why? Because humor really helps to break the ice, so to speak and lets people adopt a more relaxed and light hearted attitude. This helps safety because now you’re a person, not just a random paddling figure in the distance! It’s also of the the reasons why I alternately often wear giant Mexican sombrero hats (other than for the excellent shade they provide).

I’ve found that the sombrero and cone shape is easily seen from a great distance, and always makes people laugh.

Ultimately to be seen is all that matters to me.

Happy paddling! 🙂

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! Bless UP

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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!

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The Daily Dose – Camping with confidence, why size matters!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 6, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, cape sable, everglades, fitness, flex maslan, florida, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, little rabbit key, paddle, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, tent spikes, tropical. Tagged: 10 inch spike, 10" peg, 10" spike, 42, 420, across florida bay, adventure, aluminum tent peg, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, Beach, Big 10 inch, Blessings, Camp, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe, cape sable, clay mud, diy, east cape, Everglades, everglades camping, everglades marl mud, exploration, feel irie, fisheye, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida keys, higher ground, humor, irie, island, island camping, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak cooking, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak miami flamingo, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, Keys backcountry, keys camping, little rabbit key, mangrove, miami, Miami Kayak, national park, Nest Key, nest key camping, North Nest Key, outback, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, Pelican, photo, Photography, rabbit key bank, reality check, remote, sand bar, sandbar, sandbar camping, Sea Kayaker, size does matter, size matters, South Florida, south florida kayak, ten thousand islands, tent peg, tent spike, tidal flats, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, water quality. Leave a comment

Camp with confidence and

enjoy 67% more staying power!

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10 inches of holding power on the beach.
Size matters – DIY big 10 inch tent spikes!

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Having trouble keeping your tent up?

Inadequate tent pegs letting you down?

Step up to the BIG 10 inch!

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! Bless UP

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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!

🙂

Three aerials from Shark Valley and slough – high water paddling the flooded Everglades.

Posted by Kayakfari on January 22, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, airboat, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, Cloud9, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, hiking, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, rasta, reality check, riparian, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, shark valley, slough, south florida, swamp, tamiami trail, tropical, Willoughby, winter. Tagged: 360, 360 panorama, Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial, aerial 360, aerial pole photography, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, birds eye, birds eye view, Blessings, canoe everglades, Everglades, everglades adventure, everglades aerial, Everglades Art, everglades exploration, everglades flooding, everglades hammock, everglades hiking, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, exploration, fall 2020, feel irie, fisheye lens, 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, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak forest, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape photography, Miami Kayak, national park, off trail, Paddle, paddle shark valley, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, Photography, pole aerial photography, Prairie, River of Grass, Sawgrass, Sawgrass hiking, sea kayak, sea kayak everglades, sea kayak shark valley, shark river, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley flooded, shark valley hike, shark valley kayaking, shark valley road, shark valley tower, shark valley tram, shark valley underwater, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, swamp, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, vegetation, water, water levels, wetlands. Leave a comment

When the Glades were flooded ..

Shark Valley and slough aerial panoramas from the Everglades!

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Click on each image for a large interactive version, enjoy!

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Kayaking the flooded prairies of Shark Valley aerial view, Everglades.
You can make out the Hwy 41 entrance and Miccosukee Tribe Firehouse and HQ on the horizon!

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Sea kayaking at Shark Valley, totally flooded tram road aerial view, Everglades.
This one you can just make out the tower on the horizon if you zoom in!

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Lunch on “Main Street” in the middle of Shark River Slough (aka River of Grass), Everglades aerial.
Google this: 25°30’22″N 80°48’58″W

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More high water

exploratory paddling from the ‘Glades

coming soon!

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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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! BLESS

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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!

🙂

Same spot – flooded Shark Valley high water paddling vs dry season hiking in the Everglades.

Posted by Kayakfari on January 3, 2021

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, hiking, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, reality check, riparian, river of grass, sawgrass, shark valley, slough, south florida, swamp, tamiami trail, tropical, Willoughby. Tagged: Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial, aerial pole photography, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, birds eye, birds eye view, Blessings, canoe everglades, dry season, dry season everglades, eden, EDEN Everglades, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades exploration, everglades hammock, everglades hiking, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, exploration, fall 2020, feel irie, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooding, Florida, G-620, G-620 gauge, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, hardwood hammock, high water, High water everglades, High water kayaking, High water paddling, hiking, hiking shark valley, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak forest, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape photography, Miami Kayak, national park, off trail, Paddle, paddle shark valley, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, Photography, pole aerial photography, Prairie, River of Grass, Sawgrass, Sawgrass hiking, shark river, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley flooded, shark valley hike, shark valley kayaking, shark valley road, shark valley tower, shark valley tram, shark valley underwater, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, swamp, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, vegetation, water, water levels, wetlands. Leave a comment

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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! BLESS

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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!

🙂

Saying goodbye to 2020 with a sunset over the Johnson Key chickee in Florida Bay.

Posted by Kayakfari on December 28, 2020

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, camping, chickees, everglades, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, holidays, johnson key, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, new year, paddle, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, tropical, winter. Tagged: 2020, adventure, awakenthegrass.com, back country, Bless UP, bye 2020, Camp, camping, camping florida bay, camping platform in Florida Bay, Camping with the Stars, chickee, chickee camping, chickee life, chickee life camping, chickee platform, chickees, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, dildo key bank, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, exploring everglades, exploring florida bay, feel irie, first national bank, fishing florida bay, fitness, flamingo, flamingo cell tower, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay forever, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, goodbye 2020, Grass, grass beds, irie, johnson key, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, landscape photography, little rabbit key, mangrove, mental health, mental health plan, Miami Kayak, mud flats, mudflat, national park, new year 2021, open water, outback, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, panoramic, pentax, Photography, platform, rasta, satellite, sea grass, South Florida, south florida kayak, tidal flats, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, turtle grass. Leave a comment

Paddling off to

Johnson Key chickee and camping

on Florida Bay!

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Engaging in tranquility on Florida Bay! 🙂
Camping on the Johnson Key platform in Florida Bay.

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“Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!”

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Camping on the Johnson Key platform in Florida Bay.

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More on paddling Florida Bay:

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

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ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars!

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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!

…

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!

🙂

Connecting Pahayokee Overlook to the Shark River Slough – more high water paddling in the Everglades on the “Pa-Hay-Okee”.

Posted by Kayakfari on December 24, 2020

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Grass paddling to “Main Street”

on the

Shark River Slough

aka “River of Grass”!

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With the historic high water levels in the Everglades, more and more trips are now accessible to paddle craft. During the 2020 Holiday season, seven paddlers took advantage to kayak from the Pahayokee Overlook vicinity to the center of the Shark River Slough.

There, a well known airboat trail known as “Main Street”, runs the length of the slough inside Everglades National Park. This path enables paddlers to transit the “River of Grass” from Tamiami Trail down to Bottle Creek, which eventually leads to the Canepatch backcountry campsite. On the north end, connecting routes include Shark Valley and the L-67 canal for possible access.

This trip was seven years in the making. A previous attempt to connect only reached about half way due to much lower water levels at the time! More discussion on this here at the EEN site.

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Paddling from dawn to dusk in the style of “Invitational” paddles of the past decade, we dubbed this one as the “2020 Everglades Exploration Network Invitational“! 🙂

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Happy Christmas everyone!!

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Google this: 25°30’22″N 80°48’58″W

Click pic for interactive 360 panorama:

The magnificent seven down on Main Street in the middle of Shark River Slough in the Everglades.
“Main Street” is a navigable airboat trail which runs length of the Shark Slough inside ENP.
In this aerial photo you can see it disappearing into the distance due NE!

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https://roundme.com/tour/664930/view/2106991/

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Following the further voyages of the

“Pa-Hay-Okee”

which is my customized

Ocean Kayak Trident 11 kayak, a versatile SOT craft for the back country paddler! I can paddle it as a kayak, standing SUP style or pole it. She turns on a dime and the center hatch allows easy access to photo gear.

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Previous attempt paddling from Pahayokee Overlook to Main Street:

Pahayokee to Main Street – probing into the Shark River Slough.

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Stay tuned for more high water

exploratory paddling in 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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! 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!

🙂

Flooded Shark Valley high water paddling in the Everglades on the “Pa-Hay-Okee”.

Posted by Kayakfari on December 6, 2020

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, canoe, dwarf cypress, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, Everglades Skyway, fisheye, fishing, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, hiking, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, native, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, riparian, river of grass, sawgrass, shark valley, slough, south florida, swamp, tamiami trail, tropical, Willoughby, winter. Tagged: Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial, aerial pole photography, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, birds eye, birds eye view, Blessings, canoe, canoe everglades, digital029art, dugout, dwarf cypress, dwarf cypress everglades, dwarf cypress tree, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades exploration, everglades hammock, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades mud, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, Everglades wildlife, exploration, feel irie, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooding, Florida, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, hardwood hammock, high water, High water everglades, High water kayaking, High water paddling, hiking, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak forest, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape photography, Miami Kayak, national park, native, ocean kayak, off trail, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddle shark valley, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prowler 11t, River of Grass, Sawgrass, shark river, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley flooded, shark valley hike, shark valley kayaking, shark valley road, shark valley tower, shark valley tram, shark valley underwater, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, swamp, tree hammock, trident 11, trident 11 kayak, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, vegetation, water, water levels, wetlands. 2 Comments

Slough paddling adjacent to

Shark Valley in the Everglades!

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Usually the Shark Valley tram road on the north end of Everglades National Park is busy with hikers, bicyclists and tourists at this time of year. However the fall of 2020 has presented record high water levels in the Glades, enabling some unique paddling and photography opportunities throughout! At Shark Valley for instance, everything is underwater and because of this the entrance is currently closed to visitors. However the Park itself remains open to valid pass holders and is accessible by paddle craft. I took advantage of the unusually high water levels to kayak the slough and prairies adjacent to the tram road. I did not paddle on the tram road itself, and did not make use of any visitor services. I did make brief stops along the way and later had a random chance surprise meeting with a fellow Everglades explorer!

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Aerial view paddling at Shark Valley next to the flooded tram road in December 2020.

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“Meeting of the minds on the slough”

Except for periodic overhead airplanes, it’s very quiet, especially since there’s nobody else out there – or so I thought! As I was sitting in the boat getting some underwater shots near the road, I heard a kind of “clank” sound nearby. This is a very distinct sound, that of a paddle hitting the side of a boat. I turn around, and lo and behold it’s a guy in a canoe poling towards me! Looking again I recognize the hat, and immediately thought it must be James Adams whom I’ve met once before briefly at Flamingo. I’ve known of James for years online as he’s done some epic exploits and trips in the Glades. Sure enough this one was no exception and he was on day six, paddling up the Shark River Slough from Flamingo some 60 miles away!

We chatted briefly on the side of the tram road and took some pics. Turns out he was continuing his paddle all the way up to Broward across Water Conservation Area 3, to Everglades Holiday Park. What a trip!!

Check out his site at: Florida Canoe Adventures.

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Aerial view of the Shark Valley tram road completely underwater as I have never seen it before!
This December 2020 afternoon also marked a random chance encounter with another intrepid Everglades explorer, James Adams of floridacanoeadventures.com.
James had spent the past six days paddling and poling up the slough from Flamingo!

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Stay tuned for more high water

exploratory paddling in the ‘Glades!

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Further voyages of the

“Pa-Hay-Okee”

which is my

customized Ocean Kayak Trident 11 kayak, a versatile SOT craft for the back country paddler! I can paddle it as a kayak, standing SUP style or pole it. She turns on a dime and the center hatch allows easy access to photo gear.

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Previously on paddling at Shark Valley:

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

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See the “opposite extreme”

Exploratory hiking at Shark Valley in the dry season:

Everglades hiking with an Altitude – exploring the Slough and Sawgrass prairies of Shark Valley.

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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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! 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!

🙂

High water paddling through a Slash Pine forest in the Everglades.

Posted by Kayakfari on December 1, 2020

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, canoe, dwarf cypress, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, hiking, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, mosquitoes, native, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, rain, river of grass, sawgrass, slough, south florida, swamp, tropical, winter. Tagged: Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial, aerial pole photography, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, birds eye, birds eye view, Blessings, canoe, canoe everglades, cypress dome, cypress forest, cypress tree, Dade County Slash Pine, Dade Pine, digital029art, dugout, dwarf cypress, dwarf cypress everglades, dwarf cypress tree, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades exploration, everglades hammock, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades mud, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, Everglades wildlife, exploration, feel irie, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooding, Florida, forest, forest paddling, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, hardwood hammock, high water, High water everglades, High water kayaking, High water paddling, hiking, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak forest, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape photography, mahogany hammock, main park road, miami, Miami Kayak, mud, national park, native, ocean kayak, off trail, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, Paurotis, Paurotis Pond, Photography, pine, pineland, Pinus elliottii, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prowler 11t, River of Grass, rocky everglades, Sawgrass, slash pine, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, storm, swamp, tree, tree hammock, trident 11, trident 11 kayak, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, vegetation, water, water levels, wetlands. Leave a comment

Usually these forests are dry or just muddy

and will not float any boat.

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It’s not often to have the chance to kayak through a slash pineland forest!
Record rainfall and late season storm activity has flooded the Everglades interior prairies, cypress and pine forests enabling some unique paddling opportunities!

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With the record high water levels it’s now

possible to paddle among pines and paurotis! 🙂

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Exploratory voyages on the

“Pa-Hay-Okee”

which is my

customized Ocean Kayak Trident 11 kayak, a versatile SOT craft for the back country paddler! I can paddle it as a kayak, standing SUP style or even pole it. She turns on a dime and the center hatch allows easy access to photo gear.

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Previously on the high water paddling:

Post Hurricane Irma high water paddling in the Everglades!

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Stay tuned for more high water

exploratory paddling in the ‘Glades!

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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!

…

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!

🙂

High water forest paddling in the Everglades on the “Pa-Hay-Okee”.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 29, 2020

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, canoe, dwarf cypress, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, fishing, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, hiking, history, kayak, kayak hatch, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, mosquitoes, native, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, rain, river of grass, sawgrass, slough, south florida, swamp, tropical, winter. Tagged: Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial, aerial pole photography, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, birds eye, birds eye view, Blessings, canoe, canoe everglades, cypress dome, cypress forest, cypress tree, Dade County Slash Pine, Dade Pine, digital029art, dugout, dwarf cypress, dwarf cypress everglades, dwarf cypress tree, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades exploration, everglades hammock, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades mud, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, Everglades wildlife, exploration, feel irie, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooding, Florida, forest, forest paddling, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, hardwood hammock, high water, High water everglades, High water kayaking, High water paddling, hiking, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak forest, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape photography, mahogany hammock, main park road, miami, Miami Kayak, mud, national park, native, ocean kayak, off trail, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, Photography, pine, pineland, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prowler 11t, River of Grass, Sawgrass, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, storm, swamp, tree, tree hammock, trident 11, trident 11 kayak, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, vegetation, water, water levels, wetlands. Leave a comment

Paddling through a dwarf cypress

forest in the flooded Everglades interior on the

“Pa-Hay-Okee”!

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It’s not often that one gets the chance to kayak through a forest!
Record rainfall and late season storm activity has flooded the Everglades prairies, cypress and pine forests enabling unique paddling opportunities!

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“Pa-Hay-Okee”

is my customized Ocean Kayak Trident 11 kayak, a versatile SOT craft for the back country paddler! I can paddle it as a kayak, standing SUP style or pole it. She turns on a dime and the center hatch allows easy access to photo gear.

Usually these forests are a bit too shallow for boating and too deep and sticky for hiking, but with the super high water levels – I can float and paddle! 🙂

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Previously on the high water paddling:

Post Hurricane Irma high water paddling in the Everglades!

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Stay tuned for more high water

exploratory paddling in the ‘Glades!

.

! 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!

…

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!

.

With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Halloween full moon fever with Sobek – a retired Egyptian deity!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 31, 2020

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, camping, chickees, dead, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, ft lauderdale, ghost, halloween, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, miami, moon, moonlight, night, paddle, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, skeleton, Sobek, south florida, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, All Saints' Day, All Saints' Eve, All Souls' Day, Allhallowtide, alligator, alligator hunter, ancient egypt, apparition, art of darkness, art of the everglades, Biscayne Bay, black and white, body bag, body found, body in trash bag, camping hell, canoe, cemetery, corpse, corpse paddler, crocodile, crocodile god, dania beach, dark art, dark depths, dark kayak adventure, dark stiltsville, Darkest hour at Stiltsville, darkness, darkness in the Everglades, day of dead, Day of the Dead, Día de los Difuntos, dead, dead kayaker, dearly departed, departed paddler, dia de los muertos, Dia de Muertos en los Everglades, digital029art, eerie kayaking photography, eerie night paddling, Egypt, egyptian deity, egyptian god, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades canoe trail, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades legend, everglades legends, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, excellent adventure, eyeballs, fiction, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, folklore, fright, ft lauderdale kayak, full moon fever, fun photography, ghost, ghost kayak, grave, Greenland paddle, Greenland stick, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Halloween kayaking, halloween photography, halloween stiltsville, Hallowmas, high contrast, horror, howl, howl at the moon, humor, irie, John U. Lloyd State Park, kaya, kaya kay, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak florida bay, kayak halloween, kayak miami, kayak skeleton, kayak stiltsville, kayak whiskey creek, kayakay, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, keys, landscape, miami, Miami at night, Miami Kayak, Mizell-Johnson State Park, mojito, mojito kayak, muertos, never say die, nosferatu, November 2, offering, Paddle, paddling, Photography, platform, posable skeleton, prijon twister, purgatory, re-animated, redrum, retired deity, retired God, rtm disco, Sea Kayaker, skeleton, skeleton in my kayak, skeleton kayak, skull, sky, Sobek, Sobek deity, Sobek God, soul, soul cake, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, spooky photography, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville photography, stiltsville village, stiltsville village upon biscayne bay, sugar skull, terror, the shining, triduum, tropical adventure, tropical back country, twister, twister kayak, undead, werewolf, werewolf kayak, whiskey creek, wing paddle, witch, witches brew. Leave a comment

Happy Halloween!

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Sobek contemplates the meaning of Halloween from the rooftop of his ocean view condo in South Florida!

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Sobek is a retired Egyptian deity who recently

moved down to sunny South Florida.

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Follow these links to all things Halloween, dark,

evil and twisted from Kayakfari!

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Halloween on the Taylor Slough!

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Tall tales from the Everglades – Act I

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ART of Darkness – the Darkest hour at Stiltsville upon Biscayne Bay!

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ART of Halloween kayaking – a Darkness in the Everglades!

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The Nightmare after Festivus in the Everglades!

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Ghost kayaking and camping in the style of Papa Emeritus II

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What’s in your hatch? Evil twisted kayak camping humor.

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ART of Dia de Muertos en los Everglades – the skeleton in my kayak!

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ART of Halloween kayaking – the voyage of the departed paddler!

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Dark ART of Halloween paddling – Kaya Kay’s excellent adventure on Whiskey Creek!

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ART of Halloween kayaking – Kaya Kay’s chickee camping holiday!

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Camping Hell in the Ten Thousand Islands!

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“You want blood?”

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NSFK – Never Safe for Kids!

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! BLESS

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© 2020 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!

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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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!

“Of Bugs and Men” – Everglades camping and Noseeums!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 20, 2020

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, awakenthegrass, beach, bugs, camping, cape sable, chickees, elliott key, everglades, everglades art, face protector, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, gladesmen, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, macro, mangrove, mosquitoes, noseeum, paddle, pahayokee, pentax, photography, reality check, sea kayaker, south florida, swamp, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: adventure, awakenthegrass, Beach, beach camping, Biscayne Bay, biting insects, biting midges, Bless UP, Blessings, blood, bug bites, bug shirt, bug suit, bugs, Camp, camp lonesome, camping, camping florida bay, camping hell, Camping with the Stars, canoe, cape sable, Ceratopogonidae, coastal paddling, coot bay pond, crazy heat, east cape, east clubhouse beach, elliott key camping, Everglades, everglades adventure, everglades bugs, everglades camping, everglades coastal paddling, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades national park, everglades paddling, everglades photographer, exposed skin, feel irie, fine mesh netting, fine mesh screen, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay kayaking, florida keys, Gladesmen, graveyard creek, head net, irie, island, itch, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, mangrove, Miami Kayak, middle cape, mosquito, mosquitoes, no-see-um, no-see-ums, noseeum, noseeums, Paddle, pentax, Photography, psylent night, River of Grass, Sand Fleas, Sand Flies, Sea Kayaker, silent night, skeeters, South Florida, south florida kayak, swamp, swarms, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical paddling, waiting game, wilderness waterway. 1 Comment

A real close up look at

what’s been itchin’ ya!

Skin on the inside, bugs on the outside – the way it shoud be.

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(click pic to enter)

It’s only fine mesh screening that separates the skin from no-see-ums!!
Of Bugs and Men, Chapter 1 – Noseeums.

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“You keep on knocking, but you can’t come in!”

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/humor/of-bugs-and-men-chapter-1-noseeums/

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Bless UP – Can’t come in!

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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!

🙂

Coronavirus Quarantine Kayaking Dose – Day 27 : Now with even more trash!

Posted by Kayakfari on April 17, 2020

Posted in: beach, biscayne bay, fitness, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, Fort Lauderdale, freighter ship, ft lauderdale, grey ghost, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, mangrove, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, Mizell-Johnson, new river, paddle, pentax, photography, plastic pollution, port everglades, quarantine, reality check, sargassum, sea kayaker, south florida, stellar ses, surf ski, surfski, tropical, virginia key, whiskey creek. Tagged: 5 gyres, algae, algal bloom, all that trash, Beach, Biscayne Bay cleanup, broward county, Canal, cleanup, Conservation, corona, corona virus, coronavirus, Coronavirus Quarantine, covid-19, dania, dania beach, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, ecology, fishing line, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida surfski, fort lauderdale kayak, Fortress South Florida, ft lauderdale beach, ft lauderdale canals, ft lauderdale kayak, ft lauderdale paddle, glossy Miami surface treatment, grey ghost, intracoastal kayak, intracoastal waterway, isolation, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayafari, kayak, kayak ft lauderdale, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, land fishermen, leave no trace, littering, marine debris, marine trash, miami, miami beach trash, miami canal, Miami Kayak, miami river canal, Mizell-Johnson State Park, ocean, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, pandemic, pandemic closures, Photography, plastic pollution, port everglades inlet, quarantine, reality check, River, salinity, self-quarantine, sewer, sewer break, sfwmd, Social Distancing, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, south florida surfski, stellar elite small, stellar surfski, surfski, swimming, trash-o-rama, trashed island, tropical, tropical adventure, ugly Miami, urban paddling, water, water quality, waterway cleanup, Whiskey, whiskey creek, wing paddle. Leave a comment

The COVID-19 Pandemic is still ongoing and we are now also seeing some of the unintended consequences. This is just the tip of the iceberg, sadly there will be more, no doubt.

