Hurricane Irma: Surveying the storm and the local damage done.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 10, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, conch, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, grey ghost, hurricane, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, marine trash, miami, Mizell-Johnson, paddle, pentax, photography, plastic pollution, port everglades, reality check, reef, rip current, sea kayaker, south florida, surf ski, surfski, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, beach erosion, cat 5 storm, category 5, conch, Coral Reef, dania, dania beach, dania fishing pier, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, erosion, flex maslan, Florida, fort lauderdale, Ft Lauderdale, grey ghost, hurricane, hurricane impacts, hurricane irma, irma, irma impact, irma storm, irma surge, john u lloyd, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayak, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak storage, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove seedling, mangroves, miami, Mizell-Johnson, Mizell-Johnson State Park, old Whiskey Creek, Paddle, Photography, port everglades, port everglades inlet, queen conch, reality check, repatriating, sea grapes, sea oats, sfwmd, shoreline erosion, shoreline vegetation, South Florida, south florida canals, South Florida’s walking coastal Mangroves, storm, surf, vegetation, washed up, water, whiskey creek. Leave a comment

Hurricane Irma storm surge impact on Dania Beach

and Mizell Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park!

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“Conch Lives Matter!”
Repatriating washed up Queen Conchs back into the sea!
Hurricane Irma aftermath at Dania Beach and Mizell Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park

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South Florida experienced the wrath of hurricane Irma on September 9 to 11, 2017. The huge storm made a last minute shift to the west which meant that the east coast was spared it’s full fury. It was a very, very close call for us.

Not surprisingly, there weren’t many boaters out, just mostly tugs and freighters doing their jobs.

I was the only paddler out!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/hurricane-irma-aftermath-at-dania-beach-and-mizell-johnson-john-u-lloyd-state-park/

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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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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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!

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The Time-release Dose – Mount Dania unveiled at Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park!

Posted by Kayakfari on April 1, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, alernative facts, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, dania beach, fitness, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, Mizell-Johnson, paddle, pentax, photography, port everglades, reality check, RGB, sea kayaker, south florida, Spring, surf ski, surf zone, surfski, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: 2022, 42, 420, awakenthegrass, Beach, beach erosion, beach management, beach mountain, beach re-nourishment, broward county, broward county beaches, construction zone, Coral Reef, dania, dania beach, dania fishing pier, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, dredge, dredging, dump truck, erosion, everglades kayak, everglades paddling, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida surfski, fort lauderdale, fort lauderdale kayak, Ft Lauderdale, ft lauderdale kayak, ft lauderdale paddle, grey ghost, heavy equipment, hurricane, hurricane irma, intracoastal kayak, intracoastal waterway, irie, irma, irma impact, irma storm, john u lloyd, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayafari, kayak, kayak florida, kayak ft lauderdale, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak storage, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, Lake Okeechobee, mangroves, Mizell-Johnson, Mizell-Johnson State Park, MJ Park, mount dania, mt dania, new year 2022, ocean, old Whiskey Creek, Paddle, paddling, Photography, port everglades, port everglades dredging, port everglades inlet, queen conch, re-nourishment, reality check, renourishment, revo r2, sand, sand bypass, sand dredge, sand lake okeechobee, sea grapes, sea oats, shoreline erosion, shoreline vegetation, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, south florida surfski, South Florida’s walking coastal Mangroves, storm, surf, surf ski, surf zone, surfing, surfski, tropical, tropical adventure, trucked in sand, urban paddling, vegetation, washed up, water, water quality, whiskey creek, wing paddle. Leave a comment

Who says there are no

mountains in South Florida?

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“Mount Dania” towers over the beach at Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park.
The shifting sands of time – Beach erosion and re-nourishments in Dania Beach.

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The normally quiet and beautiful

Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park

has undergone a radical transformation!

Formerly known as John U. Lloyd Beach State Park, it also includes Whiskey Creek – a very popular paddling spot. The Park is the last remaining undeveloped beach and quite possibly the nicest natural place in all of Broward County.

With the Grand Opening of Mount Dania, Florida State Park planners

have revealed a new strategy designed to combat beach erosion!

The planners have announced that it is estimated that leaving the sand in this form will allow it to last up to 5x longer than if it was distributed over the beach. The sand has been trucked in from large sand deposit pits near Lake Okeechobee, and about 22,222 loads were needed to build this monumental project.

Additionally, some new beach activities will be allowed. These include the kayak slide, sand rolling, sand boarding, uphill kiting and downhill sand ski racing, among others. However once a beach umbrella has been planted at the top, that visitor shall be allowed to claim the mountain for one hour!

So hurry on over to Dania Beach – today is your first chance to claim your mountain!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/the-shifting-sands-of-time-beach-erosion-and-re-nourishments-in-dania-beach/

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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!

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The Time-release Dose – Adventures in the Bill Ashley Jungles of the Everglades.

Posted by Kayakfari on February 10, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, aerial, answer 42, awakenthegrass, canoe, Cloud9, east everglades, everglades, everglades exploration network, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, glades, glades skiff, gladesmen, history, Invitational, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, moonshine, mosquitoes, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, pentax q, photography, pole aerial photography, prohibition, rasta, reality check, south florida, swamp, totch brown, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: 42, 420, aerial, aerial pole photography, awakenthegrass, backcountry, bill ashley jungles, canoe, canoe everglades, canoe trail, dugout, Ed Brooker’s Landing, Everglades, everglades canoe trail, everglades exploration network, Everglades Exploration Network Invitational, everglades kayak, everglades national park, everglades outlaws, everglades paddling, everglades panorama, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades trail, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, free ranging, gator hunters, gator skiff, glades skiff, Gladesmen, Glen Simmons, grass paddling, hell's bay, Hell's Bay chickee, Herman Lucerne, irie, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak florida, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, lane bay, lane bay chickee, lard can, mahogany, mahogany hammock, mangrove, mangrove maze, mangrove tunnel, mangroves, moonshiners, off trail, old Whiskey Creek, outlaw, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, Paurotis Pond, Pearl Bay chickee, pentax q, periphyton, Photography, pit pan, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prairies, rabbit hole, reality check, River of Grass, roots paddling, Sawgrass, Shark River slough, skiffers, Slough, South Florida, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, swamp, terry helmers, The Bill Ashley Jungles, totch brown, tree hammock, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical back country, water quality, Whiskey, widow maker. 2 Comments

An invitation to paddling forgotten trails of

Gladesmen,

Gator hunters, Outlaws and Moonshiners

in the Everglades!

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The “Widowmaker” meant pushing, pulling or throwing boats over mangroves as necessary!
Crossing paths of Gladesmen, Gator hunters, Outlaws and Moonshiners: An invitation to paddling forgotten trails of the Everglades!

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The Bill Ashley Jungles is an area west of the main Park road roughly between Paurotis Pond and Hell’s Bay, and we were right in the middle of it! Historically these were productive hunting grounds for both Native American tribes and later “Cracker” gator hunters and trappers. This landscape has also changed over the decades, with brackish water intruding northwards, resulting in the predominantly wet mangrove forest habitat that we saw. It certainly did not look like it to us, but back in the 1920′-30’s there was abundant game deer to be had here! Today this is a largely forgotten area, except for the Hell’s Bay Canoe Trail that runs through a part of it. This single trail probably the single most popular paddling route inside of Everglades National Park.

Paradoxically this area is at once the most visited,

yet also the least explored!

The Bill Ashley Jungles were named after a band of outlaws who hid out in the Glades in the 1910’s-20’s called the Ashley Gang, led by John Ashley and his “queen”, Laura Upthegrove. Back then almost everything in South Florida was still the “Everglades”, so whether you were in Homestead or Jupiter, you’d still be in the “Everglades”. It was more of a question of how hard it was to get in and out. By 1924 members of the close knit Ashley Gang family were either in custody or dead. Bill Ashley, one of John’s brothers was apprehended in January 1924, and was the only one who actually survived the family “business” and then lived out his years in Pompano Beach until his death in 1940.

Incidentally, on the east side of the Park road is the Noble Hammock Canoe Trail, a short but pretty three mile loop. It was named after Bill Nobles who ran a moonshine still operation on a hammock back there during Prohibition. The trail is just a small section of Still Creek which runs down into West Lake and is well worth seeing!