Irresponsible, unnecessary, ignorant (mis)use and lack of proper disposal of PPE gear showing up in our waterways! 😦

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Flex Maslan kayakfari Miami river trash garbage Port Everglades kayak litter dumping pollution environment water quality

April 16, 2020 – this is NOT helping!!
PPE disposable glove floating in Port Everglades amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.
All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami (S Florida)!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/all-that-trash-the-ugly-side-of-kayaking-in-miami/

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! Bless UP

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© 2020 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / plasticworlds.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, no barbie, 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!

.

With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The squalls and storms are here – it’s summer in South Florida!

Posted by Kayakfari on May 22, 2019

Posted in: beach, face protector, fitness, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, grey ghost, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove, marine trash, new river, paddle, pentax, photography, port everglades, south florida, stellar ses, summer, surf ski, surfski, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: 42, 420, adventure, awakenthegrass, Beach, Blessings, dania beach, deluge, do i feel lucky, do you feel lucky, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, Everglades, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooding, Florida, florida rain, fort lauderdale kayak, Ft Lauderdale, ft lauderdale kayak, island, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayafari, kayak, kayak ft lauderdale, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, lady luck, landscape, lightning, luck, mangroves, Miami Kayak, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, photo, Photography, port everglades, rain, rain showers, raining, roots paddling, safety, Sea Kayaker, singing in the rain, sky, South Florida, south florida kayak, squall, stellar ses, storm, summer, summer rain, sun, surski, thunder, thunder storm, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, wet season, widely scattered showers. Leave a comment

The question you have to ask yourself is:

“Do I feel Lucky?”

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(click pic for more info!)

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“I’ll bet you a dollar that it will rain. Hold my paddle!“
Summer in South Florida equals squalls, storms, thunder and lightning (sometimes)!

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Well do you, Paddler?

😉

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The fact is that in the summer time,

luck has a lot to do with it!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/summer-in-south-florida-equals-squalls-storms-thunder-and-lightning-sometimes/

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! BLESS – Luck be a Lady

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© 2019 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!

🙂

Total Lunar Eclipse of the “Super Blood Wolf Moon” of January 21, 2019.

Posted by Kayakfari on January 21, 2019

Posted in: 1000mm lens, 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, camping, cosmos, eclipse, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, ft lauderdale, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, moon, moonlight, night, paddle, pentax, photography, south florida, stars, ten thousand islands, tropical, winter. Tagged: 1000/11, 1000mm mirror lens, 1000mm reflex lens, 42, 420, answer 42, APS-C, art, art of darkness, ART of Eclipses and other Cosmic alignments, astrotracer, astrotracer o-gps1, awakenthegrass, Blessings, blood moon, bloodmoon, Camp, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe, darkness, digital art, eclipse, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades winter, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay forever, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys, full moon, january 21 2019, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak camping, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, keys camping, light pollution, lunar eclipse, lunar eclipse 2019, Miami Kayak, monster lens, moon, moonlight, moonrise, national park, nice dreams, night, o-gps1, occultation, Paddle, paddling, panorama, panoramic, pentax, pentax 1000mm, pentax astrotracer, pentax kp, pentax lens, pentax o-gps1, penumbra, perpetual dawn, photo, Photography, satellite, Sea Kayaker, sky, smc 1000mm, South Florida, south florida kayak, stars, super blood wolf moon, super moon, super-telephoto, supermoon, ten thousand islands, total eclipse, total lunar eclipse, transit, tripod, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, umbra, winter, winter sky, wolf moon. Leave a comment

The latest occultation that turned the moon blood red!

Why?

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(click pic)

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The Super Blood Wolf Moon of January 20 – 21, 2019 !
ART of Eclipses and other Cosmic alignments!

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A: During the totality of the eclipse, only the light reflected from the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere illuminates the moon.

These are the longest wavelengths of visible light and thereby reddish!

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https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/miami

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-eclipses-and-other-cosmic-alignments/

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Bless !

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© 2019 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!

With that said..
Blessings friends!

Howl at the Moon – it’s Halloween time!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 31, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, camping, chickees, dead, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, ft lauderdale, ghost, halloween, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, miami, moon, moonlight, night, paddle, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, skeleton, south florida, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, All Saints' Day, All Saints' Eve, All Souls' Day, Allhallowtide, alligator hunter, apparition, art of darkness, art of the everglades, Biscayne Bay, black and white, body bag, body found, body in trash bag, camping hell, canoe, cemetery, corpse, corpse paddler, dania beach, dark art, dark depths, dark kayak adventure, dark stiltsville, Darkest hour at Stiltsville, darkness, darkness in the Everglades, day of dead, Day of the Dead, Día de los Difuntos, dead, dead kayaker, dearly departed, departed paddler, dia de los muertos, Dia de Muertos en los Everglades, digital029art, eerie kayaking photography, eerie night paddling, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades canoe trail, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades legend, everglades legends, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, excellent adventure, eyeballs, fiction, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, folklore, fright, ft lauderdale kayak, full moon fever, fun photography, ghost, ghost kayak, grave, Greenland paddle, Greenland stick, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Halloween kayaking, halloween photography, halloween stiltsville, Hallowmas, high contrast, horror, howl, howl at the moon, humor, irie, John U. Lloyd State Park, kaya, kaya kay, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak florida bay, kayak halloween, kayak miami, kayak skeleton, kayak stiltsville, kayak whiskey creek, kayakay, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, keys, landscape, miami, Miami at night, Miami Kayak, Mizell-Johnson State Park, mojito, mojito kayak, muertos, never say die, nosferatu, November 2, offering, Paddle, paddling, Photography, platform, posable skeleton, prijon twister, purgatory, re-animated, redrum, rtm disco, Sea Kayaker, skeleton, skeleton in my kayak, skeleton kayak, skull, sky, soul, soul cake, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, spooky photography, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville photography, stiltsville village, stiltsville village upon biscayne bay, sugar skull, terror, the shining, triduum, tropical adventure, tropical back country, twister, twister kayak, undead, werewolf, werewolf kayak, whiskey creek, wing paddle, witch, witches brew. Leave a comment

Happy Halloween!

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“Howl at the Moon!”
Kayakfari ART Photography

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Kayaking from beyond the grave in

sunny South Florida.

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Follow these links to all things Halloween, dark,

evil and twisted from Kayakfari!

😮

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Halloween on the Taylor Slough!

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Camping Hell in the Ten Thousand Islands!

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Tall tales from the Everglades – Act I

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ART of Darkness – the Darkest hour at Stiltsville upon Biscayne Bay!

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ART of Halloween kayaking – a Darkness in the Everglades!

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The Nightmare after Festivus in the Everglades!

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Ghost kayaking and camping in the style of Papa Emeritus II

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What’s in your hatch? Evil twisted kayak camping humor.

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ART of Dia de Muertos en los Everglades – the skeleton in my kayak!

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ART of Halloween kayaking – the voyage of the departed paddler!

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Dark ART of Halloween paddling – Kaya Kay’s excellent adventure on Whiskey Creek!

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ART of Halloween kayaking – Kaya Kay’s chickee camping holiday!

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“You want blood?”

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NSFK – Never Safe for Kids!

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! BLESS

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© 2018 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!

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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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!

From sunny to sundry – North Nest Key, Joe Bay and tropical storm Gordon!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 25, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, aerial, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, cooking, cosmos, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, humor, hurricane, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, night, paddle, panorama, pentax q, photography, rain, sea kayaker, south florida, space, stars, summer, tropical. Tagged: 1948, 42, 420, adventure, awakenthegrass.com, Beach, blackwater sound, Blessings, bogart, camping, Camping with the Stars, caribbean club, circular fisheye, Cloud9, clouds, downpour, dusenbury creek, east florida bay, Everglades, everglades adventure, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, face shield, fbo, feel irie, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay outfitters, florida keys, florida rain, fun photography, gordon storm, Greenland stick, humor, hurricane irma, irie, irma, irma impact, island, joe bay, kayafari, kayak, kayak adventure, kayak everglades, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, Kayak Ted, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, key largo, key largo film, key largo tower, labor day, light pollution, lightning, mangrove seedling, mangroves, Miami Kayak, microwave tower key largo, milky way, milky way galaxy, Mr Spock, nest key camping, nest key kayak, nest keys, North Nest Key, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, panorama, pentax q, Photography, plan b, rain, rain showers, raining, rasta, roots paddling, Sea Kayaker, South Florida, south florida kayak, Spiritwalker, squall, stars, storm, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer heat, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, summer rain, summer storms, surrender to the heat, tent, Thaddeus Rice, the boggies, thunder, thunder storm, torrential rain, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, tropical storm, ts gordon, water, weekend, wet, wetness. Leave a comment

When Tropical Storm Gordon blows into town,

Plan B happens!

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(CLICK on either pic to enter!)

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Sunny camping on North Nest Key, Labor Day weekend 2018.
North Nest Key, Joe Bay and tropical storm Gordon!

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From this to that!

But what about take #2 ?

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Paddling in a heavy downpour in eastern Florida Bay near the Nest Keys.
North Nest Key, Joe Bay and tropical storm Gordon!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/random-gallery-2/florida-south-florida/florida-bay-keys/north-nest-key-joe-bay-and-tropical-storm-gordon/

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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!

…

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!

.

With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Five days of hot summer camping and cruising on magical Florida Bay!

Posted by Kayakfari on July 31, 2018

Posted in: 1000mm lens, 42, 420, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, Big 10 inch, birding, camping, chickees, cooking, cosmos, decorated reality, everglades, everglades art, Everglades birds, extreme birdwatching, first national bank, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, GIF, hat, humor, hurricane, island, july 4th, Julyer, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, little rabbit key, mangrove, marine trash, Milky Way, moonlight, night, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, stars, summer, sun, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, adventure, afternoon storms, art, awakenthegrass.com, bay scrag, Beach, big hat, Blessings, blue green, camping, carl ross key, chickee, chickee camping, Cloud9, clouds, coconut water, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, dildo key bank, east cape, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, extreme chilling, face shield, feel irie, first national bank, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida keys, florida rain, freshwater, fun photography, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, heat, hot, hot and buggy, hot sun, humid, humor, ice cold, irie, island, Jenn Call, Johna Till Johnson, johnson key, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak adventure, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak fitness, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, landscape photography, lightning, little rabbit key, mango, Mangrove bloom, Mangrove blossom, mangrove seedling, mangroves, mexican sombrero, Miami Kayak, mud flats, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, Painen Dias, panorama, pentax q, permeating wetness, Photography, rain, rain showers, raining, rasta, red alert, roots paddling, Sandy Key, santa sombrero, Sea Kayaker, shark point, Shark Point Chickee, shields up, sky, snake bight, sombrero, South Florida, south florida kayak, squall, storm, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer heat, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, summer rain, summer storms, sun, sun protection, sun shade, sunshine state, surrender to the heat, tent, thunder, thunder storm, tides, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, water, water levels, wet, wet season, wetness, widely scattered showers, windagainstcurrent.com. 1 Comment

Freestyle leisure paddling and camping in a

tropical marine wilderness!

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(CLICK on any pic to enter!)

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Summer casual camping loop of Central and Western Florida Bay over 5 days and 4 nights.
Everglades hot summer camping and cruising – the Central & Western Florida Bay loop!

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Summer adventure paddling and camping in South Florida’s Everglades!

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Jenn paddles up to the Johnson Key Chickee v3.0 in the mid day heat!
Everglades hot summer camping and cruising – the Central & Western Florida Bay loop!

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Setting up camp at Little Rabbit Key in the middle of nowhere. 😮
Everglades hot summer camping and cruising – the Central & Western Florida Bay loop!

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Storms all around!!
Everglades hot summer camping and cruising – the Central & Western Florida Bay loop!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/everglades-hot-summer-camping-and-cruising-the-central-western-florida-bay-loop/

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! BLESS – July Morning

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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!

…

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!

.

With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Summer is here, surrender to the HEAT – Resistance is Futile!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 28, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, camping, chickees, everglades, everglades art, first national bank, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, fowey rocks, ft lauderdale, hat, ice, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, lighthouse, little rabbit key, mangrove, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, rain, reality check, sea kayaker, seda glider, sombrero, south florida, summer, sun, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000 islands, 10k islands, 42, 420, adventure, afternoon storms, art, awakenthegrass.com, banana boat, bay scrag, Beach, big hat, Biscayne Bay, Blessings, blue green, camping, camping ten thousand islands, canoe everglades, chickee, chickee camping, Cloud9, clouds, coconut water, Cumulonimbus cloud, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, dildo key bank, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, extreme chilling, face shield, feel irie, first national bank, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida keys, florida rain, fort lauderdale kayak, freshwater, ft lauderdale kayak, fun photography, gloves, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, heat, heaven and hell, hot, hot and buggy, hot sun, humid, humor, ice cold, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak adventure, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak fitness, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, kayaking ten thousand islands, landscape photography, lightning, little rabbit key, Mangrove bloom, Mangrove blossom, mangrove seedling, mangroves, mexican sombrero, miami, Miami Kayak, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, panorama, pentax q, permeating wetness, Photography, rain, rain showers, raining, rasta, refreshing, resistance is futile, River of Grass, roots paddling, santa sombrero, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, shade, sky, Slough, sombrero, South Florida, south florida kayak, spf, squall, steam bath, steambath, storm, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer heat, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, summer rain, summer storms, sun, sun protection, sun shade, sunshine state, surrender, surrender to the heat, swamp, sweetwater chickee, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, thunder, thunder storm, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, water, water levels, wet, wet season, wetness, widely scattered showers. Leave a comment

The forecast calls for a “steam bath” every day.

Surrender to the hot permeating wetness of summer!

🙂

(click pic to enter)

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Among sea grasses on the flats at high tide, witnessing a large storm over the Everglades mainland to the north.
Surrender to the summer HEAT!

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Imposing cloud formations over the Everglades mainland as seen from First National Bank, Florida Bay.
Quality times like these make the trip worthwhile.
Surrender to the summer HEAT!

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Presenting the Kayakfari summer collection ..
Stay cool all the while looking dashing all summer!
Surrender to the summer HEAT!

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Summer paddling and camping in South Florida and the Everglades!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/surrender-to-the-summer-heat/

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! BLESS – Surrender

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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!

…

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!

.

With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Kayakfari worldwide reach – Thank you & Carpe Mañana!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 16, 2018

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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!

🙂

Sing along .. Paddling in the Rain, Just Paddlin’ and Campin’ in the Rain!

Posted by Kayakfari on May 30, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cape florida, cape romano, chickees, everglades, everglades art, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, ft lauderdale, GIF, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, little rabbit key, mangrove, miami, Mizell-Johnson, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, rain, sawgrass, sea kayaker, slough, south florida, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 10k islands, 42, 420, adventure, Australopithecine Island, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, backcountry, banana boat, Beach, Blessings, camping, camping ten thousand islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, CAPE ROMANO, cape romano camp, cape romano domes, clockwork orange, decorated reality, deluge, dome shacks, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades exploration, everglades hammock, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, feel irie, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooding, Florida, florida bay, florida rain, fort lauderdale kayak, fun photography, goodland, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, humor, I’m happy again, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, kayaking ten thousand islands, landscape, lightning, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, prairies, rain, rain showers, raining, River of Grass, roots paddling, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, Shark River slough, sing along, singin' in the rain, singing in the rain, sky, Slough, song, South Florida, south florida kayak, squall, storm, summer, summer rain, sun, swamp, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, thunder, thunder storm, trident 11 kayak, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical kayakfari, water, water levels, wet season, widely scattered showers. Leave a comment

The sweet rain is a delicious contrast to the

salty Atlantic and it’s fun to be “paddling in the rain”!

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( Cue music )

Sing along to the music, ya’ll can paddle if you want to ..

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Paddling in the rain – a widely scattered shower over Florida Bay.
Paddling in the Rain, Just Paddlin’ and Campin’ in the Rain .. sing along!

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I’m happy again…

Just Paddlin’ in the Rain!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/thematic/paddling-in-the-rain-just-paddlin-and-campin-in-the-rain-sing-along/

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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!

🙂

In Memoriam – RIP Keith Wasserman Everglades explorer and mentor.

Posted by Kayakfari on April 6, 2018

Posted in: 42, answer 42, awakenthegrass, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades exploration network, evergladesdiary, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, lost portage, mangrove, miami, mosquitoes, paddle, pahayokee, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, slough, south florida, swamp, tamiami trail, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: awakenthegrass, backcountry, bill ashley jungles, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, Charlie Arazoza, cypress, cypress tree, dugout, een, Everglades, everglades canoe trail, everglades exploration network, Everglades Exploration Network Invitational, everglades kayak, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades trail, evergladesdiary, evergladesdiary.com, flex maslan, Florida, glades explorer, GladesGoDeep, GladesGoDeep ning, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, Herman Lucerne, In Memoriam – Keith Wasserman, Invitational, Invitational paddle, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, Keith M. WASSERMAN, Keith Wasserman, landscape, lane bay, mahogany hammock, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, off trail, old Whiskey Creek, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, Photography, poling, Prairie, prairies, River of Grass, roots paddling, Sawgrass, Shark River slough, Slough, South Florida National Parks Trust, swamp, terry helmers, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country. 2 Comments

EEN (Everglades Exploration Network) co-founder

passes on to paddle in peace forever more..

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I was saddened to recently learn that contemporary Everglades explorer and mentor Keith Wasserman had passed away on February 3, 2017. Aside from co-founding the GladesGoDeep (EEN) community site, Keith was well known for his detailed exploratory site – the evergladesdiary.com (no longer active).

http://gladesgodeep.ning.com/forum/topics/in-memoriam-keith-wasserman

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Keith Wasserman (standing in front) during a paddling break on Craighead Pond.

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Keith’s exploratory trips in the Everglades were an inspiration to me as well as many others. The comprehensive everglades diary site was a pioneering achievement early in the digital era when little information was otherwise available. Likewise the founding of the GladesGoDeep network has created a community of dedicated Glades explorers!

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Keith in the lead canoe on a run down the Taylor Slough, with Terry Helmers, Charlie Arazoza, Frank Fernandez & Jose Rosado.

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I remember when I first signed up for the EEN site, I received a PM from Keith asking me what my intention in joining was. My reply was simply “to explore the Everglades”. It’s understandable that he was a lil confused because this site (kayakfari) did not yet exist and my profile only made a reference to an electronic music project I was toying with. It must’ve seemed like an unlikely combination to him! 😉

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Grass paddling on the Taylor Slough in the Everglades, Keith in front canoe.

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I wish I had more pictures of Keith, but I only had a chance to paddle with him on a few occasions. I believe the last time I saw him was in 2013 when he graciously re-opened the gate for me as I was running late for the Grass Paddling in the East Everglades Expansion Area invitational paddle.

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Keith paddling the mangrove mazes near Mahogany Hammock.

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Keith Wasserman after a successful transit of the Lost Portage in 2009.
Image credit: Charlie Arazoza

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Keith, along with Terry Helmers and Charlie Arazoza also made the first recorded transit of the Lost Portage connection in this century (December 2009) !

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Keith paddling the short grass at Mahogany Hammock.

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https://www.southfloridaparks.org/news/in-memoriam-keith-wasserman/

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Keith in his covered canoe.

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Although the excellent evergladesdiary.com is no longer active,

thanks to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine all the information can still be accessed at:

https://web.archive.org/web/20170914134219/http://evergladesdiary.com/

(snapshot dates from Sept 2017 – takes a few moments to load)

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RIP Keith Wasserman – paddler of the Everglades. Thank you!

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Through his efforts, exploits and writings Keith Wasserman

has left a lasting gift for all South Florida paddlers!

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BLESS!

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© 2018 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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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Easter Egg hunt for South Florida paddlers!

Posted by Kayakfari on April 1, 2018

Posted in: 42, alt jesus study, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, camping, chekika, chickees, Christ of the Abyss, easter, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, holidays, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, little rabbit key, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, river of grass, shark valley, slough, south florida, surreal art, ten thousand islands, totch brown, tropical, Willoughby. Tagged: 360, 360 panorama, awakenthegrass, Beach, birth of spring, Blessings, Camping with the Stars, canoe everglades, chekika, chekika island, Christ of the Abyss, Christ of the Deep, circular fisheye, circular panorama, decorated reality, Dry Rocks Reef, easter, easter eggs, egg hunt, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades easter, everglades hammock, Everglades history, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, faith in numbers, fantasy art, feel irie, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, flats, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, full moon, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, hardwood hammock, higher ground, History, Hugh L. Willoughby, hugh willoughby, Ishtar, island, Jesus Christ, Jesus statue, Jesus underwater, johnson key, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak camping, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key largo, Key Largo Dry Rocks, keys, Keys backcountry, landscape photography, liquor still bay, little rabbit key, low tide, mahogany, mangrove, mangrove creek, mangroves, Marvin Key, Marvin Key beach, miami, Miami Kayak, moon, moonlight, moonrise, national park, native, native american, Nest Key, nest key camping, nest keys, nice dreams, night panorama, North Nest Key, off trail, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddle miami, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, Paddling for Jesus, panorama, panoramic, Pennekamp, Pennekamp Park, pentax, pentax q, Photography, psychedelic art, rabbit key bank, rasta, rastafari, River of Grass, sandbar camping, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seagrape hammock, seeking higher ground, seminole, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley hike, shoal, sky, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, spherical, spherical panorama, stars, swamp, tamiami trail, ten thousand islands, tent, tidal flats, tides, totch brown, tree hammock, trinity, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, whole sky, whole sky panorama, wild coffee, Willoughby Key. Leave a comment

Happy Easter from the greater Everglades!