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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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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 – “FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE”

Posted by Kayakfari on January 15, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, camping, canoe, everglades, everglades art, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, glades, glades skiff, gladesmen, history, hurricane, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, moonshine, Pa-hay-Okee, paddle, pahayokee, panorama, pentax, photography, rasta, reality check, riparian, river of grass, sargassum, slough, south florida, surreal art, swamp, tamiami trail, totch brown, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: 10 thousand, 10000 islands, 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, back country, beer, Blessings, borrow pit, camping, Canal, canoe everglades, chokoloskee, clandestino, corn liquor, distillery, Everglades, everglades adventure, everglades exploration, everglades hammock, Everglades history, everglades kayak, everglades landscape, everglades mud, everglades national park, everglades paddling, everglades photographer, Everglades Photography, everglades prairie, everglades slough, everglades trail, FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE, feel irie, fisheye lens, flask, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, flooding, frontier everglades, glades, glades exploration, glades skiff, Gladesmen, grass paddling, high water, hiking, History, hurricane, hurricane irma, Ingraham Highway, irie, irma impact, kayafari, kayak, kayak everglades, kayak florida, kayak photography, kayak south florida, kayak touring, kayakfari, kayakfari art, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, kayaking ten thousand islands, landscape photography, Levee, liquor, liquor bottle, liquor flask, liquor still, liquor still bay, main park road, mangrove, miami history, moonshine, mud, national park, ocean kayak, Ocean Kayak Prowler 11T, off trail, old Whiskey Creek, outlaws, Pa-hay-Okee, Paddle, paddling, Pahayokee, panorama, periphyton, Photography, pint flask, poison wood, poisonwood, pole aerial photography, poling, Prairie, prohibition, prowler 11t, quicksand mud, rain, rasta, reality check, River, River of Grass, river of grass paddling, satellite, seminole, Shark River slough, shine, Slough, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, south florida kayaking, south florida paddle, south florida paddler, Spikerush, storm, swamp, swamp shine, swamp whiskey, sweet bay, sweet bay pond, Take this bottle, ten thousand, ten thousand islands, ten thousand islands kayak, totch, tree hammock, trident 11, trident 11 kayak, tropical, tropical adventure, tropical kayakfari, tropical paddling, vegetation, water, water levels, water quality, wet camp, wetlands, Whiskey, whiskey creek. Leave a comment

Take this bottle!

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I spotted what at first looked like a junk plastic bottle from a distance.
Post Hurricane Irma high water paddling in the Everglades!

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I found this pint size flask bottle in the Everglades near Sweet Bay Pond, very close to where the old Ingraham Highway made a sharp 90 degree turn due south towards Flamingo.

The embossed text on it reads:

“FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE”

It pertains to a Federal law that went into effect in 1935 and was on the books until 1964.

The law was intended to prevent illegal distillers from refilling legitimate bottles with their moonshine!

This is a vintage bottle from the post-Prohibition era!

So it’s not quite a cultural artifact, and whether or not it was part of a clandestine moonshine operation or just somebody’s personal refuse we shall never know. But there were many moonshine operations in the Everglades for years even after the end of Prohibition!

High water paddling and poling

the interior Everglades prairies on the

“Pa-Hay-Okee”.

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/trips-sea-stories-pics/random-gallery-2/florida-south-florida/everglades-national-park/interior/post-hurricane-irma-high-water-paddling-in-the-everglades/

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Real liquor still site hidden deep in the Everglades’ 10000 Islands:

ART at Liquor Still Bay – hidden history in the Everglades

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Crossing paths of Gladesmen, Gator hunters, Outlaws & Moonshiners: An invitation to paddling forgotten trails of the Everglades!

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

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

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

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

…

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

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Daily Dose – Sand from far away, coming to a beach near me!

Posted by Kayakfari on January 4, 2022

Posted in: 42, 420, adventure, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, fitness, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, grey ghost, Gulftstream Elan Crosstrainer, history, hollywood, hurricane, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, marine trash, Mizell-Johnson, new river, new year, ONEWAY, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, port everglades, reality check, rip current, rtm disco, sargassum, sea kayaker, silhouette kayak, south florida, surf ski, surf zone, surfski, tropical, whiskey creek, winter. Tagged: 2022, 42, 420, awakenthegrass, Beach, beach erosion, beach management, beach re-nourishment, broward county, broward county beaches, construction zone, Coral Reef, dania, dania beach, dania fishing pier, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, dredge, dredging, dump truck, erosion, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, Florida, florida surfski, fort lauderdale, fort lauderdale kayak, Ft Lauderdale, ft lauderdale kayak, ft lauderdale paddle, grey ghost, heavy equipment, hurricane, hurricane irma, intracoastal kayak, intracoastal waterway, irie, irma, irma impact, irma storm, john u lloyd, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayafari, kayak, kayak ft lauderdale, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak storage, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, Lake Okeechobee, mangroves, Mizell-Johnson, Mizell-Johnson State Park, MJ Park, new year 2022, ocean, old Whiskey Creek, Paddle, paddling, Photography, port everglades, port everglades dredging, port everglades inlet, queen conch, re-nourishment, reality check, renourishment, revo r2, sand, sand bypass, sand dredge, sand lake okeechobee, sea grapes, sea oats, shoreline erosion, shoreline vegetation, South Florida, south florida canals, south florida kayak, south florida surfski, South Florida’s walking coastal Mangroves, storm, surf, surf ski, surf zone, surfing, surfski, tropical, tropical adventure, trucked in sand, urban paddling, vegetation, washed up, water, water quality, whiskey creek, wing paddle. 2 Comments

Moving sand from Lake O. to Dania Beach,

one truck at a time.

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At the end of 2021, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park is a construction zone!
The shifting sands of time – Beach erosion and re-nourishments in Dania Beach.

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**The quiet* and beautiful Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park is currently undergoing a months long beach re-nourishment plan!**

Formerly known as John U. Lloyd Beach State Park, it also includes Whiskey Creek – a very popular paddling spot. The Park is the last remaining undeveloped beach and quite possibly the nicest natural place in all of Broward County.

The sand is being trucked in from large sand deposit pits near Lake Okeechobee, with about 22222 hauled loads needed to complete the project.

This means that for six months a truck will be rolling into the Park every three minutes!

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(* Quiet not available until May 2022!)

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/reality-check/the-shifting-sands-of-time-beach-erosion-and-re-nourishments-in-dania-beach/

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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!

…

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

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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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! Bless UP

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – Shine on you crazy Outlaws!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 4, 2021

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Time portal into the old Ten Thousand Islands:

(Enter at own Risk)

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Totch Brown’s Liquor Still in the Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades.
ART at Liquor Still Bay – hidden history in the Everglades.

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Hidden history in the Everglades at Liquor Still Bay.

((( cue soundtrack )))

This site was cleared and built up by John J. Brown, who essentially created his own “shell mound” on this secret spot by hauling in fill to raise the elevation above the high tide line. John was the father of sometimes famous, sometimes infamous lifelong Chokoloskee resident and true Gladesman Loren G. “Totch” Brown. The Brown family lived in an 8 x 14 foot tar shack that stood just behind the still. As a young boy, Totch learned to hunt, trap, fish and survive in the Everglades any way he could. The moonshine produced was true ‘Everglades Whiskey’ and the fresh run liquor was aged stashed in the mangroves for about six months! This clandestine moonshine operation was probably only active for a few years and after which Totch’s father moved his family to live nearby at the former homestead of Ed Watson, which is now a backcountry Everglades campsite called The Watson Place.

Totch Brown himself went on to live a “free life” as he called it,

perhaps one of the very few and last people who got to

live a full life in the original Everglades!

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! Bless UP

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – Disco fever kayak adventure with Kaya Kay on Whiskey Creek.

Posted by Kayakfari on October 30, 2021

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True paddlers never say die!

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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 digs the RTM Disco kayak with a parallel blade wing paddle!

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! Bless UP

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Daily Dose – When it’s October in South Florida.

Posted by Kayakfari on October 4, 2021

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“Welcome the Fall,

and the Fall welcomes you” ..

🙂

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Cold fronts start making their way down south, surf’s UP.
Welcoming the Fall in South Florida!

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Come October – Fall is here in South Florida.

Right on cue !!

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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!

🙂

Federal Law Forbids Sale or Re-use of This Bottle!