Where are all those Easter Eggs?

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(click on pic to find the eggs!)

Where in the world are the Easter Eggs of the Everglades?

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/thematic/where-in-the-world-are-the-easter-eggs-of-the-everglades/

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Enjoy!

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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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! Trinity – Bless

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Paddling today’s Miami River (Canal) – Part II: Industrial and Historic Route!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 21, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, canoe, everglades, flex maslan, florida, freighter ship, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, paddle, panorama, photography, plastic pollution, river, sea kayaker, south florida, sun, tamiami trail, tropical. Tagged: 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, 42, 420, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial pole photography, ART of the Miami River, art on the river, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Biscayne Bay, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, caves, Conservation, curtis park, curtis park boat ramp, dolphin expressway, dredge, dynamite, ecology, education, Everglades, expedition, ferguson's mill, flex maslan, follow the water, freighters, History, Hot Lips that kissed Miami Ships, industrial kayak, industrial zone, indutrial paddle, jones boat yard, kayak, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, kayakfari.com, kayaking miami, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, lawrence canal, Levee, marlins stadium, mia, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami caves, Miami Grand Canyon, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, miami river art, miami river canal, miami river rapids, miami springs, miami tugboat, Miami-Dade, Miccosukee, Miccosukee caves, Miccosukee embassy, musa isle, night paddle miami, night photography, north fork, okeechobee road, Photography, pollution, Public, River, river art, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, rock quarry, s-26 structure, s26, salinity, Santería, seminole, sewell park, sfwmd, shipping dock, shipping lane, ships, shipyard, South Florida, south florida canals, south fork, tamiami canal, water, water quality. Leave a comment

Kayaking today’s Miami River Canal:

Part II

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Saltwater Tidal Inlet – Industrial and historic route!

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“Welcome to Miami!”
Paddling the Miami River Canal – Part II: Industrial and Historic Route!

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Explore the varied sights and history of the Miami River from

Miami International Airport out to the Dolphin Expressway overpass!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/random-gallery-2/florida-south-florida/urban-paddling-in-south-flaariduh-florida/paddling-the-miami-river-canal-part-ii-industrial-and-historic-route/

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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:

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!

Was Valentine looking for Love in all the wrong places?

Posted by Kayakfari on February 14, 2018

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, barbie, camping, chickees, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, ft lauderdale, holidays, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, south florida, surreal art, ten thousand islands, tropical, valentines, winter. Tagged: 10000 islands, 42, 420, adventure, amor, art, Art Exhibit, art of the bay, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, barbie, barbie art, barbie fantasy, barbie kayak, Beach, camping, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, cape, chickees, colors, cupid, day dream, daydream, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, doll, dream, encounter at shark point, Environmental Art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades encounter, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, exploration, fantasy, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida landscape, friday, fun, funscape, humor, humour, island, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, Looking for Love, Looking for Love in all the wrong places, love, mangroves, miami, miami art, Miami Kayak, Miami-Dade, nice dreams, not enough love to go around, Paddle, panorama, panoramic, perfect day, photo, Photography, pink, plastic worlds, plasticworlds, plasticworlds.com, premature, premature valentine, premature valentines, redhead, satire, sexy, shark point, SURREAL, SURREAL ART, SURREAL EVERGLADES, Surreal photographer, swamp, ten thousand islands, tropical, tropical adventure, valentine, valentine's day, valentine's day kayaking, Valentine’s encounter in the Everglades, Valentine’s workout, valentines, you're in love. Leave a comment

“Valentine’s encounter at Shark Point.

A day dream in the Everglades?”

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Valentine really thought he knew, but was he just looking for Love in all the wrong places?
ART of a Dream – an Everglades encounter at Shark Point.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-a-dream-everglades-valentines-encounter/

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! BLESS – You’re in Love

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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!

…

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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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/giving-thanks-for-25-years-of-active-paddling-and-photography/

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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!

Everglades Exploration Network 2017 Invitational paddle at Mahogany Hammock.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 21, 2017

Posted in: 42, 420, aerial, answer 42, awakenthegrass, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, Invitational, kayak, kayak dealer, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, miami, mosquitoes, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, south florida, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 2017 Invitational, aerial, aerial pole photography, awakenthegrass, backcountry, bill ashley jungles, birds eye, birds eye view, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, Charlie Arazoza, cypress, cypress tree, dugout, Ed Brooker’s Landing, een, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades canoe trail, everglades exploration network, Everglades Exploration Network Invitational, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades outlaws, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades trail, flex maslan, Florida, gator hunters, gator skiff, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, hell's bay, Herman Lucerne, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, lane bay, lane bay chickee, lard can, mahogany, mahogany hammock, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, moonshiners, off trail, old Whiskey Creek, outlaw, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, perfect day, periphyton, photo, Photography, pit pan, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prairies, River of Grass, roots paddling, Sawgrass, Shark River slough, skiffers, Slough, swamp, terry helmers, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country. 1 Comment

Paddling the 2017 EEN Invitational with the

“Pa-Hay-Okee“!

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Paddling in the transition zone between the open ‘Glades prairies and the mangrove coastline through a maze of creeks and water leads!
Mahogany Hammock – Lane Bay loop of the 2017 Invitational paddle!

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BLESS!

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Sea trials of the “Pa-Hay-Okee”: Twelve windy miles on Florida Bay to visit the Johnson Key Chickee!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 9, 2017

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Surveying Hurricane Irma’s impact on the Johnson Key Chickee with the

“Pa-Hay-Okee”!

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Something is missing on the Johnson Key Chickee!
Hurricane Irma impacts on the Johnson Key Chickee in Florida Bay.

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BLESS!

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Post-Irma paddling in the Everglades on the “Pa-Hay-Okee” and a surprise find!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 7, 2017

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High water paddling and poling the interior Everglades prairies on the

“Pa-Hay-Okee”!

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Post Hurricane Irma high water paddling in the Everglades!

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On the “Pa-Hay-Okee”.
Post Hurricane Irma high water paddling in the Everglades!

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Post Hurricane Irma high water paddling in the Everglades!

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Roots – BLESS!

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There’s something fishy about this!

Posted by Kayakfari on July 31, 2017

Posted in: 42, 420, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, chekika, chickees, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, first national bank, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, gladesmen, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, little rabbit key, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, paddle, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, sea kayaker, seda glider, shark valley, south florida, summer, ten thousand islands, tropical, Willoughby. Tagged: Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial, aerial pole photography, airboat trail, art of darkness, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, banana boat, bicycle, Big Cypress, birds eye view, Blessings, cactus, Camp, camp cooking, camp lulu, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, carl ross key, chekika island, Chekika's hammock, chickee camping, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, circular fisheye, circular panorama, coastal optics 4.88mm, crooked creek chickee, darkness, darkness in the Everglades, digital029art, dildo cactus, dreadlocks, East Everglades, EEEA, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades canoe trail, everglades exploration, everglades hammock, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades mound, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, Everglades Skyway, everglades slough, everglades trail, Everglades wildlife, exploration, feel irie, fisheye lens, fisheye tales, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, full moon, GIF, gifs, Gladesmen, grass paddling, Greenland paddle, Greenland stick, heat, higher ground, hike, hiking, History, hot, Hugh L. Willoughby, indian mound, irie, island, it's full of stars, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak cooking, kayak everglades, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, L-67, landscape photography, lens bubble, lens bubbles, Levee, little rabbit key, living in a bubble, lower Keys, mangrove, Marvin Key, meike 6.5mm fisheye, miami, Miami Kayak, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, mosquitoes, mud, national park, native, native american, Nest Key, nest key camping, no-see-ums, off trail, one-mile bridge, one-mile tamiami trail bridge, orion, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pavilion key, Photography, pole aerial photography, River of Grass, sandbar camping, satellite, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seagrape hammock, seda glider, seminole, sfwmd, shark river, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley tower, Slough, snow little rabbit key, South Florida, south florida kayak, Spikerush, staying alive, summer, sun, swamp, sweetwater chickee, tamiami trail, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, under the bridge, water conservation area, wca, wca 3a, wetlands, White Pelican, Willoughby Key. Leave a comment

A new way of fishing the Everglades,

Ten Thousand Islands, Florida Bay and the Keys!

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Staying Alive in the heat at north Nest Key ..
On the fine ART of living in a lens Bubble!

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Fisheye tales from the Everglades!

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! Bless UP

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Fourth of July 2017 – Independence Day with less trash, fun paddling and more art!

Posted by Kayakfari on July 3, 2017

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, beer, biscayne bay, everglades, fireworks, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, hat, holidays, humor, july 4th, Julyer, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, photography, plastic pollution, psychedelic, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, space, summer, sun, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: aerial, algae, algal bloom, all that trash, america, art, art of darkness, awakenthegrass, Beach, birds eye, Biscayne Bay, Biscayne Bay cleanup, biscayne national park, Canal, canoe, cleanup, Conservation, declaration of independence, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, downtown, ecology, education, Everglades, Everglades Art, fireworks, fireworks kayaks, fishing line, fitness, flag, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, fort lauderdale, Ft Lauderdale, fun, glossy Miami surface treatment, independence day, island, july 4, july 4th, kayak, kayak art, kayak biscayne bay, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, Lake Okeechobee, land fishermen, landscape, leave no trace, littering, low tide, marine debris, marine trash, miami, miami beach trash, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami fireworks, Miami Kayak, miami kayak club, miami kayaking, Miami Marine Stadium, miami photo, miami photography, miami river, miami river canal, Miami-Dade, night, night paddle miami, night paddling, night photography, pace picnic island, Paddle, paddle miami, panorama, Photography, plastic pollution, pole aerial photography, psychedelic, psychedelic art, Psychedelic gardens in the Sky, Public, reality check, ride, River, River of Grass, roots paddling, salinity, Sea Kayaker, sewer, sewer break, sfwmd, south florida canals, stiltsville village, time exposure, trash-o-rama, trashed island, tropical adventure, ugly Miami, urban paddling, vkoc, water, water quality, waterway cleanup. Leave a comment

Happy Independence Day!

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Friends don’t let friends enjoy July 4th and trash Biscayne Bay!

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July 4th aftermath in 2016.
Please help to do your part so we don’t have a repeat in 2017!
All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami!
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Keep it light, stay cool and have a safe paddling holiday friends!

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But why July to me? 😉
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Enjoy the fireworks and stars above!

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“Psychedelic gardens in the Sky”

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“Psychedelic gardens in the Sky” aka the July 4th fireworks!
Kayakfari ART photography – ART of Darkness series.
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Independence Day
BLESS UP!

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Kayak Miami: Escorting a large freighter and two hard working tugs down the Miami River!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 29, 2017

Posted in: Art, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, everglades, flex maslan, florida, freighter ship, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, reality check, rip current, river, river of grass, sea kayaker, south florida, tamiami trail, tropical, winter. Tagged: 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, aerial kayak, ART of the Miami River, art on the river, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, betty k line, betty k viii, Biscayne Bay, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, caves, curtis park, drawbridge, dredge, dynamite, education, Everglades, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, flex maslan, follow the water, freighters, heavy metal, History, Hot Lips that kissed Miami Ships, industrial kayak, industrial zone, indutrial paddle, kayak, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, kayakfari.com, kayaking miami, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, Levee, medley, metals recycling, mia, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami history, miami international airport, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, miami river art, miami river canal, miami river rapids, miami tugboat, Miami-Dade, nigel foster, nigel foster silhouette, Photography, pollution, redrum, River, river art, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, rock quarry, s-26 structure, s-3 structure, s26, salinity, sewell park, sfwmd, shipping dock, shipping lane, ships, shipyard, silhouette, silhouette kayak, South Florida, south florida canals, tamiami canal, tug, tug atlas, tugs, water, water conservation area, water quality. Leave a comment

Paddling and exploring the Miami River:

Escorting the Betty K VIII on the Miami River all the way from

Miami International Airport out to Biscayne Bay!

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Escorting the Betty K VIII out the Miami River and into Biscayne Bay!

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! BLESS

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Paddling and exploring South Florida’s wilderness – the sloughs of the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 16, 2017

Posted in: 42, 420, aerial, airboat, alligator, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, banana boat, camping, canoe, chekika, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, Everglades Skyway, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, halloween, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, Milky Way, mosquitoes, native, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, seda glider, shark valley, slough, south florida, swamp, ten thousand islands, tropical, Willoughby, winter. Tagged: Across the Everglades, adventure, aerial, aerial pole photography, airboat, airboat trail, alligator, awake in the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, banana boat, bicycle, Big Cypress, birds eye, birds eye view, Blessings, bugs, Camp, camp cooking, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, connecting streams of the Everglades, coopertown, coot bay pond, Craighead Pond, cypress tree, digital029art, dugout, East Everglades, EEEA, Everglades, everglades adventure, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades canoe trail, everglades cooking, everglades exploration, everglades exploration network, everglades hammock, Everglades history, everglades indian, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades lost portage, everglades mound, everglades mud, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, Everglades restoration, everglades river, Everglades Skyway, everglades slough, everglades trail, Everglades wildlife, exploration, feel irie, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, Greenland paddle, Greenland stick, head net, hike, hiking, History, Hugh L. Willoughby, indian mound, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak cooking, kayak everglades, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, L-67, landscape photography, Levee, lost portage, lost portage loop, Main Street, mangrove, miami, miami history, Miami Kayak, Miccosukee, Mikasuki, mosquito, mosquitoes, mud, national park, native, native american, no-see-ums, noseeums, off trail, one-mile bridge, one-mile tamiami trail bridge, orion, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, Photography, pole aerial photography, Prairie, quicksand mud, River of Grass, Running down the Taylor Slough, satellite, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seagrape hammock, seda glider, seminole, sfwmd, shark river, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley tower, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, Spikerush, sun, swamp, tamiami trail, taylor slough, tree, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, under the bridge, water, water conservation area, water levels, wca, wca 3a, wetlands, Willoughby Key, wing paddle, winter in florida. 1 Comment

Adventures on the endless “River of Grass”:

The Everglades’ sloughs!

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Exploring the sloughs of the Everglades – satellite view!

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(Each pic opens a story!)

Taylor Slough:

Running down the Taylor Slough!

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Halloween on the Taylor Slough!

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Craighead Pond Canoe Trail connector to Taylor Slough.

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East Everglades:

Grass Paddling in the East Everglades Expansion Area – History, Gladesmen & more Grass!

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Grass paddling and poling in the Everglades Water Conservation Areas.

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

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Paddling under the Everglades Skyway – the one-mile Tamiami Trail bridge over Shark River slough.

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Shark River Slough:

Kayaking the River of Grass – a Shark River Slough Expedition!

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The Lost Portage – connecting streams in the Everglades!

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Pahayokee to Main Street – probing into the Shark River Slough!

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

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! Bless UP

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Winter’s last snow on Florida Bay in the frozen Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 6, 2017

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Presenting the ART of alternative facts:

A cold white winter’s day on Florida Bay!

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The icy water locks up the mangrove roots together!
The ART of alternative facts – last snows of winter on Florida Bay!

“Roots walking in a white winter wonderland”
The ART of alternative facts – last snows of winter on Florida Bay!

Mangroves wrapped in a blanket of snow on a sunny but cool 28° F/ -2° C day!
The ART of alternative facts – last snows of winter on Florida Bay!

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Enjoy!

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BLESS!

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Valentine’s encounter in the Everglades – pics or it didn’t happen!

Posted by Kayakfari on February 13, 2017

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Was it really all just a day dream fantasy?

You’re in Love!

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“Valentine’s encounter at Shark Point – a day dream in the Everglades?”
CLICK for: ART of a Dream – an Everglades encounter at Shark Point.

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ART of a Dream – an Everglades encounter at Shark Point.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

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You may also like the PERFECT DOLL series from PlasticWorlds.com

“Perfect Doll” series from PlasticWorlds.com
Possibly NSFW – but you decide which is art or which is just an illusion!

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Enjoy!

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You’re in Love – BLESS!

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Everglades winter skies, celestial alignments and the nicest dreams of 2017!

Posted by Kayakfari on February 11, 2017

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Winter in the Everglades is the best time to enjoy the biggest show of all.

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“STOP the world – I wanna get off!“
All-sky view of the Milky Way and star trails!

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The universe in the night sky above!

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All-sky star trails in the darkness of the Everglades.

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Stars trailing around Polaris in the northern Florida sky. Light pollution glow at bottom.

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“Galaxyshine“
ART of Darkness – Kayaking the final frontier of imaging and photography!

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To fully appreciate the Everglades winter sky experience, it is worthwhile to paddle out to one of the remote backcountry campsites inside the Park, the Ten Thousand Islands or Florida Bay. The western coastline along the Gulf of Mexico is the best to get farther away from city light pollution.

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The Milky Way with a bright Venus setting in this all-sky 360×180 view from the Everglades.

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Who knows?
Who knows if you happen to get up at 40 minutes to 5am in the Everglades! 😉

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Big Dipper with Polaris at extreme left at Canepatch deep in the Everglades.
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“Silent Night”
Orion and stars reflecting in mirror-like water at Canepatch.
CLICK for story: The Lost Portage – connecting streams in the Everglades!

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“Chickee chilling on Florida Bay under the moon and the stars”
360 spin-around panoramic view in the still of the night from the Johnson Key chickee platform.
Camping on the Johnson Key platform in Florida Bay

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Kayakfari ART photography – “Detonation at Dawn” (extended)
Huge storm system moving over eastern Florida Bay vs orange light pollution glow from Miami.
Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay – Kayaking, Camping and Nice Dreams!

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It’s easy to see why the Everglades has some of the darkest skies – you’re about as far away from all the lights as you can get.

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Florida as seen from the ISS in orbit. You can’t completely get away from all the light pollution, but the Everglades is as dark as it gets!

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“Orbital Maneuvers”
ART of Darkness – Kayaking the final frontier of imaging and photography!

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Sunset afterglow and a nearly whole sky view!
CLICK for story: Winter birthday triad on Florida Bay with the ‘Banana Boat’!

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Celestial alignments show the clockwork of the universe at large.

Of course, the alignments only have meaning to us from our particular vantage point in space!

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Incredible planetary alignment in the southern sky just before dawn last winter in the Everglades!
CLICK for story: Winter birthday triad on Florida Bay with the ‘Banana Boat’!

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“Venus setting over the Gulf of Mexico“
This winter’s featured alignment has been a very bright Venus with Mars above!

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Date: Jan 31, 2017 AD
Observation: Moon, Venus and Mars alignment in the western sky.

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The crescent Moon with Venus and Mars trinity in the sky on January 31, 2017!

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A very bright full moon over Little Rabbit Key in this circular panorama.
The Supermoon of 2016 and the full moon camping experience at Little Rabbit Key.

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Beach camping on Whitehorse Key in the Ten Thousand Islands.
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part I

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Fire, fire burning .. bonfire spewing burnt atoms up into the sky!
Camping at Camp LuLu in the Ten Thousand Islands.

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“Portage to Earth”
ART of Darkness – Kayaking the final frontier of imaging and photography!

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The half moon is a great time to observe lunar features!

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The bright full moon with Jupiter and four of it’s largest ‘Galilean’ moons!
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part I

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Nearly full moon in early February 2017.

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The penumbral lunar eclipse of February 10, 2017 generated a lot of interest. However, not being a total eclipse, it was not as impressive as the hype might lead one to believe!

We will have a partial lunar eclipse visible from the Everglades in January 2018 and a total eclipse a year later on January 21, 2019!

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The weak penumbral lunar eclipse of February 10, 2017 only shows a slight darkening. However the reduced brightness helps to get a better image of the otherwise extremely bright “snow” full moon!

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In the meantime, enjoy this total eclipse from 2015! 🙂

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A total lunar eclipse taking a bite out of the moon in the fall of 2015.
Harvest moon, Super moon, Blood moon and High Tides of the final tetrad Eclipse of 2015!

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A total lunar eclipse from 2015. One of four visible in the Everglades during 2014 – 2015.
Harvest moon, Super moon, Blood moon and High Tides of the final tetrad Eclipse of 2015!

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Regardless of it’s phase, the moon is always a powerful force affecting all life on planet Earth!

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“Crushing weight of the Moment”
ART of Darkness – Kayaking the final frontier of imaging and photography!

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Check out more lunar action and sky photography from the darkness at:

NIGHT LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY and DIGITAL ART: CAMPING with the STARS!

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ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part I

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Get out there and enjoy the Everglades night sky!

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! BLESS

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© 2017 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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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!

Adventures in mud on the Lost Portage of the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on January 12, 2017

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Connecting streams of the Everglades:

River – Slough – River!

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The Lost Portage – connecting streams in the Everglades!

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The Lost Portage – connecting streams in the Everglades!

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The Lost Portage – connecting streams in the Everglades!

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© 2017 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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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!

A short tale about the 2016 Florida Paddlers’ Rendezvous in Flamingo!

Posted by Kayakfari on December 15, 2016

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2016 Florida Paddlers’ Rendezvous in Flamingo, Everglades National Park.

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The Florida Paddlers’ Rendezvous go back as far as the 1980’s when paddle clubs from around the state would have informal get togethers. Today, it is a multi day paddling and camping event, each year hosted by a different local club in a beautiful area.

This year’s rendezvous was hosted by Charlie Arazoza of www.bushpaddlers.org and held at the Flamingo Campground at the “end of the road” on December 2-4, 2016. Some of the sponsors included the Florida Paddling Trails Association (FPTA), and the event was set to benefit the South Florida National Parks Trust.

There were many guided scheduled paddles, camping activities and social gatherings throughout the long weekend. I was able to participate for two days and one night, and co-lead two trips on the Bear Lake Canoe Trail and on Florida Bay!

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Welcome to the 2016 Florida Paddlers’ Rendezvous in Flamingo, Florida – at the end of the road inside Everglades National Park!

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One thing that quickly became apparent was that this was also the site of the 2016 Florida Mosquitoes’ Rendezvous! 😉

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Who would’ve thunk it that the 2016 Florida Paddlers’ Rendezvous would be held at the same time and same place as the 2016 Florida Mosquitoes’ Rendezvous!

What are the odds?! 😉

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This year, everybody participated in the blood drive at Flamingo! 😉

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Suited up, en-route to the launch spot for the Bear Lake Canoe Trail.