Posted by Kayakfari on April 1, 2020

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I found a liquor flask in the Everglades

so I drank it!

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“Federal Law Forbids Sale or Re-use of this Bottle”
Post Hurricane Irma high water paddling in the Everglades!

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April Fools’!

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OK, so it was empty, but a cool find none the less!

This is actually the second one that I have found, this time along the shores of Florida Bay.

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“FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE”

The embossed text on the bottle/flask pertains to a Federal law that went into effect in 1935 and was on the books until 1964.

The law was intended to prevent illegal distillers from refilling legitimate bottles with their moonshine!

So this is a vintage bottle from the post-Prohibition era.

Whether or not it was part of a clandestine moonshine operation or just somebody’s personal refuse we shall never know. But there were many moonshine operations in the Everglades for decades!!

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Post Hurricane Irma high water paddling in the Everglades!

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Real liquor still site hidden deep in the Everglades’ 10000 Islands:

ART at Liquor Still Bay – hidden history in the Everglades

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Crossing paths of Gladesmen, Gator hunters, Outlaws & Moonshiners: An invitation to paddling forgotten trails of the Everglades!

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

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“You want blood?”

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Be well friends!!

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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 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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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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In Memoriam – RIP Keith Wasserman Everglades explorer and mentor.

Posted by Kayakfari on April 6, 2018

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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.

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Everglades Exploration Network 2017 Invitational paddle at Mahogany Hammock.

Posted by Kayakfari on November 21, 2017

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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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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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Fitness paddling: A new ride, a new beginning – meet the ‘Grey Ghost’!

Posted by Kayakfari on September 26, 2017

Posted in: alien, answer 42, awakenthegrass, beach, biscayne bay, cape florida, conch, everglades, fisheye, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, grey ghost, kayak, kayak dealer, kayak hatch, kayak interior, kayak rudder, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, miami, Mizell-Johnson, paddle, pentax, pentax q, photography, port everglades, reality check, sea kayaker, south florida, stiltsville, surf ski, surfski, tropical. Tagged: 42, 420, alien, alien greys, alien kayak, alien worship, awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, beach erosion, Bill Bags Cape Florida State Park, Biscayne Bay, cape florida, cape florida lighthouse, carbon wing, church of the double bladed paddle, dania, dania beach, dania fishing pier, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, erosion, fitness, fitness paddling, flex maslan, Florida, florida surfski, fort lauderdale, Ft Lauderdale, Greenland paddle, Greenland stick, grey ghost, greys, interstellar overdrive, john u lloyd, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayak, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak storage, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, key biscayne, miami, miami skyline, miami surfski, Mizell-Johnson, Mizell-Johnson State Park, multisport, multisport layup, norris cut, old Whiskey Creek, Paddle, Photography, port everglades, port everglades inlet, queen conch, reality check, ses, South Florida, south florida surfski, South Florida’s walking coastal Mangroves, stellar, stellar kayaks, stellar ses, stellar ses multisport, stellar surfski, STILTSVILLE, stiltsville village, stiltsville village upon biscayne bay, surf, surf ski, surfski, virginia key, virginia key outdoor center, vkoc, whiskey creek, wing paddle, worship. Leave a comment

The launching of the Grey Ghost

(Stellar SES Multisport surfski)

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“Safe Worship!”
The launching of the Grey Ghost (Stellar SES Multisport surfski)

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“Grey Ghost”
The launching of the Grey Ghost (Stellar SES Multisport surfski)

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There is a learning curve, but she’s a phenomenally good paddling boat!
The launching of the Grey Ghost (Stellar SES Multisport surfski)

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The thrill is back!

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! Bless

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Hurricane Irma storm surge impact on Dania Beach and Mizell Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park!

Posted by Kayakfari on September 19, 2017

Posted in: 42, 420, answer 42, Art, awakenthegrass, beach, conch, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, grey ghost, hurricane, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, mangrove, marine trash, miami, Mizell-Johnson, paddle, pentax, photography, plastic pollution, port everglades, reality check, reef, rip current, sea kayaker, south florida, surf ski, surfski, tropical, whiskey creek. Tagged: awakenthegrass, awakenthegrass.com, beach erosion, cat 5 storm, category 5, conch, Coral Reef, dania, dania beach, dania fishing pier, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, erosion, flex maslan, Florida, fort lauderdale, Ft Lauderdale, grey ghost, hurricane, hurricane irma, irma, irma impact, irma storm, irma surge, john u lloyd, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayak, kayak photograher, kayak photography, kayak storage, kayak whiskey creek, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, mangrove seedling, mangroves, miami, Mizell-Johnson, Mizell-Johnson State Park, MS Allure of the Seas, MS Oasis of the Seas, old Whiskey Creek, Paddle, Photography, port everglades, port everglades inlet, queen conch, reality check, repatriating, sea grapes, sea oats, sfwmd, shoreline erosion, shoreline vegetation, South Florida, south florida canals, South Florida’s walking coastal Mangroves, storm, surf, vegetation, washed up, water, whiskey creek. Leave a comment

Surveying the storm and the

damage done:

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“Conch Lives Matter!”

Repatriating washed up Queen Conchs back into the sea!
Hurricane Irma aftermath at Dania Beach and Mizell Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park

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The Park remains, but the beach is gone!

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! Bless

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Welcome, Fall – in South Florida kayaking style!

Posted by Kayakfari on October 4, 2016

Posted in: 420, awakenthegrass, beach, flex maslan, florida, Fort Lauderdale, ft lauderdale, humor, kayak, kayakfari, kayakfari.com, kayaking, landscape, miami, Mizell-Johnson, paddle, panorama, pentax, photography, port everglades, rasta, sea kayaker, south florida, sun, surf ski, surfski, tropical, whiskey creek, winter. Tagged: 21 foot surf ski, 42, 420, beach launch, beach surf, broward county, dania, dania beach, dania fishing pier, Dr. Von D Mizell, Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, fall in florida, feel irie, Flex Kayakfari, flex maslan, fll, Florida, florida surfski, fort lauderdale kayak, Ft Lauderdale, ft lauderdale beach, ft lauderdale canals, ft lauderdale kayak, ft lauderdale paddle, hurricane, intracoastal kayak, intracoastal waterway, irie, john u lloyd, John U. Lloyd State Park, kayafari, kayak, kayak ft lauderdale, kayak new river, kayak photography, kayakfari, Kayakfari ART Photography, kayakfari.com, kayaking, low tide, Mizell-Johnson, new river, october, old Whiskey Creek, Paddle, paddling, panorama, photo, Photography, port everglades inlet, rasta, rastafari, roots paddling, sea kayak, Sea Kayaker, seagrape berries, seagrapes, shearwater surfski, South Florida, south florida kayak, state park, surf, surf ski, surfline, surfski, tropical, urban paddling, water, water quality, Whiskey, whiskey creek, wing paddle, workout. Leave a comment

It’s October in South Florida ..

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Feeling slightly Irie on Dania Beach.

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Welcome,

Fall!

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The beautiful blue-green world that is South Florida!

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My head’s underwater and I’m feelin’ fine! 😉

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Feelin’ that liquid sunshine..

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Just a little bit of pre-Hurricane fall surf in South Florida.

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Paddling on Whiskey Creek at Mizell-Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park in Dania Beach.

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Irie fall colors on the beach in South Florida!

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My surf ski on the beach, it’s a long vehicle.

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It’s really the only way to go!

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Wing paddle – the only way to paddle ONE WAY!

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My 21 foot Rocket on the beach.

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The world’s longest kayak hat – all 21 feet!

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Hello, Fall! Wait, no,don’t fall! 😉
CLICK for story: The world’s longest kayaking hat!

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Rocket from the beach!

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Rocket, rocket .. ocean rocket, take me on a magic rocket ride.
Blast off = ONE WAY! 🙂

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Get outside, enjoy

Dania Beach

and paddling at

Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson (John U. Lloyd) State Park!

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! BLESS – Feel Irie

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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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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Paddling and Playing on Whiskey Creek at Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park.

Posted by Kayakfari on September 20, 2016

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Paddling and Playing on Whiskey Creek in Dania Beach:

What’s in a new name?

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The recently renamed Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, formerly John U. Lloyd State Park is still the same jewel of Broward County – but now with even more history!