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Bear Lake Road is a narrow dirt track leading up to the old Homestead Canal launch. I could see swarms of more mosquitoes outside the windows!
Note that the gate to access this road is often locked. You will need to call the Ranger station and inquire ahead of time if you want to launch there!

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There were many guided Everglades paddles during the Rendezvous. Some of the trails and paths used were pioneered and mapped by contemporary backcountry explorers Keith W. and Terry Helmers, among others at the Everglades Exploration Network (EEN). This site is an excellent resource for all Everglades trips related and we all owe them a debt of gratitude!

My part was to co-lead a trip on the Bear Lake Canoe Trail along with Miami’s Esther Luft of the Virginia Key Outdoor Center (VKOC). Due to the multitudes of mosquitoes we had a small turnout, but a great time nonetheless – even if we had to paddle in bug jackets the whole time!

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So what happens when you get to the put-in and one of your paddlers locks himself outside of his running vehicle?
You call on Esther to find a way to open it up! 😉

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Bear Lake Canoe Trail details.
Note that you can also access this put-in via a short portage from the Buttonwood Canal!
CLICK for large readable version!

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Bear Lake Canoe Trail launch spot and old dock.

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Paddling on the Homestead Canal dug in the 1920’s.

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Paddling in bug suits, still smiling for z camera!

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There are always bugs, and then there are even MORE bugs!

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The canal is easy straight ahead paddling in chocolate color water.
Unfortunately it does NOT smell like chocolate!

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Paddler Lisa H. enjoying the sights along the Bear Lake Canoe Trail.

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Esther Luft and Lisa H. paddling on the old Homestead Canal.

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Bear Lake though the mangrove canopy of the old Homestead Canal/Bear Lake Canoe Trail.

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Popping out of the mangroves and out into Bear Lake!

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Your 2016 Rendezvous host Charlie Arazoza of www.bushpaddlers.org paddling on Bear Lake from a previous exploratory trip.
CLICK: Go West to East Cape – an interior route via “Spoonbill Pass” and Raulerson Prairie!

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Bear Lake is a good sized body of water, and after paddling out about 50 feet into the breeze we were able to unzip the skeeter netting and have a snack. This area is actually very pretty and worth exploring once the South Florida winter cools off a bit more! For more from this region, check out:

Go West to East Cape – an interior route via “Spoonbill Pass” and Raulerson Prairie!

Also see SUP paddler Scott Baste’s Mud Lake Trail adventures album (Facebook login required).

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Along the edge of the lake, these tiny oysters cling to the long mangrove roots like pearls!

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Safely zipped up back inside my bug shirt, we paddle back!

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The Bear Lake Canoe Trail (Homestead Canal) was cleared out for us to enjoy by the volunteer efforts of the Swamp Apes led by Tom Rahill who otherwise hunts down invasive Pythons!

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There are lots of pretty epiphytes like these Bromeliads all along the trail!

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Plants that live in the air on the Bear Lake Canoe Trail / Homestead Canal.

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Old dock at the Bear Lake Canoe Trail put-in on the Homestead Canal.
Note that there is no parking here – it is a loading area only! Parking is slightly further back in a clearing along the Buttonwood Canal!

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Dock signage straight outta the 70’s!

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Meanwhile back in camp .. Charlie relaxes inside his bug suit and under his distinctive hat!

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Who is this foxy lady from the Virginia Key Outdoor Center?

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Esther and Kayak Ted (Spiritwalker) at camp in Flamingo.

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Saturday night’s dinner was truly a feast! BIG thanks to all who prepared the delicious dishes!!
The only remaining question was who ate better – the people or the mosquitoes?! 😉

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Our host Charlie Arazoza with kayaking musician Bob Bonnen who entertained us all night with his extensive repertoire! 🙂

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Bob Bonnen playing in the spotlight at the 2016 Paddlers’ Rendezvous in Flamingo. Bob also led some trips during the day!

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Ian W. kept our fire going all night and thus didn’t need any bug protection.. 😉

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Then there comes the morning! You are looking at the skeeters OUTSIDE of the tent netting!
The one’s inside my tent were massacred previously during the night! 🙂

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Aerial bird’s-eye view of main camping field at Flamingo, Everglades National Park with the ill-fated Eco Tent.
The 2016 Rendezvous site was similar but in the reserved lot area.
CLICK for spin-around 360 view!

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Florida Bay & Keys Aerial VR Panoramas

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Aerial view of the Flamingo boat launch ramps in Everglades National Park. This is where most paddlers launch out into Florida Bay!
CLICK for superwide interactive panorama!

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Despite the easterly winds of 15-20 knots, a group of 19 paddlers assembled themselves at the Flamingo boat launch ramps for the last paddle of the 2016 Rendezvous on Florida Bay. I was very glad to have the assistance of paddler Tom Bonnen sweeping up this group of enthusiastic kayakers!

Due to the stiff head wind, we hugged the mangrove shoreline heading east to have a peek out over Snake Bight. The tide was also dropping, so we didn’t have much time. Large parts of this area become exposed mud flats on low tide, especially with a strong east wind!

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Group heading out in the lee along the shoreline of Florida Bay.
This trip was 100% bug-free! 🙂

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As we rounded Christian Point, we were looking out across Snake Bight into conditions similar to this. Naturally, this was the turn-around point!

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Hundreds of White Pelicans miles away in the distance over another flats bank in Florida Bay.
CLICK for: Welcoming the fall arrival of White Pelicans in Florida Bay!

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The Everglades are for the birds!

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Another scene of birds feeding on flats banks similar to what we saw in the distance on Snake Bight.
CLICK for: The hold up at First National Bank in Florida Bay!

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Paddling back to Flamingo with the wind, but with only inches of water under the boats!

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For more on paddling Florida Bay, check out:

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

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Paddler and wood worker Tom Bonnen in his custom Black Pearl Greenland-style kayak in front of the Flamingo Ranger Station.
We closed out the 2016 Florida Paddlers’ Rendezvous!

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BIG thanks to Charlie Arazoza, the Bush Paddlers and sponsors, the Florida Paddling Trails Association (FPTA) and all the great people that made this a success. I will look forward to the next Florida Paddlers’ Rendezvous!

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More pictures from the event:

SLACKERS meetup – Florida Paddlers’ Rendezvous

Miami Kayak Club – Florida Paddlers’ Rendezvous

Facebook event – Florida Paddlers’ Rendezvous

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Enjoy!

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! BLESS

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Miami River – Crocodiles and Cruise Ships!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 30, 2016

Posted in: alligator, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, canoe, everglades, fishing, flex maslan, florida, freighter ship, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, night, paddle, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, tropical, winter. Tagged: 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, American Rivers, American Rivers (Amerikas Flüsse), Amerikas Flüsse, archaeological and historical conservancy, archaeology miami, ARTE, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Biscayne Bay, Bob Carr, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, Caribbean Islands, caves, coleman 17, coleman canoe, Conservation, curtis park, Der Miami River - Krokodile und Kreuzfahrtschiffe, diego reiwald, documentary, Dr Paul George, dredge, dynamite, ecology, education, eerie darkness, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, expedition, filmmaker Katja Esson, flex maslan, Florida, follow the water, freighters, gandara marine, History, history miami museum, industrial kayak, industrial shipyard, indutrial paddle, jose luis ocejo, Katja Esson, kayak, Kayak Miami – Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, Levee, macks fish camp, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami caves, Miami fisheries, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, Miami River bridge tenders, miami river canal, miami river comission, miami river rapids, miami santeria, Miami-Dade, Miccosukee, moonlight, musa isle, night, night paddle miami, night paddling, night photography, north fork, nv200, Okeechobee Rd, Paddle, paddle miami, Photography, production, Public, ram-x canoe, River, River of Grass, Robin Haines Merrill, salinity, Santería, seminole, sewell park, sfwmd, shipping dock, ships, Smallwodd store, south florida canals, south fork, tamiami canal, Tequesta, The European Culture Channel, The Miami River - Crocodiles and Cruise Ships, Tribal Arts Project, Upper Room Art Gallery, water, water quality. Leave a comment

The Miami River – Crocodiles and Cruise Ships!

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Like many large cities, Miami has a river running through it. This superb film by Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Katja Esson is an entertaining and informative production on the Miami River. Although today much of the upper section of the river has been turned into a freshwater canal, the separated salt water tidal inlet portion still winds through downtown Miami as nature carved out. Follow a journey from it’s historical source in the Everglades and the Native peoples who first settled along it’s gentle banks, to today’s giant Cruise Ships in Biscayne Bay and the busy Port of Miami. The river has been fully dredged for maritime commerce to allow cargo freighter ships, yet at the same time there are trendy upscale restaurants along with the last remnants of once thriving commercial fisheries. This highlights one of the main themes of the film, the great contrasts and cultural diversity that exist within Miami also reflect upon the river itself!

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Flex Maslan Miami River night kayakfari paddle kayak canoe ships history Amerikas Flüsse documentary ARTE TV Katja Esson

CLICK for the fullscreen video that opens in a new tab.
ARTE TV Miami River documentary by filmmaker Katja Esson.
Amerikas Flüsse : Der Miami River – Krokodile und Kreuzfahrtschiffe.
The Miami River – Crocodiles and Cruise Ships!

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Featuring segments with:

Dr. Paul George (History Miami Museum), Bob Carr (Archaeological and Historical Conservancy), Yours truly (kayakfari), Samuel Tommie (Love the Everglades Movement), Robin Haines Merrill (Upper Room Art Gallery), Mallory Mioduchoski (Smallwood Store), Pedro Gandara (Gandara Marine), Miami’s finest on the water, sailor Ed Cudworth and Miami’s bridge tenders, fine restauranteurs and many others along the river.

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Direct link: https://vimeo.com/184833828

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My segment is the spooky night time paddling on the Miami River through the eerie “canyon” of freighters, boatyards and who knows what else. You can also see me speaking fluent German or French! 😉

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See all five films in the “Amerikas Flüsse” (American Rivers) series!

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“A behind the scenes, in the making .. night paddling on the Miami River”

CLICK for: Spooky night time paddling and filming on the Miami River with ARTE (Euro TV).
Amerikas Flüsse : Der Miami River – Krokodile und Kreuzfahrtschiffe.
The Miami River – Crocodiles and Cruise Ships!

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Blessings friends!

Happy Thanksgiving from all the Birds!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 24, 2016

Posted in: 1000mm lens, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, birding, everglades, everglades art, Everglades birds, extreme birdwatching, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, surreal art, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, art, art miami, art of the everglades, awakenthegrass, back country, bird, bird sacrifice, birding, birds, Blessings, Camp, camp cooking, camping, canoe, canoe cooking, chickee, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, cooking, cormorant, Curlew, DecoratedReality.com, digital029art, Everglades, Everglades Art, Everglades birds, everglades cooking, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades photographer, Everglades wildlife, Extreme Birdwatching, feel irie, first national bank, Fish Crow, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys, Ft Lauderdale, give thanks, good food, happy thanksgiving from the birds, Ibis, irie, island, island time, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak cooking, kayak everglades, kayak key largo, kayak keys, kayak miami, kayak miami flamingo, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key largo, keys, landscape, landscape photography, Little Blue Heron, little rabbit key, miami, Miami Kayak, national park, national sacrifice, no turkey, OSPREY, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddle thanksgiving, Paddling Florida Bay, panoramic, Pelicans, pentax, photo, Photography, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Roseate Spoonbill, Royal Tern, Ruddy Turnstone, Sea Kayaker, snowbird, South Florida, south florida kayak, Superheroes of the Everglades, SURREAL ART, t-day, ten thousand islands, thanksgiving, thanksgiving dinner, thanksgiving sacrifice, thanksgiving turkey, The Everglades are for the birds, Tricolored Heron, tropical, turkey pardon, white heron, White Pelican, Wildlife, winter in florida, Wood Stork. Leave a comment

Thanksgiving message of hope from the birds of the Everglades!

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The President says

“I hereby pardon you for your crimes ..”

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A Heron at First National Bank in Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“Crimes, what of crimes?”

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Herons like to perch on top of mangrove trees in the Everglades.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“We would just like to say”

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“Dances with Doughnuts” – flying over Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“That we are”

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Coming in for a landing atop a black mangrove tree.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“That we are innocent!”

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White Pelicans gathered along the shorelines of the Everglades.
Welcoming the fall arrival of White Pelicans in Florida Bay!

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“We live free”

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Sandpipers frolic along the Everglades shoreline.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“We move freely”

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Roseate Spoonbills flying over First National Bank in Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“Free like the wind!”

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Roseate Spoonbills flying over Florida Bay.
The Everglades are for the birds!

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“We fly because the sky is free!”

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Looking for big birds up in the sky over the Everglades.
Welcoming the fall arrival of White Pelicans in Florida Bay!

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Oh but wait, not so fast!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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More @ The Everglades are for the birds!

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

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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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Peace is Now ! Bless

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Blessings friends!

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The Choice 2016 – a paddler’s option to the USA presidential election!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 8, 2016

Posted in: 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, decorated reality, everglades, everglades art, extreme birdwatching, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, psychedelic, sea kayaker, south florida, surreal art, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, art of the everglades, beach launch, beach surf, decorated reality, DecoratedReality, DecoratedReality.com, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, Everglades birds, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, Extreme Birdwatching, face profile, face-ff, fall in florida, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, fun, higher ground, humor, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak miami flamingo, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, Keys backcountry, keys camping, little rabbit key, low tide, mangrove, miami, Miami Kayak, national park, Nest Key, nest key camping, North Nest Key, ocean kayak, outback, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, photo, Photography, political humor, presidential campaign, presidential candidate, presidential election 2016, rabbit key bank, remote, sand bar, sandbar, sandbar camping, sea kayak, Sea Kayaker, South Florida, south florida kayak, surf, the choice 2016, third choice, tim niemier, Tim Niemier President, tropical, usa 2016, water. Leave a comment

Are you contemplating either of the two main presidential candidates?

Going to the polls today?

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The Choice : 2016 USA presidential election for the leader of the free kayaking world?!
Face-off in the Everglades from DecoratedReality.com:
Suffrage on the Left -vs- a very sharp turn on the Right. 😉

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There is another choice!

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Tim Niemier is the choice of paddlers.

The only candidate who kayaks!

Yes, that’s right, Tim Niemier – the man who brought the Ocean Kayak (sit-on-tops) to the world is running for President of the United States with a “paddle-in” only campaign!

His message is simple:

“I just want folks to remember these kayaks don’t paddle themselves.

My message is that getting on the water puts you in the moment and enhances lives.”

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Go out, paddle & vote!

http://www.canoekayak.com/news/tim-niemier-president

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Enjoy – for entertainment purposes only!

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BLESS!

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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!

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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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!

The skeleton in my kayak – Dia de Muertos en los Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 2, 2016

Posted in: 420, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, canoe, dead, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, halloween, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, psychedelic, river of grass, sea kayaker, skeleton, south florida, surreal art, swamp, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: aerial pole photography, All Saints' Day, All Saints' Eve, All Souls' Day, Allhallowtide, alligator hunter, apparition, camping hell, canoe, cemetery, corpse paddler, dark art, darkness, darkness in the Everglades, day of dead, Day of the Dead, Día de los Difuntos, dead, dia de los muertos, Dia de Muertos en los Everglades, digital029art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades canoe trail, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades legend, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, eyeballs, fiction, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, folklore, fright, fun photography, ghost, ghost kayak, grave, Greenland paddle, Greenland stick, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Hallowmas, horror, humor, kaya, kaya kay, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak skeleton, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, Miami Kayak, muertos, nosferatu, November 2, offering, Paddle, paddling, Photography, prijon twister, purgatory, Sea Kayaker, skeleton, skeleton in my kayak, skull, soul, soul cake, Spooky Halloween, sugar skull, terror, the shining, triduum, tropical adventure, tropical back country, twister kayak, undead. Leave a comment

The Dead can paddle (if you let them)!

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Happy All Souls’ Day!
Kayakfari ART Photography – Dia de Muertos en los Everglades!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-dia-de-muertos-en-los-everglades-the-skeleton-in-my-kayak/

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Enjoy!

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BLESS All Souls!

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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!

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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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!

Dark, very Dark indeed – the Darkest hour at Stiltsville upon Biscayne Bay!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 18, 2016

Posted in: 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, cape florida, dead, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, halloween, history, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, lighthouse, miami, miami river canal, Milky Way, moonshine, night, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, psychedelic, sea kayaker, skeleton, south florida, stars, stiltsville, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: apparition, art of darkness, Biscayne Bay, black and white, body bag, body found, body in trash bag, bodybag, canoe, corpse, corpse paddler, dark art, dark depths, dark kayak adventure, dark stiltsville, Darkest hour at Stiltsville, darkness, day of dead, dia de los muertos, digital029art, eerie kayaking photography, eerie night paddling, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades legend, Everglades Photography, evil kayak, evil photography, fiction, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, folklore, fright, ft lauderdale kayak, fun photography, ghost kayak, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Halloween kayaking, halloween photography, halloween stiltsville, high contrast, horror, humor, kaya, kaya kay, kayafari, kayak, kayak halloween, kayak miami, kayak skeleton, kayak stiltsville, kayakay, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking photography, landscape, Magic City light, miami, Miami at night, Miami Kayak, muertos, never say die, nosferatu, Paddle, paddling, Photography, posable skeleton, re-animated, redrum, Sea Kayaker, skeleton, skull, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, spooky photography, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville photography, stiltsville village, stiltsville village upon biscayne bay, terror, the shining, tropical adventure, undead, whiskey creek, witch. Leave a comment

The Dark legend of Kaya Kay in South Florida continues..

with the Darkest hour at Stiltsville!

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CLICK for story: “In the Still of the Night”
Kayakfari ART Photography – the Darkest hour at Stiltsville upon Biscayne Bay!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-the-darkest-hour-at-stiltsville-upon-biscayne-bay/

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“I’ll be back!”

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A spooky Halloween kayaking photography special from

Stiltsville upon Biscayne Bay.

NSFK – Never Safe for Kids!

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BLESS !

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All rights reserved!

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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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Further entertaining the Darkness with Kaya Kay at Whiskey Creek!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 12, 2016

Posted in: 420, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, dead, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, halloween, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove, miami, Mizell-Johnson, mojito, moonshine, paddle, pentax, photography, port everglades, rtm disco, sea kayaker, skeleton, south florida, surreal art, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: apparition, Beach, beach kayak, beach launch, canoe, corpse, corpse paddler, dania, dania beach, dark art, dark depths, dark kayak adventure, darkness, day of dead, dia de los muertos, digital029art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades legend, everglades legends, Everglades Photography, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, excellent adventure, fiction, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, folklore, fright, ft lauderdale kayak, fun photography, ghost kayak, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, halloween photography, horror, humor, John U. Lloyd State Park, kaya, kaya kay, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak halloween, kayak skeleton, kayak whiskey creek, kayakay, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, Miami Kayak, Mizell-Johnson State Park, mojito, mojito kayak, muertos, never say die, nosferatu, Paddle, paddling, Photography, posable skeleton, re-animated, redrum, rtm disco, Sea Kayaker, seagrape, seagrape leaf, skeleton, skull, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, terror, the shining, tropical adventure, tropical back country, undead, whiskey creek, wing paddle, witch, witches brew. Leave a comment

Kaya Kay’s most excellent Dark kayaking adventure.

Presented in living color with no interruptions!

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“Wish you were here!”
Kayakfari ART Photography
Dark ART of Halloween paddling – Kaya Kay’s excellent adventure on Whiskey Creek!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/dark-art-of-halloween-paddling-kaya-kays-excellent-adventure-on-whiskey-creek/

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“I’ll be back!”

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A spooky Halloween kayaking special from Whiskey Creek.

NSFK – Never Safe for Kids!

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BLESS !

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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!

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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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!

October is Halloween month, and this year I will entertain the Darkness!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 5, 2016

Posted in: 420, aerial, alligator, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, canoe, dead, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, halloween, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, skeleton, south florida, surreal art, swamp, ten thousand islands, tropical. Tagged: aerial pole photography, alligator hunter, apparition, b&w, black and white, black sabbath, camping hell, canoe, dark art, dark depths, dark sabbath, darkness, darkness in the Everglades, day of dead, dia de los muertos, digital029art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades canoe trail, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades legend, everglades legends, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, fiction, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, folklore, fright, fun photography, gator hunters, ghost kayak, great white, great white alligator, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, halloween photography, Herman Melville, horror, humor, kaya, kaya kay, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak halloween, kayak skeleton, kayakay, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, Miami Kayak, Moby Dick, muertos, nosferatu, Paddle, paddling, Photography, redrum, Sea Kayaker, skeleton, skull, Spooky Halloween, spooky paddling, terror, the shining, tropical adventure, tropical back country, undead, white gator, witch, witches brew. Leave a comment

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Let’s start with a dark legend of the Everglades:

‘Kaya Kay’ and the Great White Alligator!

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A spooky Halloween kayaking apparition in the Everglades.

NSFK – Not Safe for Kids!

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BLESSed 8 bit Sabbath!

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All rights reserved!

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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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Paddling the engineered freshwater flow of the Miami River Canal.

Posted by Kayakfari on September 14, 2016

Posted in: airboat, alligator, Art, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, extreme birdwatching, fishing, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, lake okeechobee, landscape, miami, miami river canal, paddle, panorama, photography, plastic pollution, river, sawgrass, south florida, swamp, tamiami trail, tropical. Tagged: 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial pole photography, ART of the Miami River, art on the river, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Biscayne Bay, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, caves, Clewiston, Conservation, curtis park, dredge, dynamite, ecology, education, Everglades, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, expedition, flex maslan, follow the water, freighters, History, Hot Lips that kissed Miami Ships, industrial kayak, industrial zone, indutrial paddle, kayak, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, kayakfari.com, kayaking miami, l67, l67a, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, Levee, mack's, macks fish camp, medley, mia, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami caves, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, miami river art, miami river canal, miami river rapids, miami springs, miami springs lions club, miami tugboat, Miami-Dade, Miccosukee, musa isle, night paddle miami, night photography, okeechobee road, Photography, pollution, Public, River, river art, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, rock quarry, s-26 structure, s-3 structure, s26, salinity, seminole, sewell park, sfwmd, shipping dock, shipping lane, ships, shipyard, South Florida, south florida canals, south fork, sugarcane burning, tamiami canal, water, water conservation area, water quality, wca 3, wca 3a, wca 3b, www.artmarshall.org. Leave a comment

Paddling and exploring the Miami River Canal:

Part I – Freshwater flow.

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Explore the seldom seen sights along the Miami Canal from

Lake Okeechobee down to Miami International Airport!

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Canoeist on Lake Okeechobee with sugar cane fields burning in the background.
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Nice dreams camping along the Miami River Canal at Mack’s Fish Camp!
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Canoeing past one of the many colorful homes that abut the Miami River Canal.
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! BLESS

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All rights reserved!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

My BIG 10 inch DIY tent spikes – size does matter!

Posted by Kayakfari on August 24, 2016

Posted in: 420, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, Big 10 inch, camping, everglades, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, GIF, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, miami, paddle, south florida, swamp, tropical, winter. Tagged: 10 inch spike, 10" peg, 10" spike, 42, 420, across florida bay, adventure, aluminum tent peg, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, Beach, Big 10 inch, Blessings, Camp, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe, cape sable, clay mud, diy, east cape, Everglades, everglades camping, everglades marl mud, exploration, feel irie, fisheye, flamingo, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, fort lauderdale kayak, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, higher ground, humor, island, island camping, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak cooking, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak miami flamingo, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, Keys backcountry, keys camping, little rabbit key, mangrove, Marvin Key, Marvin Key beach, miami, Miami Kayak, national park, Nest Key, nest key camping, North Nest Key, outback, Paddle, paddle miami, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, Pelican, rabbit key bank, remote, sand bar, sandbar, sandbar camping, Sea Kayaker, size does matter, size matters, Snipe Keys, Snipe Point, South Florida, south florida kayak, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, ten thousand islands, tent peg, tent spike, tidal flats, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari. Leave a comment

Having trouble keeping your tent up?

Inadequate tent pegs letting you down?

Step up to the BIG 10 inch!

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My big 10 inch spike vs average size 6 inch common aluminum peg.

Size matters!

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Camp with confidence – enjoy 67% more holding power!

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! BLESS Big 10 inch

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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.

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DISCLAIMER:

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!

Reality Check: All that trash and paddling in Miami!

Posted by Kayakfari on July 21, 2016

Posted in: aerial, Art, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, biscayne bay, camping, cape florida, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, fishing, flex maslan, florida, ft lauderdale, island, july 4th, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, mangrove, marine trash, miami, miami river canal, night, paddle, panorama, pentax q, photography, plastic pollution, river, sea kayaker, seda glider, south florida, sun, tropical. Tagged: 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, 5 gyres, aerial, algae, algal bloom, all that trash, awakenthegrass, Beach, birds eye, Biscayne Bay, Biscayne Bay cleanup, biscayne national park, Canal, canoe, cleanup, Conservation, digital art, downtown, ecology, education, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, fishing line, flex maslan, Florida, follow the water, freighters, Ft Lauderdale, glossy Miami surface treatment, island, kayak, Kayak Miami – Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, Lake Okeechobee, land fishermen, landscape, leave no trace, littering, low tide, marine debris, marine trash, miami, miami beach trash, miami canal, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, Miami Marine Stadium, miami photo, miami photography, miami river, miami river canal, Miami-Dade, night, night paddle miami, night paddling, night photography, pace picnic island, Paddle, paddle miami, panorama, Photography, plastic pollution, pole aerial photography, Public, reality check, River, River of Grass, roots paddling, salinity, Sea Kayaker, sewer, sewer break, sfwmd, south florida canals, stiltsville village, trash-o-rama, trashed island, ugly Miami, urban paddling, water, water quality, waterway cleanup. Leave a comment

Paddling underneath that fancy Miami gloss surface treatment.

All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami!

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All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami!
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Enjoy & keep Biscayne Bay clean!

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! Bless UP

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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Adventure paddling in Heaven and summer camping in Hell!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 20, 2016

Posted in: 420, aerial, alligator, answer 42, awakenthegrass, banana boat, beach, camping, chickees, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, moonshine, night, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, psychedelic, rain, sea kayaker, seda glider, south florida, stars, summer, sun, swamp, ten thousand islands, totch brown, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 10k islands, 360, 42, 420, adventure, art, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, banana boat, black sabbath, Blessings, buff, bugs, camping hell, camping islands, camping ten thousand islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chatham river, chickee camping, chokoloskee, circular fisheye, crooked creek, crooked creek chickee, cross bay, digital029art, dio, duck rock, environment, Everglades, everglades city, Everglades history, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, exploration, face protector, fisheye lens, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, free life, frontier everglades, ft lauderdale kayak, Greenland, Greenland paddle, gulf of mexico, hammock, heaven, heaven and hell, hell, hot, hot and buggy, house hammock bay, humor, humour, huston, irie, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking ten thousand islands, keys paddling, liquor still bay, little planet, lopez river, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, mosquitoes, no-see-ums, noseeums, outlaws, Paddle, paddling, paddling in the rain, pavilion key, photo, Photography, psychedelic, psychedelic camping, sand fly, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, shine on you crazy, skeeters, south florida kayak, summer, summer camping, summer camping everglades, summer kayaking, summer paddling florida, summer rain, sun, sun shield, sunday bay, sunday bay chickee, swamp, sweetwater chickee, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, the watson place, totch, tropical, tropical paddling, Turner River, watson's place, wilderness waterway. Leave a comment

Heaven and Hell? Heaven or Hell?

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Adventure paddling and summer camping in the Ten Thousand Islands!

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Heaven or Hell: Summer paddling and camping in the Ten Thousand Islands
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Heaven or Hell: Summer paddling and camping in the Ten Thousand Islands
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Heaven or Hell: Summer paddling and camping in the Ten Thousand Islands
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Enjoy!

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It’s Heaven & Hell!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Up on Crooked Creek they sent me .. to have a little chickee camping fun!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 8, 2016

Posted in: 420, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, banana boat, camping, canoe, chickees, everglades, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, history, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, landscape, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, moonshine, night, paddle, panorama, pentax q, photography, sea kayaker, seda glider, south florida, stars, swamp, ten thousand islands, totch brown, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 360, 42, 420, adventure, art, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, banjo, banjo music, Blessings, Buffy Sainte Marie, bugs, camping hell, camping islands, camping ten thousand islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chokoloskee, circular fisheye, cripple creek, crooked creek, crooked creek chickee, cross bay, digital029art, environment, Everglades, everglades city, Everglades history, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, exploration, fisheye lens, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, free life, frontier everglades, ft lauderdale kayak, fun, goodland, gulf of mexico, happy, heaven, heaven and hell, hell, higher ground, hot, hot and buggy, house hammock bay, humor, humour, hurdles creek, huston, i hear banjos, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking ten thousand islands, keys paddling, liquor still bay, little planet, lopez river, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, old time music, outlaws, Paddle, paddle faster, paddling, parody, photo, Photography, satire, Sea Kayaker, shine on you crazy, south florida kayak, souther folk, Stringbean, summer, summer camping, summer kayaking, summer paddling florida, summer rain, sun, sunday bay, sunday bay chickee, swamp, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, totch, tropical, tropical paddling, Turner River, watson's place. Leave a comment

Old time camping on the Crooked Creek chickee in the Ten Thousand Islands of the Everglades!

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Gone up Crooked Creek to have a little chickee camping fun!
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BLESS UP!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

The 2016 Mercury transit and a Sunset with donuts in the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on May 10, 2016

Posted in: 1000mm lens, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, chickees, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, sun, tropical. Tagged: 5-9-2016, awakenthegrass, Beach, Blessings, bookeh, Camp, Camping with the Stars, canoe, canoe everglades, decorated reality, donut bookeh, donuts, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everything under the sun, feel irie, fisheye, fisheye lens, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys, island, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak camping, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, landscape photography, miami, Miami Kayak, mirror lens, national park, nice dreams, off trail, open water, outback, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddle miami, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, pentax, pentax 1000mm lens, photo, Photography, platform, rasta, reflex lens, Sea Kayaker, sky, South Florida, south florida kayak, sunspots baby, tamron 500mm lens, ten thousand islands, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari. Leave a comment

Everything under the Sun!

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Mercury transits across the Sun May 9, 2016.
The little dot at bottom is the charred planet Mercury plus some sunspots above it!

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Transit of Mercury and sunspots with some donuts for sunset!

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Sunset with donuts over Florida Bay.
Bookeh, bookeh, baby!
Available from Kayakfari Art Photography

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Everything under the Sun! 🙂

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Enjoy!

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Everything under the Sun
! Bless

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Everglades Easter Egg hunt!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 27, 2016

Posted in: 420, Art, awakenthegrass, camping, canoe, chickees, cochiti, easter, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, gladesmen, history, holidays, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, miami, moon, moonshine, night, paddle, panorama, pentax q, photography, sawgrass, sea kayaker, shark valley, slough, south florida, stars, surreal art, swamp, ten thousand islands, totch brown, tree, tropical, Willoughby. Tagged: 360, 360 panorama, art of darkness, awakenthegrass, Beach, birth of spring, Blessings, Camp, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe, canoe everglades, chekika, chekika island, circular fisheye, circular panorama, darkness, decorated reality, easter, easter eggs, egg hunt, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades easter, everglades hammock, Everglades history, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, faith in numbers, fantasy art, feel irie, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, flats, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, full moon, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, hardwood hammock, higher ground, History, Hugh L. Willoughby, hugh willoughby, island, johnson key, Johnson Key Chickee, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak camping, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak shark valley, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, Keys backcountry, landscape, landscape photography, liquor still bay, little rabbit key, low tide, mahogany, mangrove, mangrove creek, mangroves, Marvin Key, Marvin Key beach, miami, Miami Kayak, moon, moonlight, moonrise, national park, native, native american, Nest Key, nest key camping, nest keys, nice dreams, night, night panorama, North Nest Key, off trail, open water, outback, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddle miami, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, panoramic, pentax, pentax q, photo, Photography, platform, psychedelic art, rabbit key bank, rasta, rastafari, River of Grass, sand bar, sandbar, sandbar camping, Sawgrass, Sea Kayaker, seagrape hammock, seeking higher ground, seminole, Shark River slough, shark valley, shark valley hike, shoal, sky, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, spherical, spherical panorama, stars, swamp, tamiami trail, ten thousand islands, tent, tidal flats, tides, totch brown, tree canopy, tree hammock, trinity, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, water conservation area, wca, wca 3a, whole sky, whole sky panorama, wild coffee, Willoughby Key. Leave a comment

Happy Easter from the Everglades!

Where are all those Easter Eggs?

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Where in the world are the Easter Eggs of the Everglades?

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Enjoy!

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! Trinity – Bless

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More of ‘Camping with the Stars’ from the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 8, 2016

Posted in: 1000mm lens, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cape romano, chickees, eclipse, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, ft lauderdale, island, jupiter, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, Milky Way, moon, moonlight, night, orbit, paddle, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, river of grass, sea kayaker, seda glider, south florida, space, stars, surreal art, ten thousand islands, tropical, winter. Tagged: 1000/8, 11200mm, 360, 360 panorama, 360 photography, 42, 420, 5600mm, a higher ground, across florida bay, adventure, alien, answer 42, APS-C, art, art of darkness, awakenthegrass, banana boat, Barracuda Keys, Beach, big dipper, Big Pine Key, Biscayne Bay, Blessings, Callisto, Camp, camp cooking, camping, Camping with the Stars, canoe, circular fisheye, clouds, darkness, dawn, decorated reality, digital art, dreaming, east cape, Europa, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, exploration, Extreme Birdwatching, extreme high tide, faith in numbers, fantasy art, feel irie, first national bank, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, fishing, fitness, flamingo, flats, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay forever, florida bay kayak, florida bay photography, florida keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, fort lauderdale kayak, full moon, galaxy, Galilean moons, Ganymede, gentle giant, giant lens, grass beds, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, Greenland stick, gulf of mexico, high tide, high tides, higher, Higher Consciousness, higher ground, Hubble, Hubble Jr., Io, irie, island, johnson key, Johnson Key Chickee, jupiter, jupiter moons, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak camping, kayak cooking, kayak florida keys, kayak key west, kayak miami, kayak miami flamingo, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, key west, keys, Keys backcountry, keys camping, keys colors, Kytice z pověstí národních, landscape, landscape photography, light pollution, lights, little rabbit key, low tide, lunar eclipse, mangrove, mangrove creek, mangrove tunnel, Marvin Key, Marvin Key beach, mathematics, matrix, mental health, mental health plan, miami, Miami Kayak, milky way, milky way galaxy, monster lens, moon, moonlight, moonrise, national park, nice dreams, night, night panorama, open water, orion, outback, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddle miami, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, panoramic, Pelican, pentax, pentax 1000mm, Pentax K-01, pentax lens, pentax q, perpetual dawn, photo, Photography, planetary alignment, planets, platform, polaris, psychedelic art, rabbit key bank, rasta, rastafari, reach, remote, safety valve, sand bar, sandbar, sandbar camping, satellite, Sea Kayaker, Seda, seda glider, seeking higher ground, shoal, sky, smc 1000mm, Snipe Keys, Snipe Point, South Florida, south florida kayak, spherical, spherical panorama, spin around, stars, Sugarloaf Key, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, super moon, super-telephoto, supermoon, temporary place, temporary space, ten thousand islands, The Water Goblin (Vodnik) Op.107, tidal flats, tides, total eclipse, travel, trinity, tripod, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, turtle grass, venus, whole sky, whole sky panorama, wildlife refuge, winter, winter 2016. Leave a comment

This week on ‘Camping with the Stars’.

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Now with even more fantastic imagery from the darkness of the Everglades!

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Temporary tidal space and Faith in Numbers.
Full moon camping on a sandbar in the lower Keys!

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The bright full moon with Jupiter and four of it’s largest moons, winter 2016.

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Closeup of Jupiter and it’s Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

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ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars!

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Introducing the 14% larger and 30% brighter supermoon rising over Florida Bay!

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A very cool planetary alignment in the southern sky just before dawn.

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Afterglow of the sunset and a nearly whole sky view as the stars come out to play!

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Bright Venus rising above Johnson Key in the eastern sky before dawn.

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ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars!

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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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© 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.

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!Moonlight – Bless

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A premature Valentine’s Day encounter in the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on February 13, 2016

Posted in: 420, Art, awakenthegrass, barbie, canoe, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, GIF, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, miami, paddle, photography, river of grass, south florida, sun, surreal art, swamp, ten thousand islands, tropical, winter. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 42, 420, adventure, art, Art Exhibit, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, awareness, back country, barbie, barbie art, barbie fantasy, barbie kayak, Beach, Biscayne Bay, camping, camping islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, colors, cupid, day dream, daydream, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, doll, dream, encounter at shark point, Environmental Art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades encounter, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida landscape, fun, funscape, Grass, humor, humour, island, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, love, mangroves, miami, miami art, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, miami surreal, Miami-Dade, nice dreams, Paddle, panorama, panoramic, pentax wg-3, perfect day, photo, Photography, pink, plastic worlds, plasticworlds, plasticworlds.com, premature, premature valentine, premature valentines, redhead, satire, Sea Kayaker, sexy, shark point, SURREAL, SURREAL ART, SURREAL EVERGLADES, Surreal photographer, swamp, ten thousand islands, time, tropical, tropical adventure, valentine, valentine's day, valentines. Leave a comment

Was it over before it began? You’re in Love!

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A day early, was it over before it began? Happy Valentine’s Day!
CLICK for: ART of a Dream – an Everglades encounter at Shark Point.

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ART of a Dream – an Everglades encounter at Shark Point.

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You may also like the PERFECT DOLL series from PlasticWorlds.com

“Perfect Doll” series from PlasticWorlds.com
Possibly NSFW – but you decide which is pr0n, which is art or which is an illusion!

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Enjoy!

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You’re in Love – BLESS!

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© 2016 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / plasticworlds.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!

Spooky night time paddling and filming on the Miami River with ARTE (Euro TV)

Posted by Kayakfari on February 10, 2016

Posted in: awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, canoe, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, freighter ship, gladesmen, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, miami, miami river canal, Miccosukee, nasa, native, night, paddle, photography, river, river of grass, south florida, space, swamp, tropical, winter. Tagged: 1922 swing bridge, 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, American Rivers, American Rivers (Amerikas Flüsse), Amerikas Flüsse, Apollo–Soyuz, ARTE, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Biscayne Bay, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, Caribbean Islands, caves, chicken sacrifice, Clewiston, coleman 17, coleman canoe, Conservation, curtis park, documentary, dredge, dynamite, Союз — Аполлон, ecology, education, eerie darkness, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, expedition, filmmaker Katja Esson, flex maslan, Florida, florida trail association, follow the water, freighters, gandara marine, History, industrial kayak, industrial shipyard, indutrial paddle, Katja Esson, kayak, Kayak Miami – Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, Levee, macks fish camp, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami caves, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, miami river canal, miami river rapids, miami santeria, Miami-Dade, Miccosukee, moonlight, musa isle, night, night paddle miami, night paddling, night photography, north fork, nv200, Okeechobee Rd, orbit, Paddle, paddle miami, paddle up on the himmarshee canal, palmer lake, Photography, production, Public, ram-x canoe, River, River of Grass, Robin Haines Merrill, salinity, Santería, seminole, sewell park, sfwmd, shipping dock, ships, south florida canals, south fork, space link-up, tamiami canal, The European Culture Channel, Tribal Arts Project, Upper Room Art Gallery, water, water quality. 1 Comment

“Behind the scenes, in the making of ..”

Recently I had the pleasure of participating in an ARTE (The European Culture Channel) production segment about the Miami River directed by Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Katja Esson. She has been working with her production team on a new five part documentary series – American Rivers (Amerikas Flüsse) in German and French for the European market.

Thanks to artist Robin Haines Merrill of the Upper Room Art Gallery, I was put in touch with the production. Robin has been filming in the Everglades with Katja and is also responsible for bringing traditional Native arts into the public light with the Tribal Arts Project and events like Paddle Up on the Himmarshee Canal.

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Bringing out the big boat canoe – “Indian Head”. The better to hold the film crew!

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This segment shot on the Miami River at night took the film crew past some key historical sights and rarely seen parts of today’s Miami. Katja saw some of my images from a previous trip Kayak Miami – Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River and was interested in filming in the dark industrial shipyard section of the Miami River.

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Historic points of interest on the Miami River.

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I chose the meet up and launch at Curtis Park for ease of access to the historical sites and the industrial shipping zone. Curtis Park has a simple boat ramp into the river that made launching easy, but there was a lot of very slick algal growth on submerged concrete.

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The high tide had brought in a lot of trash to the boat ramp at Curtis Park.
CLICK for: All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami!

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Among the debris were parts of a mostly whole chicken, likely a Santería sacrificial offering.
We weren’t sure if this took place on-site or just washed up with the tide.

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Katja Esson and crew filming on the dock at Curtis Park.

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This 17 foot Coleman canoe easily accommodated Katja, the cameraman and myself while they filmed before sunset on the Miami River.

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For this trip I brought out ‘Indian Head’, a large 17 foot plastic canoe. The crew wanted to be in the same boat with me and film with all their gear before sunset. This canoe is no speedster, but is very stable and was a great choice. After dark, the production team transitioned onto a powerboat so they could film me paddling as per their requirements. While waiting for the powerboat, the team taped a mic onto my chest, but no one could really tell that I was wearing a “wire”! 😉

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Production crew powerboat was provided by the folks at Gandara Marine on the river. They’ve been there about 30 years and have seen Miami change and grow.
It’s interesting that the two boats are the same length!

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Between Curtis Park and the Tamiami Canal connector there once were actual river rapids back when the Miami River was still free flowing!
There is nothing left of that today except a very small park bearing the ‘rapids’ name.

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At the entrance to the Tamiami Canal connector on the Miami River.
We were just in time to see this old swing bridge from 1922 open and close for some boat traffic!

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Paddling a canoe of this size solo took some decent effort on my part. Going ‘upstream’ there was some current so I switched to a 230cm kayak paddle to make the best of it. Past the Tamiami Canal connector the water was still and flat which added to the eerieness of the experience!

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Paddling through the eerie industrial darkness on a previous trip.
CLICK for: Kayak Miami – Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River

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Once past the Tamiami Canal connector there was no more powerboat traffic, just the large ocean going freighters, barges and lights, sounds & diesel fumes!

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Production team in the powerboat as I paddled along past giant freighters loaded with old SUV’s and mattresses bound for the Caribbean Islands!

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Interestingly I was both a guide and a subject for the film crew as we cruised the eerie industrial darkness of the Miami River canal!

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Solo paddling a canoe on the Miami River canal for the camera.

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For some reason this pic makes me think of the historic 1975 Soyuz-Apollo spacecraft docking in orbit.
A link-up in the darkness! 😉

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Союз — Аполлон

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Striking parallels: “Jesus is the Rock” and the industrial rock quarries on the Miami River canal that have literally built the foundation of modern South Florida!
CLICK for: River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014 – City and civilization on the Miami River Canal.

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You may also like ‘Perspectives on the Miami River‘ from Kayakfari ART!
CLICK for: ART of the Miami River – Perspectives of water and people on the move.

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Waving goodbye to Katja and crew as they continued on with their production schedule.

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‘Indian Head’ at Curtis Park after a successful trip on the Miami River canal.

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Special thanks to Katja Esson and a big thanks to Robin Haines Merrill for this opportunity!

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The finished film is brilliant, click below to watch it!

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CLICK for fullscreen video that opens in a new tab.
ARTE TV Miami River documentary by filmmaker Katja Esson.
Amerikas Flüsse : Der Miami River – Krokodile und Kreuzfahrtschiffe.
The Miami River – Crocodiles and Cruise Ships!

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Direct link: https://vimeo.com/184833828

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I drove back home along Okeechobee Rd which parallels the river while reminiscing of another canoe trip down the Miami River in 2014.
CLICK for: River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014 – Miami River Canal out to Biscayne Bay.

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I thought of how dramatically the Miami River has changed over the last 100 years.
The remote Macks Fish Camp further up on the canal is about as close as we can get to that ‘old time’ feel today.
CLICK for: River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014 – Miami River canal paddling in a Water Conservation Area.