The new name is to commemorate two civil rights activists who worked to integrate beaches for all to enjoy. The new name reflects the combined efforts of civil rights leaders Dr. Von D Mizell and Eula Gandy Johnson, both of whom played key roles in the creation of what would later become today’s park. Firstly in the establishment of a “colored” beach and eventual road access to the current location. Secondly, both were then instrumental in the desegregation of Ft Lauderdale’s beaches in the early 1960’s! Although done for a good cause, the name change met with some controversy as neither John Lloyd’s widow nor his heirs were even notified. It is unfortunate that John U. Lloyd’s name has been completely dropped, since as an attorney, he was ultimately responsible for transferring the undeveloped property into the state parks system to keep it out of developer’s hands. This is why the park had been named after him since 1976! Hopefully his long standing name can be re-instated on another level, perhaps as a new name for the Dania Beach Blvd bridge as has already been suggested!

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Paddling on Whiskey Creek at Mizell-Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park in Dania Beach.

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Paddling on Whiskey Creek at Mizell-Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park in Dania Beach.

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Paddling on Whiskey Creek at Mizell-Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park in Dania Beach.

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Revised and Updated for your Paddling Pleasure!

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! BLESS

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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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“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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With that said..
Blessings friends!

An invitation to paddling forgotten trails of Gladesmen, Gator hunters, Outlaws & Moonshiners in the Everglades!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 18, 2014

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Everglades Exploration Network Invitational 2014 paddle

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An invitation to paddling forgotten trails of Gladesmen, Gator hunters, Outlaws & Moonshiners in the Everglades!

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What’s in your Lard Can?

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Adventures in the Bill Ashley Jungles: I’ve seen the Paurotis, but where is my Lard Can?

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“Roots Paddling”, yeah?

Enjoy!

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“Law Fe De Outlaw!“

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Everglades Exploration Network 2014 Invitational paddle – Paurotis Pond and Lard Can aerial panoramics!

Posted by Kayakfari on November 10, 2014

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Everglades Exploration Network Invitational 2014 paddle – a teaser.

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Enjoy these interactive aerial panoramas from the trip! 🙂

Kayakfari ART photography

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On the way in the Bill Ashley Jungles, but where is my Lard Can ?

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Good morning – the “Widow maker” welcomes you!

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Stay tuned, full story to follow real soon..

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In the meantime, try more interactive panoramas here:

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

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CLICK Sharp Blessings!

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Hurricane Irma storm surge impact on Dania Beach

and Mizell Johnson (John U Lloyd) State Park!

Not surprisingly, there weren’t many boaters out, just mostly tugs and freighters doing their jobs.

I was the only paddler out!

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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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Who says there are no

mountains in South Florida?

The normally quiet and beautiful

has undergone a radical transformation!

With the Grand Opening of Mount Dania, Florida State Park planners

have revealed a new strategy designed to combat beach erosion!

So hurry on over to Dania Beach – today is your first chance to claim your mountain!

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An invitation to paddling forgotten trails of

Gladesmen,

Gator hunters, Outlaws and Moonshiners

in the Everglades!

Paradoxically this area is at once the most visited,

yet also the least explored!

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Take this bottle!

This is a vintage bottle from the post-Prohibition era!

High water paddling and poling

the interior Everglades prairies on the

“Pa-Hay-Okee”.

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Moving sand from Lake O. to Dania Beach,

one truck at a time.

The quiet* and beautiful Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park is currently undergoing a months long beach re-nourishment plan!

This means that for six months a truck will be rolling into the Park every three minutes!

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Mahogany Hammock – Lane Bay loop through

the Bill Ashley jungles.

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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Time portal into the old Ten Thousand Islands:

(Enter at own Risk)

Hidden history in the Everglades at Liquor Still Bay.

Totch Brown himself went on to live a “free life” as he called it,

perhaps one of the very few and last people who got to

live a full life in the original Everglades!

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True paddlers never say die!

Kaya Kay digs the RTM Disco kayak with a parallel blade wing paddle!

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“Welcome the Fall,

and the Fall welcomes you” ..

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Come October – Fall is here in South Florida.

Right on cue !!

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**The quiet* and beautiful Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park is currently undergoing a months long beach re-nourishment plan!**