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Enjoy!

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Row, fisherman, Row BLESS!

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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.

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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!

Taylor Slough 2015 Invitational paddle – Halloween edition!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 20, 2015

Posted in: 420, aerial, airboat, alligator, awakenthegrass, canoe, dead, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, gladesmen, halloween, history, holidays, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, miami, Milky Way, night, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, skeleton, slough, south florida, stars, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 9 mile. nine mile pond, aerial pole photography, alligator, alligator hunter, alligator skull, apparition, awakenthegrass, b&w, birds eye, birds eye view, black and white, black sabbath, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, corpse paddler, Craighead Pond, cypress, cypress hill, cypress tree, dark art, dark sabbath, darkness, darkness in the Everglades, Day of the Dead, dia de los muertos, digital art, digital029art, dugout, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades canoe trail, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades legend, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, fun photography, ghost, ghost gator, ghost kayak, ghost of a gator, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Grass, grass paddling, great white alligator, Halloween, halloween art, halloween kayak, Halloween on the Taylor Slough, horror, humor, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak skeleton, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, nosferatu, off trail, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, panoramic, pentax q, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, purgatory, River of Grass, Running down the Taylor Slough, Sawgrass, Shark River slough, skeleton, skeleton in my kayak, skull, Slough, Spooky Halloween, sugar skull, swamp, taylor slough, tree hammock, tropical adventure, tropical back country, undead. Leave a comment

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Just when you thought it was safe for Thanksgiving ..

it’s time for

Halloween on the Taylor Slough!

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Charlie and Frank paddling it out in the grass on the 2015 EEN Taylor Slough Halloween Invitational run!

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Hey Charlie, stay out of the passing lane, will ya!

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Jim grass paddling at the 2015 EEN Taylor Slough Halloween Invitational!

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T”was Halloween on the slough!

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Lighting up the darkness on Craighead Pond.

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Finish before dark on Halloween ? A ha ha ha ha .. ha!

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Halloween on the Taylor Slough!

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! BLESS

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© 2015 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.

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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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The Dead can kayak in the Everglades – Dia de los Muertos edition!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 2, 2015

Posted in: 420, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, canoe, dead, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, gladesmen, halloween, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, river of grass, sea kayaker, skeleton, south florida, surreal art, swamp, tropical. Tagged: aerial pole photography, All Saints' Day, All Saints' Eve, All Souls' Day, Allhallowtide, alligator hunter, apparition, b&w, black and white, black sabbath, camping hell, canoe, cemetery, corpse paddler, curious george, dark art, dark depths, dark sabbath, darkness, darkness in the Everglades, day of dead, Day of the Dead, Día de los Difuntos, dead, dia de los muertos, digital029art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades canoe trail, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades legend, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, eyeballs, fiction, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, folklore, fright, fun photography, gator hunters, ghost, ghost kayak, grave, great white, great white alligator, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Hallowmas, Herman Melville, horror, humor, kaya, kaya kay, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak skeleton, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, Mexico, miami, Miami Kayak, Moby Dick, muertos, nosferatu, November 2, offering, Paddle, paddling, Photography, purgatory, Sea Kayaker, skeleton, skeleton in my kayak, skull, soul, soul cake, Spooky Halloween, sugar skull, terror, the shining, triduum, tropical adventure, tropical back country, undead. Leave a comment

Dia de Muertos en los Everglades.

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Some people have a skeleton in the closet, but I have a skeleton in my kayak!

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CLICK any pic to enter!

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“Are we having fun yet?”
Kayakfari ART Photography – Kayaking Dia de los Muertos in the Everglades!

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“This is my good side”
Kayakfari ART Photography – Kayaking Dia de los Muertos in the Everglades!

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“Dia de Muertos en los Everglades”
Kayakfari ART Photography – Kayaking Dia de los Muertos in the Everglades!

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The Dead can paddle the Everglades !

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-dia-de-muertos-en-los-everglades-the-skeleton-in-my-kayak/

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Enjoy!

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BLESS All Souls!

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© 2015 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.

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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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!

A Dark Sabbath in the Everglades: The Halloween legend of “Kaya Kay”!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 28, 2015

Posted in: 420, aerial, alligator, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, camping, canoe, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, gladesmen, halloween, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove, miami, photography, river of grass, sea kayaker, shark valley, skeleton, swamp, Willoughby. Tagged: aerial pole photography, alligator hunter, apparition, b&w, black and white, black sabbath, camping hell, canoe, curious george, dark art, dark depths, dark sabbath, darkness, darkness in the Everglades, day of dead, dia de los muertos, digital029art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades artist, everglades camping, everglades canoe trail, everglades hell, everglades kayak, everglades legend, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, evil everglades, evil kayak, evil photography, eyeballs, fiction, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, folklore, fright, fun photography, gator hunters, ghost kayak, great white, great white alligator, Halloween, halloween art, halloween camping, halloween kayak, Herman Melville, horror, humor, kaya, kaya kay, kayafari, kayak, kayak camping, kayak skeleton, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, Miami Kayak, Moby Dick, muertos, nosferatu, Paddle, paddling, Photography, Sea Kayaker, skeleton, skull, Spooky Halloween, terror, the shining, tropical adventure, tropical back country, undead, white gator, witch, witches brew. Leave a comment

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The dark legend of Kaya Kay and the Great White Alligator!

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A spooky Halloween kayaking apparition in the Everglades – NSFK. Not Safe for Kids!

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This year Halloween falls on the Dark Sabbath!

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CLICK any pic – if you DARE!

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“Kaya Kay – the ghost paddler of the Everglades”
Kayakfari ART Photography – a Darkness in the Everglades!

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“Never too dark to paddle”
Kayakfari ART Photography – a Darkness in the Everglades!

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“Great white beast of the dark depths”
Kayakfari ART Photography – a Darkness in the Everglades!

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“The Darkest Sabbath”
Kayakfari ART Photography – a Darkness in the Everglades!

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May your Halloween paddling be filled with fright and darkness!

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BLESS 8 bit Sabbath!

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© 2015 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.

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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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!

Friday afternoon FUN paddling & camping day dreaming!

Posted by Kayakfari on September 25, 2015

Posted in: 420, aerial, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, camping, chickees, cooking, everglades, everglades art, extreme birdwatching, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, ft lauderdale, halloween, hat, history, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, landscape, miami, paddle, panorama, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, shark valley, slough, south florida, surf ski, surfski, ten thousand islands, totch brown, tropical, Whole Lotta Rosie. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 360, 360 panorama, 360 photography, 42, 420, adventure, amok time, animated gifs, art, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, Beach, beach camping, Blessings, bugs, camping hell, camping islands, camping ten thousand islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chickees, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, circle of life, circular fisheye, cooking, daydream, digital art, digital029art, ecology, education, environment, Everglades, everglades bridge, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, everglades pizza, evil joker, exploration, first national bank, fisheye lens, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, ft lauderdale kayak, fun, funscape, gifs, Grass, gulf of mexico, halloween camping, happy, head in the clouds, heaven, heaven and hell, hell, higher ground, hot, hot and buggy, humor, humour, island, johnson key, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking ten thousand islands, keys paddling, liquor still, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, nice dreams, open water, Paddle, paddling, parody, photo, Photography, pizza, rain, Rosie, satire, Sea Kayaker, sea snake, Slough, sombrero, south florida kayak, summer, summer camping, summer kayaking, summer paddling florida, summer rain, sun, sunset, tamiami trail. skyway bridge, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, tropical, tropical paddling, wet camp, white heron, whole chickee panorama. Leave a comment

Fun gifs for all your Friday PM weekend-daydreaming needs!

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When carrying a surf ski turns into the longest hat.
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Great White Heron vs sea snake (Final: 1-0) in the flats.
CLICK for The hold up at First National Bank in Florida Bay.

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Looping around under the new Tamiami Everglades Skyway bridge.
CLICK for She’s a whole lotta Kayak – A tribute to Rosie and all the plus sized kayaks out there!

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Phasing in and out of time in the 10000 Islands.
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360 Chickee Camp Cam!
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The circle of Life in the Everglades!
CLICK for Camping Hell in the Ten Thousand Islands.

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That face when you chop up your garlic and onions!
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Delicious sunset over Florida Bay progression.
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Evil laugh of the Joker!
CLICK for What’s in your hatch? Halloween evil kayak camping humor – TGIF!

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These gifs have been approved for all audiences.

Click through for matching stories!

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Enjoy & have a great wk-end!

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!BLESS

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© 2015 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.

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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!

Time portal into the old Ten Thousand Islands (Enter at own Risk)

Posted by Kayakfari on September 17, 2015

Posted in: 420, Art, awakenthegrass, canoe, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, gladesmen, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, moonshine, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, ten thousand islands, totch brown, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 360, 42, 420, adventure, art, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, battle of the bulge, Blessings, bugs, camping hell, camping islands, camping ten thousand islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chokoloskee, circular fisheye, clandestino, corn liquor, daydream, digital art, digital029art, distillery, drug war, ecology, education, enter at own risk, environment, Everglades, everglades city, Everglades history, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, exploration, fisheye lens, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, free life, frontier everglades, ft lauderdale kayak, fun, funscape, gifs, goodland, Grass, gulf of mexico, happy, heaven, heaven and hell, hell, higher ground, hot, hot and buggy, house hammock bay, humor, humour, huston, island, john J brown, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking ten thousand islands, keys paddling, liquor, liquor still, liquor still bay, lsb, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, necessity, nice dreams, old Whiskey Creek, open water, outlaws, Paddle, paddling, parody, photo, Photography, pink floyd, pot smuggling, prohibition, rain, satire, Sea Kayaker, shine, shine on you crazy, south florida kayak, squall, summer, summer camping, summer kayaking, summer paddling florida, summer rain, sun, swamp, swamp shine, swamp whiskey, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, time portal, totch, tropical, tropical paddling, wet camp, Whiskey, WWII. 2 Comments

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Shine on you crazy Outlaws!

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Hidden history in the Everglades at Liquor Still Bay.

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((( cue soundtrack & click pic to enter )))

“Outlaw Time Portal”
Available from Kayakfari ART Photography.
Entering a time portal into the Prohibition era of the old Everglades!

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ART at Liquor Still Bay – hidden history in the Everglades

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Enjoy!

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Poor Man’s Whiskey – Darkside of The Moonshine!

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© 2015 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.

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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!

Does the Florida summer ever really end? Gone camping anyway!

Posted by Kayakfari on September 10, 2015

Posted in: 420, aerial, alligator, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, canoe, chickees, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, holidays, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, Milky Way, paddle, photography, rain, river of grass, sea kayaker, south florida, sun, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 360, 360 panorama, 360 photography, 42, 420, adventure, amok, amok hammock, amok time, animated gifs, art, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, Beach, beach camping, Blessings, bugs, camping hell, camping islands, camping ten thousand islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chickees, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, circular fisheye, daydream, digital art, digital029art, ecology, education, environment, Everglades, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, exploration, fisheye lens, fitness, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, ft lauderdale kayak, fun, funscape, gifs, Grass, green hulk, gulf of mexico, happy, head in the clouds, heaven, heaven and hell, hell, higher ground, hot, hot and buggy, humor, humour, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking ten thousand islands, keys paddling, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, nice dreams, open water, Paddle, paddling, parody, photo, Photography, rain, satire, Sea Kayaker, Slough, sombrero, south florida kayak, squall, summer, summer camping, summer kayaking, summer paddling florida, summer rain, sun, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, tent, tropical, tropical paddling, turtle grass, wet camp, whole chickee panorama, whole tent panorama. Leave a comment

Heaven and Hell camping in the Ten Thousand Islands of southwestern Florida.

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End of summer Everglades adventure camping. Fun previews for all your daydreaming needs!

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Kayak Ted run amok on the Sweetwater Chickee in the Everglades!

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Amok time on a chickee, like a fool in the rain! 😉

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The rain. The sweet rain mercifully drops temperatures to the mid 70’s!

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Kayaker Lisa D. encounters a manatee in the Ten Thousand Islands.

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“Hello, tent!”
On the beach at Pavillion Key in the Ten Thousand Islands.

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This Preview has been approved for all audiences and is a follow up on the previously infamous:

Camping Hell in the Ten Thousand Islands

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Full story:

Heaven or Hell: Summer paddling and camping in the Ten Thousand Islands!

Heaven or Hell: Summer paddling and camping in the Ten Thousand Islands!

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Enjoy!

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It’s Heaven & Hell
! BLESS

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© 2015 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.

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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!

Keep your feet firmly in the kayak and stay limber!

Posted by Kayakfari on September 3, 2015

Posted in: 420, airboat, alligator, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, camping, chickees, east everglades, everglades, first national bank, flex maslan, florida bay, Florida Keys, flugtag, hiking, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, key biscayne, keys, miami, new mexico, paddle, photography, port everglades, redbull, river of grass, sea kayaker, slough, south florida, surf ski, surfski, Whole Lotta Rosie. Tagged: 10000, 10000 islands, 42, 420, AC/DC Whole Lotta Rosie, adventure, Alligator light, alligator lighthouse, alligator reef, art, art of the bay, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, Beach, Big Cypress, Biscayne Bay, biscayne trash, Blessings, booties, camel toe, cameltoe, camping florida bay, camping hell, camping islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, chickees, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, circular fisheye, digital art, digital029art, ecology, education, environment, Everglades, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, exploration, exploring florida bay, fat kayak, feet, first national bank, fisheye lens, fitness, flamingo, flats, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay kayak, florida bay kayaking, florida keys, foot, foot brace. camel toe, foot pegs, footwear, ft lauderdale kayak, fun, funscape, garbage, Grass, grass beds, green hulk, gulf of mexico, happy, head in the clouds, higher ground, humor, humour, i spy camel toe, ice paddling, islamorada, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak biscayne bay, kayak everglades, kayak florida keys, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking shoes, key biscayne, key largo, keys, keys paddling, keys snorkeling, lower Keys, mangrove canopy, mangroves, miami, Miami Kayak, miami trash, Miami-Dade, nice dreams, open water, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddle new river, paddling, Paddling Florida Bay, parody, Peek-a-Boo, Peekaboo, photo, Photography, plus size kayak, Rosie, sand spurs, sandspurs, satire, Sea Kayaker, shoes, sit on top, sliding pegs, sliding rudder, Slough, snorkel, snorkeling, sombrero, south florida kayak, stand up, stuck, summer, sun, SuP, tavernier, ten thousand islands, the Keys, toe, toes, trash, tropical, tropical paddling, turtle grass, upper keys, whole lotta kayak, Whole Lotta Rosie. Leave a comment

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This one is all about the feet, many various feet. So follow along – each pic is clickable for a related story!

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Most paddlers don’t think much about their feet. They tend to focus more on their arms, their hips and their paddles. But the foot is an important and integral part of kayaking and any paddling in general. Along with the hips and thighs, the feet anchor a paddler in or on top of the craft. Foot protection and footwear come in many forms and styles. As with distinctive paddling hats, footwear also sets paddlers apart!

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All toes on board at Whiskey Creek in Dania Beach, Florida.
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Kayaking Whiskey Creek & John U Lloyd State Park.

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I spy camel toe booties at Alligator Light Reef!
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Kayaking to Alligator Light Reef in the upper Keys.

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Footwear for kayaking to an Everglades tree island hammock.
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Grass Paddling in the East Everglades Expansion Area.

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Camo bugsuit with sandals could result in camo-toe! 😉
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Full moon paddling on the historic Miami River.

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Attitude may be everything, but still, you wouldn’t like me when I’m hungry!
CLICK for story!

Attitude IS Everything, Kayaking IS Anger management!

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The view from within, the feet on the pedals!
Putting up a shelf – creating underdeck storage space inside the kayak cockpit!
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Putting up a shelf – creating underdeck storage space inside the kayak cockpit!

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The feet will let you know when there is a problem or a mismatch with foot pegs or foot pads. Whether fixed, adjustable or sliding, a properly customized fit ensures maximum control and comfort while on the water. In a sit on top you’ll always be looking at your feet. In a traditional kayak, you might not see them but you’ll be feeling and using them – or should be! Sea Kayaks and traditional sit inside kayaks usually have adjustable foot bars or foot pegs. Most sit on top style kayaks have several fixed molded in foot braces. In either case you want to adjust your foot position so that your feet are pushing your butt back into the seat. This will help to keep your lower back straight and in a slightly forward leaning position.

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Great video on proper foot positioning from Nigel Foster via Paddling.net

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I often see paddlers sit in their boat and immediately lean back as if at home in a recliner. You never want to be leaning back into the backrest unless you’re taking a break! Otherwise you’ll be in the wrong position for actual paddling and harmfully compressing your spine! You may need to readjust or re-position your seat straps to accomplish this. The lean forward position is not only good for paddling, it’s also really good for your lower back.

The feet are the key for proper paddling posture!

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Counting toes and bugs while camping in Hell!
CLICK for story!

Camping Hell in the Ten Thousand Islands.

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Black Everglades muck on the feet in the Ten Thousand Islands.
CLICK for story!

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Pulling the feet out in Big Cypress.
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Hiking among the Big Cypress.

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Ooops, looks like we got cheated. Somebody slipped in a hand! 😉
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Kayaking the River of Grass – a Shark River Slough Expedition!

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Therapeutic mud treatment of Florida Bay.
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The hold up at First National Bank in Florida Bay.

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Tip toeing over First National Bank in Florida Bay.
CLICK for story!

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My feet seeking Higher ground in the Lower Keys!
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Higher ground in the Lower Keys and Faith in Numbers!

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Fins on the feet snorkeling at Little Rabbit Key in Florida Bay.
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Kayaking and snorkeling at Little Rabbit Key in Florida Bay.

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Odd pairing – washed up footwear and all that trash in Biscayne Bay.
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All that trash – the ugly side of kayaking in Miami!

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The feet will thank you for your attention. Choose footwear wisely!

Keep your eyes on the horizon, and your feet in the kayak!

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Sand spurs love the feet. Ouch!
CLICK for story!

The best little Piano Bar in Miami!

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Paddling in Miami with feet on the pegs and a walking stick.
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Paddling to a Red Bull Flugtag downtown Miami kayak and boating party!

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Snow boots keeping toes warm paddling in a Winter Wonderland of ice and sun.
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Paddling in a Winter Wonderland of ice and sun on the Rio Grande in New Mexico.

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Get up, stand Up on my feet paddling a kayak SuP style through a mangrove canopy.
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She’s a whole lotta Kayak!

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Kayak? Kayak shoes or kayak skis? Walking on water and a most painful split!
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Trips, sea stories and Pics!

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Bottoms up. Keeping her happy feet in the clouds! 🙂
That’s all I gotta say about that!

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Keep your head above the water and let your feet lead the way!

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Enjoy!

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! BLESS

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© 2015 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.

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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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Paddling around Bahia Honda State Park in Florida’s Keys!

Posted by Kayakfari on August 27, 2015

Posted in: 420, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, decorated reality, everglades, everglades art, fishing, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, history, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, Milky Way, moon, moonlight, night, paddle, panorama, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 180, 180 panorama, 42, 420, 7 mile bridge, a higher ground, adventure, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial pole photography, art, Bay side, Beach, Big Pine Key, Camp, camp cooking, colors, coral, Coral Reef, crabs, decorated reality, digital art, Everglades Art, exploration, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, full moon, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, Greenland stick, ground level view, gulf, gulf of mexico, henry flagler, high tide, higher, Higher Consciousness, higher ground, History, horseshoe crab, into the sun, island, kayak, kayak camping, kayak cooking, kayak florida keys, kayak key west, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key west, keys, Keys backcountry, keys camping, keys colors, keys history, landscape, landscape photography, low tide, mangrove, mangrove creek, mangrove tunnel, miami, Miami Kayak, mind the gap, night, over the hill, overseas highway, overseas railroad, Paddle, paddle miami, panorama, panoramic, pap, pastel, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, sand bar, sandbar, satellite, Sea Kayaker, shells, shoal, skyline, snorkel, snorkeling, stars, stick, Sugarloaf Key, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, sun, sunrise, tidal flats, tides, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, underwater, us 1, wildlife refuge. Leave a comment

Bahia Honda State Park – Kayaking through history along Florida’s lower Keys.

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Bahia Honda State Park – Kayaking through history along Florida’s lower Keys!
“Mind the Gap!”
Also available from Kayakfari ART Photography!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/random-gallery-2/florida-south-florida/florida-bay-keys/bahia-honda-state-park/

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Try these interactive panoramas:

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Aerial and VR Panoramas from Kayakfari.com

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

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Happy Virtual Paddling – Enjoy!

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BLESS!

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© 2015 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.

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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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Kayaking Bahia Honda Key – Florida’s lower Keys paddling panoramas!

Posted by Kayakfari on August 24, 2015

Posted in: 420, aerial, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, tropical. Tagged: 180, 180 panorama, 42, 420, 7 mile bridge, a higher ground, adventure, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial pole photography, art, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Bahia Honda, bahia honda bridge, bahia honda key, Bay side, Beach, Camp, camp cooking, colors, Coral Reef, crabs, decorated reality, digital art, double decker brdige, Everglades Art, exploration, fishing, fitness, Flagler's Railroad, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, florida keys paddling, full moon, Greenland stick, ground level view, gulf, gulf of mexico, henry flagler, high tide, higher, Higher Consciousness, higher ground, horseshoe crab, into the sun, island, kayak, kayak bahia honda, kayak camping, kayak cooking, kayak florida keys, kayak key west, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key west, keys, Keys backcountry, keys camping, keys colors, keys geology, keys history, landscape, landscape photography, little Bahia Honda, low tide, lower Keys, mangrove, mangrove creek, mangrove tunnel, miami, Miami Kayak, night, overseas highway, overseas railroad, Paddle, paddle miami, panorama, panoramic, pap, pastel, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, sand bar, sandbar, satellite, Sea Kayaker, seven mile bridge, shells, shoal, skyline, snorkel, stars, stick, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, sun, sunrise, tidal flats, tides, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, underwater, us 1, wildlife refuge. Leave a comment

Three views kayaking around the iconic Bahia Honda Key bridge gateways to Florida’s lower Keys.

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A lil crashing surf on the limestone rocks of Little Bahia Honda Key frame Henry Flagler’s Overseas Railroad bridge in this Keys colors panorama.
CLICK for interactive panorama!

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Panorama from the top of the sectioned double decker Bahia Honda bridge and the Overseas Highway.
CLICK for interactive panorama!

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A serene 180 panorama from the ocean side beach of Bahia Honda Key with the Seven Mile Bridge in the distance.
CLICK for interactive panorama!

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Try more interactive panoramas:

Aerial and VR Panoramas from Kayakfari.com

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

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Happy Virtual Paddling – Enjoy!

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BLESS!
“Buscándote”

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© 2015 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.

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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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Seeking Higher ground in the Lower Keys and Faith in Numbers!

Posted by Kayakfari on August 19, 2015

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Part Three:

Temporary tidal space and Faith in Numbers!

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Summertime kayaking and camping in the lower Keys backcountry on a temporary sandbar base location.

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“Red tent, Blue tent”
Higher ground in the Lower Keys and Faith in Numbers!
Part Three: Temporary tidal space and Faith in Numbers!
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You take the blue tent, the story ends here. You wake up on your thermarest and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red tent, you stay in wonderland, and we’ll just see how deep that rabbit hole goes.

This is your last chance!

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Happy Paddling – Enjoy!

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BLESS!
“Red tent, Blue tent”

Seeking Higher ground in the Lower Keys and Faith in Numbers!

Posted by Kayakfari on August 10, 2015

Posted in: 420, aerial, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, everglades, everglades art, fishing, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, hat, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, paddle, panorama, photography, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, sun, tropical. Tagged: 360, 360 panorama, 360 photography, 42, 420, a higher ground, adventure, aerial, aerial 360, aerial kayak, aerial photo, aerial pole photography, art, banana boat, Barracuda Keys, Bay side, Beach, Big Pine Key, Biscayne Bay, blimp, burnt, Camp, camp cooking, colors, Coral Reef, crabs, Cudjoe Key, decorated reality, digital art, Everglades Art, exploration, Extreme Birdwatching, faith in numbers, fat albert, fisheye, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, full moon, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, Greenland stick, ground level view, gulf, gulf of mexico, high tide, higher, Higher Consciousness, higher ground, horseshoe crab, into the sun, island, kayak, kayak camping, kayak cooking, kayak florida keys, kayak key west, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, key west, keys, Keys backcountry, keys camping, keys colors, landscape, landscape photography, low tide, mangrove, mangrove creek, mangrove tunnel, Marvin Key, Marvin Key beach, miami, Miami Kayak, night, Paddle, paddle miami, panorama, panoramic, pap, pastel, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, ride, safety valve, sand bar, sandbar, sandbar camping, satellite, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, seeking higher ground, shells, shoal, skyline, Snipe Keys, Snipe mangroves, Snipe Point, snorkel, spatial distortion, stars, stick, sugarloaf, Sugarloaf Key, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, sun, sunrise, surf ski, surfski, temporary place, temporary space, tidal flats, tides, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, underwater, wildlife refuge. Leave a comment

Part Two:

A Lower Keys Roundabout!

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Summertime kayaking and exploration of the lower Keys backcountry from a sandbar base location. Featuring kayak photography and paddling and snorkeling Marvin Key and the Snipe Keys!

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Higher ground in the Lower Keys and Faith in Numbers!
Part Two: A Lower Keys Roundabout!
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The Keys are a paradise world of delicious blue-green aquamarine colors and hues.

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Select images available from Kayakfari ART Photography!

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Happy Paddling – Enjoy!

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BLESS ! Yes – Roundabout

Seeking Higher ground in the Lower Keys and Faith in Numbers!

Posted by Kayakfari on July 27, 2015

Posted in: 420, aerial, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, cooking, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, hat, history, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, moon, moonlight, night, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, stars, tropical. Tagged: 360, 360 panorama, 360 photography, 42, 420, a higher ground, adventure, aerial, aerial 360, aerial kayak, aerial photo, aerial pole photography, art, banana boat, Barracuda Keys, Bay side, Beach, Big Pine Key, Biscayne Bay, blimp, burnt, Camp, camp cooking, colors, Coral Reef, crabs, Cudjoe Key, decorated reality, digital art, Everglades Art, exploration, Extreme Birdwatching, faith in numbers, fat albert, fisheye, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida keys, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, full moon, Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge, ground level view, gulf, gulf of mexico, high tide, higher, Higher Consciousness, higher ground, into the sun, island, kayak, kayak camping, kayak cooking, kayak florida keys, kayak key west, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, key west, keys, Keys backcountry, keys camping, keys colors, landscape, landscape photography, low tide, mangrove, mangrove creek, mangrove tunnel, Marvin Key, Marvin Key beach, miami, Miami Kayak, night, Paddle, paddle miami, panorama, panoramic, pap, pastel, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, ride, safety valve, sand bar, sandbar, sandbar camping, satellite, Sea Kayaker, seda glider, seeking higher ground, shells, shoal, skyline, Snipe Keys, Snipe mangroves, Snipe Point, snorkel, spatial distortion, stars, sugarloaf, Sugarloaf Key, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, sun, sunrise, surf ski, surfski, temporary place, temporary space, tidal flats, tides, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, wildlife refuge. 2 Comments

Part One:

Exploring a Higher Ground in the Lower Keys!

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Summertime kayaking and exploration of the lower Keys backcountry. Featuring a sandbar shoal, and paddling the Barracuda Keys, Marvin Key and the Snipe Keys!

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Higher ground in the Lower Keys and Faith in Numbers!
Part One – Exploring a Higher Ground!
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The Keys are a paradise world of delicious blue-green aquamarine colors and hues.

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Available from Kayakfari ART Photography!

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Happy Paddling – Enjoy!

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BLESS ! HIGHER GROUND

Kayaking Marvin and Snipe Keys – Florida’s lower Keys backcountry paddling panoramas!

Posted by Kayakfari on July 9, 2015

Posted in: aerial, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, everglades, everglades art, fishing, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, hat, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, sun, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: adventure, aerial, aerial 360, aerial kayak, aerial photo, aerial pole photography, art, Barracuda Keys, Bay side, Beach, Big Pine Key, Biscayne Bay, blimp, colors, Coral Reef, crabs, Cudjoe Key, decorated reality, digital art, Everglades Art, exploration, Extreme Birdwatching, fat albert, fisheye, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida keys, ground level view, gulf, gulf of mexico, into the sun, island, kayak, kayak florida keys, kayak key west, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, key west, keys, Keys backcountry, keys colors, landscape, low tide, mangrove, mangrove creek, mangrove tunnel, Marvin Key, Marvin Key beach, miami, Miami Kayak, night, Paddle, paddle miami, panorama, panoramic, pap, pastel, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, ride, safety valve, sand bar, sandbar, satellite, Sea Kayaker, shells, shoal, skyline, Snipe Keys, Snipe mangroves, Snipe Point, snorkel, stars, Sugarloaf Key, summer kayaking, summer paddling, summer paddling florida, sun, sunrise, surf ski, surfski, temporary place, temporary space, tidal flats, tides, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari. 2 Comments

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A panoramic kayak visit to Marvin Key and Snipe Key in the lower Keys backcountry.

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Aerial birds-eye view panorama of kayakers on the beach at Marvin Key in the lower Florida Keys backcountry.
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Summertime paddling and exploration of America’s Caribbean paradise!

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Aerial Cormorant’s- eye view panorama of kayakers snorkeling in the mangrove tidal creeks of the Snipe Keys, Florida Keys backcountry.
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Full story:

Higher ground in the Lower Keys and Faith in Numbers!

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More interactive panoramas:

Aerial and VR Panoramas from Kayakfari.com

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

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Kayakfari ART photography

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Happy Paddling – Enjoy!

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Feel the Pressure Drop
BLESS!

Kayakers on a sandbar shoal – Florida’s lower Keys backcountry paddling panoramas!

Posted by Kayakfari on July 8, 2015

Posted in: aerial, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, camping, everglades, everglades art, fishing, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Florida Keys, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, sombrero, south florida, sun, tropical. Tagged: 360, 360 panorama, 360 photography, adventure, aerial, aerial 360, aerial kayak, aerial photo, aerial pole photography, art, Barracuda Keys, Bay side, Beach, Big Pine Key, Biscayne Bay, blimp, colors, Coral Reef, crabs, Cudjoe Key, decorated reality, digital art, Everglades Art, exploration, Extreme Birdwatching, fat albert, fisheye, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida keys, ground level view, gulf, gulf of mexico, into the sun, island, kayak, kayak florida keys, kayak key west, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, key west, keys, Keys backcountry, landscape, low tide, Marvin Key, miami, Miami Kayak, night, Paddle, paddle miami, panorama, panoramic, pap, pastel, photo, Photography, pole aerial photography, ride, safety valve, sand bar, sandbar, satellite, Sea Kayaker, shells, shoal, skyline, Snipe Keys, snorkel, stars, Sugarloaf Key, summer kayaking, summer paddling, sun, sunrise, surf ski, surfski, temporary place, temporary space, tidal flats, tides, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari. Leave a comment

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A panoramic kayak visit to a sandbar shoal in the lower Keys backcountry.

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A 360 aerial Seagull’s eye view panorama of kayakers on a sandbar shoal near the Baracuda Keys, Florida Keys backcountry.
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Two fine views from a temporary tidal space in America’s Caribbean paradise.

One from above, one from the ground!

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A crab’s eye view panorama from ground level on a sandbar shoal near the Baracuda Keys, Florida Keys backcountry.
CLICK for interactive panorama!

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Full story:

Higher ground in the Lower Keys and Faith in Numbers!

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More interactive panoramas:

Aerial and VR Panoramas from Kayakfari.com

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

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Kayakfari ART photography

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Happy Paddling – Enjoy!

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Feel the Pressure Drop
BLESS!

Perspectives of water and people – ART of the Miami River Canal

Posted by Kayakfari on June 25, 2015

Posted in: a yacht, aerial, alligator, Art, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, freighter ship, ft lauderdale, gladesmen, history, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, lake okeechobee, landscape, miami, miami river canal, Miccosukee, moonlight, native, new river, night, paddle, panorama, photography, river, river of grass, sawgrass, sea kayaker, south florida, sun, surreal art, swamp, tropical. Tagged: aerial, aerial pole photography, ART of the Miami River, art on the river, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Biscayne Bay, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, caves, Conservation, curtis park, dredge, dump truck, dynamite, ecology, education, Everglades, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, flex maslan, follow the water, freighters, full moon. full moon fever, hello hot lips, History, hot lips, Hot Lips that kissed Miami Ships, industrial kayak, industrial zone, indutrial paddle, kayak, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, kayakfari.com, kayaking miami, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, Levee, lips, lipstick, lung full of diesel, manatee, manati, manati i, manati ii, Manati Lips, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami caves, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami photography, miami river, miami river art, miami river canal, miami river rapids, miami tugboat, miami tugs, Miccosukee, musa isle, night paddle miami, night photography, okeechobee road, Photography, pollution, River, river art, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, rock quarry, s-3 structure, salinity, seminole, sewell park, sfwmd, shipping dock, shipping lane, ships, shipyard, south florida canals, south fork, tamiami canal, tug, tug photography, tugboat, water, water conservation area, water quality, wca 3, wca 3a, wca 3b. Leave a comment

Locally sourced and grown DIGITAL CONCEPTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART

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“On the surface”
ART of the Miami River – Perspectives of water and people on the move

“ART of the Miami River“

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Enjoy!

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! BLESS

Kayaking to historic Alligator Reef Lighthouse in Florida’s Upper Keys!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 4, 2015

Posted in: aerial, alligator, Art, awakenthegrass, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, history, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, lighthouse, miami, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, sun, tropical. Tagged: 1982, 2012, 2015, a wake in the grass, adventure, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial photo, Alligator light, alligator lighthouse, alligator reef, alligator reef lighthouse, art, art of the bay, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, Beach, beacon, canoe, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, Conservation, Coral Reef, crystal clear water, decorated reality, DecoratedReality.com, digital art, digital029art, ecology, education, ektachrome, environment, Environmental Art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades landscape, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, film, fitness, flamingo, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay forever, florida bay landscape, florida keys, florida landscape, fresnel, fresnel lens, gulfstream, History, Indian Key, indian key fill, islamorada, kayak, kayak florida keys, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, key largo, keys, keys paddling, keys pirates, keys snorkeling, kodak, landscape, Larry Herlth, lighthouse, lighthouse larry, Miami Kayak, open water, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, panoramic, Photography, piracy, reversal film, salinity, Sea Kayaker, shark point, slide film, snorkel, stars, swim, tavernier, teatable key, the cape, the Keys, tropical, tropical paddling, upper keys, water, wreckers. Leave a comment

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Florida Keys’ unique paddling, swimming and snorkeling destination. Revised and updated!

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Alligator Light, summer of 1982.
Kayaking to Alligator Light Reef .. of Fishes, Wreckers, Pirates and Keys History!

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“I have seen the Light, have you?”

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This one for all the divers..
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!

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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

Posted in: ac/dc, aerial, awakenthegrass, barbie, beach, beer, big cypress, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cape florida, cape romano, chickees, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, first national bank, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, hat, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, landscape, lighthouse, loxahatchee, miami, new river, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, sawgrass, sombrero, south florida, stiltsville, sun, swamp, tropical, Whole Lotta Rosie. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 42, 420, AC/DC, AC/DC Whole Lotta Rosie, across florida bay, adventure, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial photo, aliens, art, art of the bay, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, barbie, barbie art, barbie fantasy, barbie kayak, Beach, Big Cypress, Biscayne Bay, Blessings, blue sky, Camp, camping, camping florida bay, camping islands, Camping with the Stars, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, cape, chickees, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, Cinco de Mayo, circular fisheye, cypress, cypress dome, day dream, daydream, digital art, doll, encounter at shark point, Environmental Art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades encounter, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, exploration, exploring florida bay, fat kayak, first national bank, fisheye, fisheye lens, fisheye panorama, fishing florida bay, flats, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay forever, florida bay kayak, florida bay kayaking, florida bay photography, florida landscape, Ft Lauderdale, ft lauderdale kayak, fun, funscape, Grass, grass beds, gulf of mexico, happy, hat, hot, humor, humour, island, kayafari, kayak, kayak art, kayak barbie, kayak biscayne bay, kayak everglades, kayak Loxahatchee River, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking alien, key biscayne, keys, landscape, Las Olas, led lights, lighthouse, lighthouse point, lights, loxahatchee, mangrove canopy, mangroves, mexican sombrero, miami, miami art, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, Miami-Dade, neon, new river, nice dreams, ocean kayak peekaboo, old ft lauderdale, Paddle, paddle florida bay, paddle new river, paddle up, paddling, panorama, panoramic, parody, peace, Peek-a-Boo, Peekaboo, pentax fisheye, perfect day, photo, Photography, pilsner, pilsner urquell, plastic worlds, plasticworlds, plasticworlds.com, plus size kayak, pole aerial photography, Rosie, Santa, santa sombrero, satire, Sea Kayaker, sexy, sit on top, Slough, snorkeling, sombrero, south florida kayak, stand up, summer, sun, SuP, Surreal photographer, swamp, taylor slough, ten thousand islands, tropical, turtle grass, water, whole lotta kayak, Whole Lotta Rosie. 1 Comment

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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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.
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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

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

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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!

🙂

Hello Hot Lips!

Posted by Kayakfari on April 30, 2015

Posted in: awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, canoe, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, freighter ship, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, lake okeechobee, landscape, miami, miami river canal, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, river of grass, sea kayaker, south florida, sun, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Biscayne Bay, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, Everglades, everglades photographer, flex maslan, follow the water, freighters, hello hot lips, History, hot lips, Hot Lips that kissed Miami Ships, industrial zone, kayak, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari art, kayakfari.com, kayaking miami, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, Levee, lips, lipstick, lung full of diesel, manatee, manati, manati i, manati ii, Manati Lips, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, miami history, Miami Kayak, miami river, miami river canal, miami tugboat, miami tugs, Photography, pollution, River of Grass, River of Grass Canoe Expedition, s-3 structure, salinity, sfwmd, shipping lane, shipyard, south florida canals, tug, tug photography, tugboat, water quality. Leave a comment

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“Hot Manati Lips that kissed many Ships!”

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“The Manati Tug Lips that kissed many ships”
Kayakfari ART Photography – Hot Lips that kissed Miami Ships!

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These Manati Tugs are sitting pretty on the Miami River Canal, ready for a Tug job! 🙂

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Enjoy!

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Hot Lips!

Kayak vs Aircraft carrier – Attitude IS Everything!

Posted by Kayakfari on April 1, 2015

Posted in: beach, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, paddle, photography, port everglades, sea kayaker, south florida, sun, surf ski, surfski, tropical. Tagged: 04/01, adventure, aircraft carrier, april 1, april 1st, april first, april fool, april fools, attitude, attitude is everything, awakenthgrass, Beach, Bless, dania, digital029art, Everglades, feel irie, fitness, fitness paddling, flex maslan, Florida, flotation bow, fort lauderdale, Ft Lauderdale, ft lauderdale kayak, fun, funny, humor, john u lloyd, joke, just add water, kayak, kayak joke, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak vs aircraft carrier, kayak vs ship, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, long kayak, mexican standoff, miami, Miami Kayak, miami surfski, navy, Paddle, paddle broward, Photography, port everglades, ride, standoff, surf ski, surfski, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Eisenhower, wing, wing paddle, workout. Leave a comment

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Attitude IS Everything!

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I was paddling my surfski, working out and minding my own business when the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower blocked my path in Port Everglades.

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You know what happened next, right?

After a brief standoff, the aircraft carrier moved out of my way! 😉

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Kayak vs Aircraft carrier.
ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING!

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Happy April 1st!

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April Fool!
BLESS!

Attitude IS Everything, Kayaking IS Anger management!

Posted by Kayakfari on March 3, 2015

Posted in: beach, biscayne bay, cape florida, everglades, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, miami, paddle, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, surf ski, surfski, tropical. Tagged: adventure, anger management, art, attitude, attitude is everything, Beach, canoe, christmas kayak, dania, Everglades, exploration, feel irie, fitness, fitness paddling, flex maslan, Florida, flotation bow, fort lauderdale, Ft Lauderdale, ft lauderdale kayak, fun, funny, gray hulk, green alien, green hulk, hat, hulk, humor, incredible hulk, just add water, kayak, kayak hat, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, long hat, long kayak, miami, Miami Kayak, miami surfski, mood, mood when paddling, Paddle, Photography, port everglades, ride, surf ski, surfski, wing, wing paddle, workout, worlds longest hat, wtf, you wouldn't like me when I'm hungry. 1 Comment

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Two for Tuesday – Attitude IS Everything!

You simply can not be in a bad mood when paddling!

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But still, you wouldn’t like me when I’m hungry! 😉

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(and .. maybe I need new shoes and shorts now.)

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Also see the world’s longest kayak hat here:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/introducing-the-worlds-longest-kayak-hat/

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Enjoy!

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!BLESS

Friday the 13th Pre-Valentines Day dreaming and paddling in the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on February 13, 2015

Posted in: awakenthegrass, barbie, beach, camping, canoe, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, miami, paddle, pentax, photography, river of grass, sea kayaker, shark valley, south florida, sun, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000, 10000 islands, 13, 7, adventure, art, Art Exhibit, art of the bay, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, awareness, back country, barbie, barbie art, barbie fantasy, barbie kayak, Beach, Biscayne Bay, camping, camping islands, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, cape, chickees, colors, Conservation, day dream, daydream, decorated reality, digital art, digital029art, doll, dream, encounter at shark point, Environmental Art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades encounter, everglades landscape, everglades national park, everglades panorama, everglades photo, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades trail, expedition, exploration, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida landscape, friday, friday 13, friday fun, friday the 13th, full moon, fun, funscape, Grass, gulf, gulf of mexico, humor, humour, island, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, landscape, love, mangroves, miami, miami art, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, miami surreal, Miami-Dade, nice dreams, Paddle, panorama, panoramic, pentax wg-3, perfect day, photo, Photography, plastic worlds, plasticworlds, plasticworlds.com, redhead, satire, Sea Kayaker, sexy, shark point, SURREAL, SURREAL ART, SURREAL EVERGLADES, Surreal photographer, swamp, ten thousand islands, time, tropical, tropical adventure, valentine, valentines. Leave a comment

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ART of a Dream – an Everglades encounter at Shark Point.

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He went kayaking in the Everglades.

He was a day early!

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ART of a Dream – an Everglades encounter at Shark Point.

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Was she real?

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Happy Valentines Day!

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Enjoy!

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You may also like the PERFECT DOLL series from PlasticWorlds.com

“Perfect Doll” series from PlasticWorlds.com
Possibly NSFW, but you decide which is pr0n, which is art or which is an illusion!

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BLESS the Women!

Cape Florida Lighthouse on Key Biscayne aerial panorama!

Posted by Kayakfari on January 22, 2015

Posted in: aerial, beach, biscayne bay, cape florida, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, landscape, lighthouse, miami, paddle, panorama, photography, sea kayaker, south florida, stiltsville, sun, surf ski, surfski, tropical. Tagged: A-frame House, adventure, aerial, art, Baldwin Sessions House, Bay Chateau House, Beach, bikini club, bill baggs, bill baggs state park, Bill Bags Cape Florida State Park, Biscayne Bay, biscayne national park, calvert club, cape florida, cape florida light, cape florida lighthouse, chickees, colors, Crandon Park Marina, decorated reality, digital art, downtown, Everglades Art, exploration, Extreme Birdwatching, fisheye, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, fort lauderdale kayak, fun, Hicks House, Hobie Beach, humor, into the sun, island, Jimmy Ellenburg House, kayak, kayak light, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, kitesurf, landscape, Leshaw House, lighthouse, low tide, meetup, miami, Miami Kayak, Miami Springs Boat Club, Miami Springs Powerboat Club House, night, Paddle, paddle miami, panorama, panoramic, pastel, photo, Photography, quarterdeck club, ride, safety valve, satellite, Sea Kayaker, skyline, stars, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville village, sun, sunrise, SuP, surf ski, surfski, SURREAL ART, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, village, windsurf. Leave a comment

Cape Florida Lighthouse on Key Biscayne aerial panorama!

Historic light at the tip of Bill Baggs State Park, with nearby Stiltsville in the distance.

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Cape Florida lighthouse on Key Biscayne at Bill Baggs St Park, aerial seagull’s eye view.
CLICK for interactive panorama – try it on your smart phone!

Kayakfari ART photography

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Try more interactive panoramas here:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/360-vr-panoramas/urban-paddling-aerial-vr-panoramas/

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Happy paddling!

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Click 4 Bless!

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Happy New Year 2015 : Chickee – Life – Paddling!

Posted by Kayakfari on December 30, 2014

Posted in: awakenthegrass, beach, beer, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cape florida, chickees, dreadlocks, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, holidays, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, landscape, miami, paddle, photography, sea kayaker, tropical. Tagged: 2014, 2015, 42, 420, beer, canoe, canoe paddler, chickee, chickee life, chickee life camping, chickees, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, digital029art, Everglades, everglades canoe trail, everglades kayak, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, extra pale ale, extra pale ale 420, fish, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, four twenty, good beer, happy new year, humor, ipa, kalik, kayafari, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, Miami Kayak, new year, Paddle, paddling, perspective, Photography, rasta, rastafari, refreshing, Sea Kayaker, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville village, sweetwater, treasure, trinity, tropical adventure, tropical back country, tropical trinity, view. Leave a comment

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In Perspective:

Finishing off 2014 with a tropical trinity .. Chickee – Life – Camping!

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A Canoe Paddler meets the 420 and the Kalik

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Wishing all a very HAPPY and totally SAFE New Year 2015 !!!

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CLICK 4 Trinity !

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Bless!

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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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What’s in your hatch? Halloween evil kayak camping humor – TGIF!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 31, 2014

Posted in: biscayne bay, camping, canoe, chickees, curious george, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, ft lauderdale, halloween, holidays, humor, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, moonlight, night, paddle, photography, sea kayaker, swamp, tropical. Tagged: camping soup, canoe, curious george, day of dead, digital029art, dirty beach, Everglades, everglades camping, everglades canoe trail, everglades kayak, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, evil kayak, evil kayak hatch, evil photography, eyeball soup, eyeballs, fish, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, friday fun, fun photography, ghost kayak, Halloween, halloween camping, halloween kayak, humor, kayak, kayak camping, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, likes dirty beach, miami, Miami Kayak, mushrooms, no one likes a dirty beach, nosferatu, Paddle, paddling, Photography, Sea Kayaker, tgif, the shining, tropical adventure, tropical back country, undead, witch, witches brew. Leave a comment

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There is evil camping in the Everglades!

The swirling madness in the darkness is out to get YOU. Time to PLAY or PAY in BLOOD !

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Unsuspecting victims: An evil apparition arises from a kayak hatch.

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Here’s Johnny!

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Hello friends!

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A Halloween ghost apparition!

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Jason Likes a Dirty Beach!

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Jason spends Halloween at the beach!

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So you wanna go to the beach?? The water’s fine!

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Play after dark, but curiosity killed the George!

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Does the master’s bidding (and wins online auctions too~) !

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“The Waiting” for dinner in the Everglades.
Kayakfari digital ART photography

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What’s for dinner on Halloween you ask?
Eyeball and mushroom soup, but of course!

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Kayak is the drug! Camping is the method!
Photography is the recovery!

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Ha ha ha ha .. ha!
Happy HALLOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN !

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Have a great & safe Halloween weekend everyone!

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More on Florida Bay paddling and camping here:

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

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“The Flats Monster of Florida Bay”
Kayakfari digital ART photography

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CLICK Blessed Bloodletting!

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© 2014 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / digital029art.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.

River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014: Lake Okeechobee – Miami River Canal – Biscayne Bay

Posted by Kayakfari on October 30, 2014

Posted in: aerial, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, cape florida, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, ft lauderdale, gladesmen, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, lake okeechobee, landscape, miami, miami river canal, pahayokee, photography, river of grass, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, aerial kayak, aerial pole photography, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Biscayne Bay, Broward and Palm Beach county schools, Broward county schools, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, Clewiston, Conservation, ecology, education, Everglades, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, expedition, flex maslan, follow the water, History, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, l67, l67a, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, Levee, macks fish camp, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, miami river, miami river canal, miami springs lions club, Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade county schools, Palm Beach county schools, Photography, Public, River of Grass, s-3 structure, salinity, Schools, sfwmd, south florida canals, water, water quality, wca 3, wca 3b, webcast, www.artmarshall.org. Leave a comment

River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014

Lake Okeechobee – Miami River Canal – Biscayne Bay

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“Follow the water” along with the team!

I am honored to have been a part of this educational outreach expedition and pleased to present you with our story:

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Day IV – Final Day

River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014 – Miami River Canal out to Biscayne Bay

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Mission: Accomplished!

Enjoy!

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© 2014 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / digital029art.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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Keep Rowing! BLESS!

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River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014: Lake Okeechobee – Miami River Canal – Biscayne Bay

Posted by Kayakfari on October 23, 2014

Posted in: aerial, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, everglades, everglades art, fishing, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, ft lauderdale, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, lake okeechobee, landscape, miami, miami river canal, night, paddle, photography, river of grass, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, aerial kayak, aerial pole photography, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Biscayne Bay, Broward and Palm Beach county schools, Broward county schools, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, Clewiston, Conservation, ecology, education, Everglades, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, expedition, flex maslan, follow the water, History, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, l67, l67a, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, Levee, macks fish camp, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, miami river, miami river canal, miami springs lions club, Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade county schools, Palm Beach county schools, Photography, Public, River of Grass, s-3 structure, salinity, Schools, sfwmd, south florida canals, water, water quality, wca 3, wca 3b, webcast, www.artmarshall.org. Leave a comment

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River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014

Lake Okeechobee – Miami River Canal – Biscayne Bay

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“Follow the water” along with the team!

I am honored to have been a part of this educational outreach expedition and pleased to present you with our story:

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Day III

Transition into city and civilization on the Miami River Canal

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Enjoy and stay tuned for Day IV !

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© 2014 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / digital029art.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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CLICK = Blessings!

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River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014: Lake Okeechobee – Miami River Canal – Biscayne Bay

Posted by Kayakfari on October 16, 2014

Posted in: aerial, airboat, awakenthegrass, biscayne bay, camping, canoe, east everglades, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, gladesmen, hiking, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, lake okeechobee, landscape, miami, miami river canal, moonlight, night, paddle, pahayokee, photography, river of grass, sawgrass, slough, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, aerial kayak, aerial pole photography, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, Biscayne Bay, Broward and Palm Beach county schools, Broward county schools, c-6 canal, Canal, canoe, Clewiston, Conservation, ecology, education, Everglades, everglades landscape, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, expedition, flex maslan, follow the water, History, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, l67, l67a, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, Levee, macks fish camp, miami, miami canal, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, miami river, miami river canal, miami springs lions club, Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade county schools, Palm Beach county schools, Photography, Public, River of Grass, s-3 structure, salinity, Schools, sfwmd, south florida canals, water, water quality, wca 3, wca 3b, webcast, www.artmarshall.org. Leave a comment

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River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014

Lake Okeechobee – Miami River Canal – Biscayne Bay

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“Follow the water” along with the team!

I am honored to have been a part of this educational outreach expedition and pleased to present you with our story:

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Day II

Canal paddling on the edge of civilization in a Water Conservation Area

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Enjoy and stay tuned for Day III !

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© 2014 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / digital029art.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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CLICK 4 Blessings!

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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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TGIF humor: THE Answer – found in the Everglades!!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 10, 2014

Posted in: answer 42, awakenthegrass, canoe, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, hiking, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, paddle, photography, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, and Everything, answer 42, Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, canoe, digital029art, Everglades, everglades canoe trail, everglades kayak, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, find, fish, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, friday fun, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, Lewis Carroll, miami, Miami Kayak, Noble Hammock Canoe Trail, Paddle, paddling, Photography, Sea Kayaker, tgif, the answer is 42, the answer to everything is 42, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the Universe, treasure, tropical adventure, tropical back country, Ultimate Question. 1 Comment

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After years of searching, I have found the answer right here in our Everglades!

The answer was right under my nose and surprisingly easy to find on the Noble Hammock Canoe Trail.

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The ultimate answer to everything is 42 !
(But can I get an ‘O’ ?)

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Have a great weekend everyone!

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CLICK to Simmer Down!

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River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014: Lake Okeechobee – Miami River Canal – Biscayne Bay

Posted by Kayakfari on October 7, 2014

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River of Grass Canoe Expedition 2014

Lake Okeechobee – Miami River Canal – Biscayne Bay

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Lake Okeechobee to Biscayne Bay – follow the water at the heart of the K-O-E watershed!
Arthur R. Marshall Foundation: www.artmarshall.org

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“Follow the water” along with the team!

I am honored to have been a part of this educational outreach expedition and pleased to present you with our story:

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Day I

Paddling along Lake Okeechobee to the Miami River Canal “headwaters”

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Expedition team paddles and broadcast from Lake Okeechobee to the “headwaters” of the Miami River Canal.

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Enjoy and stay tuned for Day II !

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Blessings!

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Kayak at Pace Picnic island on Biscayne Bay.

Kayakfari ART photography

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Aerial view of kayak at Pace Picnic Island with downtown Miami on the horizon.
CLICK for interactive panoramic – try it on your smart phone!
Kayakfari ART photography

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CLICK + Blessings!

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Introducing the world’s longest kayak hat!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 1, 2014

Posted in: beach, everglades, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, hat, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, key biscayne, landscape, miami, paddle, photography, port everglades, rasta, sea kayaker, surf ski, surfski, tropical. Tagged: adventure, art, attitude is everything, Beach, big hat, biggest hat, canoe, dania, Everglades, exploration, feel irie, fitness, fitness paddling, flex maslan, Florida, flotation bow, fort lauderdale, Ft Lauderdale, ft lauderdale kayak, fun, funny, hat, humor, just add water, kayak, kayak hat, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, long bill hat, long hat, long kayak, miami, Miami Kayak, miami surfski, Paddle, Photography, port everglades, ride, surf ski, surfski, wing, wing paddle, workout, worlds longest hat, wtf. 3 Comments

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So you think you have hat?

**Mine’s longer*! 😉**

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The world’s longest kayak hat – all 21 ft in full color !

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“Vertical planking“

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“Look .. no hands!“

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“Hands-free“

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“Kayak hat will fit!”

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Well, hat was fun!

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CLICK 4 Bless UP!

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* Please don’t take this personally!

Friday FUN: Are you happy to see me? TGIF !

Posted by Kayakfari on September 19, 2014

Posted in: beach, biscayne bay, fishing, flex maslan, Fort Lauderdale, humor, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, miami, paddle, photography, tropical. Tagged: Beach, canoe, chickee, chickees, cutoffs, daisy dukes, digital029art, Everglades, everglades national park, find, fish, fishing, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, friday fun, Ft Lauderdale, humor, Is that a Porkfish in your pocket, island, kayak, kayak miami flamingo, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, Miami Kayak, or are you just happy to see me, Paddle, paddling, Photography, pocket, porkfish, Sea Kayaker, tgif, treasure, tropical adventure, tropical back country. Leave a comment

Is that a Porkfish in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

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Is that a Porkfish in your pocket? (Anisotremus virginicus)

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Have a great weekend everyone!

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Kayak Florida Bay: The Little Rabbit Key in the middle of nowhere!

Posted by Kayakfari on September 4, 2014

Posted in: aerial, camping, canoe, chickees, everglades art, flex maslan, florida bay, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, keys, landscape, miami, paddle, photography, sea kayaker, tropical. Tagged: aerial, art, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, banks, Beach, birds, Camp, camping, canoe, chickee, chickees, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, cormorant, digital art, digital029art, dildo key, dildo key bank, environment, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades national park, exploration, fishing, fitness, flamingo, flats, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, full moon, heron, johnson key, kayak, kayak miami flamingo, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key largo, keys, lagoon, landscape, little rabbit key, low tide, mangrove, Miami Kayak, milky way, moonlight, mud flats, national park, nature, night, open water, orion, outback, overseas highway, oyster keys, Paddle, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, panoramic, photo, Photography, platform, remote, Sea Kayaker, seagull, South Florida, stars, terns, tropical adventure, turtle grass, us 1, water quality. Leave a comment

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Little Rabbit Key – a camping jewel in Central Florida Bay

Enjoy island time on this tiny paradise in the middle of nowhere!

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Extra LARGE sunset over Florida Bay from Little Rabbit Key, Everglades National Park.

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More on paddling Florida Bay here:

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

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Only in Miami: Kayaking to Stiltsville in Biscayne Bay

Posted by Kayakfari on August 15, 2014

Posted in: aerial, beach, biscayne bay, cape florida, chickees, decorated reality, everglades art, extreme birdwatching, flex maslan, florida, freya hoffmeister, island, kayak, kayakfari, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, lighthouse, miami, night, paddle, photography, sea kayaker, stiltsville, surf ski, surfski, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: A-frame House, aerial, art, Baldwin Sessions House, Bay Chateau House, Beach, bikini club, Bill Bags Cape Florida State Park, Biscayne Bay, biscayne national park, calvert club, cape florida, chickees, colors, Crandon Park Marina, decorated reality, digital art, Everglades Art, exploration, Extreme Birdwatching, fitness, flex maslan, Florida, freya hoffmeister, Hicks House, Hobie Beach, island, Jimmy Ellenburg House, kayak, kayak miami, kayak photograher, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, keys, kitesurf, landscape, Leshaw House, lighthouse, meetup, miami, Miami Kayak, miami kayak club, Miami Springs Boat Club, Miami Springs Powerboat Club House, night, Paddle, paddle miami, panorama, panoramic, pastel, Photography, quarterdeck club, safety valve, satellite, Sea Kayaker, stars, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville village, sunrise, SuP, surf ski, surfski, SURREAL ART, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, village, windsurf. Leave a comment

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Kayak Miami: Explore the Stiltsville village in Biscayne Bay!

Paddling out to Miami’s iconic Stiltsville.

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Kayak Miami: Stiltsville Village in Biscayne Bay

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Have a great weekend!

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Paddling towards the Light – the historic Alligator Reef Lighthouse.

Posted by Kayakfari on July 25, 2014

Posted in: florida, kayak, kayakfari, kayaking, lighthouse, tropical, Uncategorized. Tagged: a wake in the grass, adventure, aerial, aerial kayak, aerial photo, Alligator light, alligator lighthouse, alligator reef, alligator reef lighthouse, art, art of the bay, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, back country, Beach, birds, Biscayne Bay, canoe, cape sable, carl ross key, chickee, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, Conservation, Coral Reef, cormorant, crystal clear water, decorated reality, DecoratedReality.com, digital art, digital029art, east cape, ecology, education, environment, Environmental Art, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades landscape, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, expedition, first national bank, fitness, flamingo, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay forever, florida bay landscape, florida landscape, heron, History, Indian Key, Islamorad, kayak, kayak florida keys, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, key largo, keys, keys paddling, landscape, lighthouse, little rabbit key, low tide, miami, miami art, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, miami surreal, Miami-Dade, national park, OSPREY, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, panoramic, Photography, River of Grass, salinity, Sandy Key, Sea Kayaker, seagull, shark point, Shark River slough, stars, STILTSVILLE, SURREAL, SURREAL ART, SURREAL EVERGLADES, Surreal photographer, terns, the cape, the Keys, tropical, Tropical Audubon Society, tropical paddling, water, water quality. Leave a comment

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Florida Keys summertime paddling. C’mon in, the water’s fine!

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Aerial view from the top!
From the book “Florida Bay Forever: A Story of Water from the Everglades to the Keys”

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Have a great weekend everyone!

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The surreal digital art and photography of Flex Maslan at Moksha Roots Live!

Posted by Kayakfari on June 18, 2014

Posted in: everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, kayakfari, surreal art, tropical. Tagged: 7th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert, 7th Circuit, a wake in the grass, adventure, aerial, art, Art Exhibit, art of the bay, Audubon, awake in the grass, awaken the grass, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, awareness, back country, Beach, birds, Biscayne Bay, BRING IT ON HOME, canoe, CAPE ROMANO, cape sable, carl ross key, chickee, Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay, COGNATIVE FREEDOM, Conservation, CONVERGANCE, CONVERGENCE, cormorant, Dancers, decorated reality, DecoratedReality, DecoratedReality.com, Detonation at Dawn, digital art, digital029art, east cape, ecology, education, ELECTRONIC MUSIC, environment, Environmental Art, Environmental Art Exhibition, Everglades, Everglades Art, everglades landscape, everglades national park, Everglades Photography, expedition, Extreme Birdwatching, first national bank, fitness, flamingo, flex maslan, Florida, florida bay, florida bay landscape, florida landscape, full moon, heron, History, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, keys, Lake Okeechobee, landscape, LIGHT MY WAY, little rabbit key, LOST IN THE DESRT, low tide, miami, miami art, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, miami surreal, Miami-Dade, milky way, Moksha, moksha family arts collective, moksha roots live, moonlight, MOONLIGHT RESURRECTION, Music, national park, night, orion, OSPREY, Paddling Florida Bay, panorama, panoramic, Photography, Ploppy Palace, PloppyPalace, River of Grass, RUNWAY 13, salinity, Sandy Key, Sea Kayaker, seagull, shark point, Shark River slough, stars, STILTSVILLE, SURREAL, SURREAL ART, SURREAL EVERGLADES, Surreal photographer, terns, the cape, TIME OUT OF MIND, tropical, Tropical Audubon Society, water, water quality, wetlands. Leave a comment

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SURREAL DIGITAL ART and aerial panoramic photography from the Everglades by Flex Maslan.

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Honored and very pleased to be one of two featured artists at this month’s Art Exhibit at Moksha Family Arts Collective in North Miami.

Presented by 7th Circuit Productions.

Friday, June 20th, 2014 : 8-10pm

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On display will be several large format and aerial panoramic prints from kayakfari.com along with the surreal “Extreme Birdwatching“ series from decoratedreality.com .

Nothing like seeing art in person!

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The surreal digital art and photography of Flex Maslan at Moksha Roots Live!

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ART OPENING & JAM STARTS @ 8pm

FREE ADMISSION BEFORE 10:00pm

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7th Circuit Productions / Moksha Gallery

228 N.E. 59th. ST.

MIAMI, FL 33137

305-757-7277

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See YOU there!

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7th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert and Environmental Arts Exhibit

Posted by Kayakfari on May 10, 2014

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I am honored to be a part of this incredible Everglades Environmental Arts Exhibit and Everglades Benefit Concert today in North Miami.

Enjoy performances by by S Florida’s best bands, Spoken Word Performance Artists, Dancers, Live Artists, Speakers and many excellent art works by local and internationally known Visual Artists!!

Learn about the many challenges facing South Florida’s vast wilderness and how it affects you and your life in the city! Find out what is being done, and what is not being done to protect and restore our unique wetlands that lie just beyond all those canals an levees.

Awareness starts with each individual!

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7th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert May 10, 2014 @ 7th Circuit Productions

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See YOU there!

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2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition – educational outreach, follow the water!

Posted by Kayakfari on February 17, 2014

Posted in: aerial, camping, everglades, everglades art, flex maslan, florida, florida bay, kayak, kayakfari, kayaking, lake, miami, night, paddle, photography, slough, swamp, tropical. Tagged: 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, Biscayne Bay, Broward and Palm Beach county schools, Broward county schools, canoe, Clewiston, Conservation, ecology, education, Everglades, expedition, flex maslan, History, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, Lake Okeechobee, miami, Miami canoe, Miami Kayak, Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade county schools, Palm Beach county schools, Photography, Public, salinity, Schools, water, water quality, webcast, www.artmarshall.org. 1 Comment

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I am pleased and honored to be a part of this educational outreach expedition – the 2014 River of Grass Canoe Expedition.
We will be webcasting live daily into classrooms of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach county schools at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. all week!

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Lake Okeechobee to Biscayne Bay – follow the water at the heart of the K-O-E watershed!

Arthur R. Marshall Foundation: www.artmarshall.org
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Miami Herald article ahead of the expedition:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/15/3938065/students-to-take-virtual-canoe.html

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Tune in your students or join up with us on the Miami River on Friday 2/21/2014 !

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Happy Easter from the greater Everglades!

Now where are all those Easter Eggs?

Enjoy!

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There’s something fishy about this.

Fishy tales from the Everglades,

Ten Thousand Islands, Florida Bay and the Keys!

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It takes a Penguin shaped loop to

circumnavigate Miami’s

Virginia Key, Key Biscayne

and Stiltsville.

To cover this 22 mile tour of Biscayne Bay it’s good to have a fast sea kayak or surfski.

I took out my Stellar SES aka the “Grey Ghost” to eat up those miles.

But why the waddle, you ask?

So yes,

“it is OK to waddle inside your kayak”

if you want to go fast.

Shapes of things to come!

Look for more in depth exploration of wings, sticks and beautiful boats in the near future!

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A Thanksgiving message

from the birds of the Everglades!

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The President says

“I hereby pardon you ..”

“Pardon us of what Sir?”

“Of crimes?“

“What of crimes?”

“But we are innocent!”

“We live free”

“We move freely”

“Free like the wind!”

“We fly the open sky”

“We fish the shallow waters”

OK but wait, not so fast!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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

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The Cosmos is always moving,

sometimes creating interesting alignments.

These are the longest wavelengths of visible light and thereby appear red!

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That one Halloween we had on the

Taylor Slough of the Everglades.

Grass paddling is a local Everglades specialty!

Then we ran out of daylight and it got real dark ..

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True paddlers never say die!

Kaya chooses the RTM Disco kayak paired with

a large parallel blade wing paddle.

Kaya Kay Skellitonova portrays as herself on location at

Mizell-Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park in Dania Beach.

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From the top: There are no alligators,

just a pretty reef and a tall light!

I hope you enjoy the fine views from the top!

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Underneath the glossy surface treatment,

Miami hides some very dark secrets!

Murder mystery in the Magic City.

Records show that her murder was never solved!

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Seeking Higher ground and

Faith in Numbers in the Lower Keys!

Part I : Camping on a sandbar shoal and paddling the Barracuda, Marvin and the Snipe Keys.

If you decide to work on your tan, don’t forget to flip over.

You wouldn’t want to go home half baked!

Summertime kayaking and exploration of the