Stand Up Paddling Florida's Great Calusa Blueway
Facing Waves hosts Luke Hopkins and Anne Pagano are stand up paddling Florida's Great Calusa Blueway with their family, playing at Bunche Beach, exploring mangrove tunnels and surfing some kid-friendly waves along the Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail.
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Adventure on the Great Calusa Blueway
The Great Calusa Blueway connects nearly 200 miles of inland tributaries with Gulf Coast inlets and wetlands. There’s bountiful wildlife, from dolphins and manatees to gators and rays. And because much of the paddling is in safe, protected bays and estuaries, it’s an ideal first-timer’s or family sea kayaking adventure. The well marked “trail” keeps you away from powerboat traffic, and you can find endless deserted cays, beaches, and other wild places to explore.
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Florida Travel: Welcome to the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail
The Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail is a 190-mile marked canoe and kayak trail that winds through the coastal waters and inland tributaries of Lee County, Florida. Learn more here:
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The Great Calusa Blueway
This is a quick video overview of a February 2017 Paddle Florida trip on the Great Calusa Blueway. More detail will be found on my website, Yackman.com.
The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, Florida - LEE COUNTY HISTORY AND CULTURE
Get to know Florida's natural side on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel. With over 50 miles of untamed coastline, time spent on our warm white-sand beaches means world-class shelling, great adventures on Gulf waters and years of preserved history.
Watch dolphin glide in and out of the water alongside your charter cruise as you island hop in the Gulf. Kayak inches from giant manatee lazily swimming the Great Calusa Blueway. Explore the Sanibel Causeway by boat or bike. Spy over 400 species of migratory birds in the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, and tour the winter homes of Thomas Edison and his good friend, automaker Henry Ford.
No visit is complete without a stroll down the historic streets of our charming islands. Visit Sanibel, Captiva and Matlacha for unique shopping and dining. Or, spend the day exploring and shell collecting at Cayo Costa State Park. Experience Florida the way it was meant to be, and find out why our beaches are among the world's best.
Interact with other travel enthusiasts; view travel videos from all over the world; find information on destination hotels & attractions at videoglobetrotter.com.
The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, Florida - LEE COUNTY BEACHES
Get to know Florida's natural side on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel. With over 50 miles of untamed coastline, time spent on our warm white-sand beaches means world-class shelling, great adventures on Gulf waters and years of preserved history.
Watch dolphin glide in and out of the water alongside your charter cruise as you island hop in the Gulf. Kayak inches from giant manatee lazily swimming the Great Calusa Blueway. Explore the Sanibel Causeway by boat or bike. Spy over 400 species of migratory birds in the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, and tour the winter homes of Thomas Edison and his good friend, automaker Henry Ford.
No visit is complete without a stroll down the historic streets of our charming islands. Visit Sanibel, Captiva and Matlacha for unique shopping and dining. Or, spend the day exploring and shell collecting at Cayo Costa State Park. Experience Florida the way it was meant to be, and find out why our beaches are among the world's best.
Interact with other travel enthusiasts; view travel videos from all over the world; find information on destination hotels & attractions at videoglobetrotter.com.
The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, Florida - LEE COUNTY NATURE AND ECO
Get to know Florida's natural side on The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel. With over 50 miles of untamed coastline, time spent on our warm white-sand beaches means world-class shelling, great adventures on Gulf waters and years of preserved history.
Watch dolphin glide in and out of the water alongside your charter cruise as you island hop in the Gulf. Kayak inches from giant manatee lazily swimming the Great Calusa Blueway. Explore the Sanibel Causeway by boat or bike. Spy over 400 species of migratory birds in the J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, and tour the winter homes of Thomas Edison and his good friend, automaker Henry Ford.
No visit is complete without a stroll down the historic streets of our charming islands. Visit Sanibel, Captiva and Matlacha for unique shopping and dining. Or, spend the day exploring and shell collecting at Cayo Costa State Park. Experience Florida the way it was meant to be, and find out why our beaches are among the world's best.
Interact with other travel enthusiasts; view travel videos from all over the world; find information on destination hotels & attractions at videoglobetrotter.com.
Great Calusa Blueway, Cape Coral
Launching from Tarpon Point Marina at the Westin Cape Coral, we paddle into the mangrove mazes of the lower Caloosahatchee River until a summer thunderstorm chases us back to shore.
Captiva Island Marina and Calusa Blueway Kayak Launch
Plan on enjoying all sorts of water based recreation here in Captiva (or Sanibel), as the entire island is geared toward the rewards of the waterfront.
This other side to Florida
Exploring the Great Calusa Blueway in southwest Florida with Paddle Florida.
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Paddle Florida: Inspiring. Meaningful. Adventure.
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Paddle Florida, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation organized to support canoeing and kayaking in Florida. Multi-day paddling/camping adventures in each of Florida's five water management districts showcase the state's natural beauty and rich cultural heritage while promoting water conservation, wildlife preservation, springs restoration, and waterways protection. Paddle Florida also seeks to promote Florida as an international destination for nature-based tourism.
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Music: Wind Fool by Grow and Twine
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Made with seashells and salt spray by Matt Keene at Pallet House Pictures.
Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve - 4K 360 Overview Video
The health of water in Southwest Florida is a long-term mission at Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves. Host to a diverse array of habitats, from seagrass beds and mangrove islands to oyster bars and mud flats, Charlotte Harbor actually comprises five contiguous aquatic preserves: Lemon Bay, Cape Haze, Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor, Matlacha Pass and Pine Island Sound managed by the Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Coastal Office. Learn about the natural resources, the management practices, and all the fun activities you and your friends and family can take part in! To learn more about Florida’s aquatic preserves, visit FloridaDEP.gov/FCO
Great Calusa Blueway
Canoeing part of the Great Calusa Blueway....Estero River....Southwest Florida
SWA 2010 Highlights - Sanibel
Highlights of my Shallow Water Angler 2010 TV shoot with Capt. Tom McLaughlin of Another Keeper Charters and David Conway around Sanibel and Cayo Costa State Park.
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2 Bedroom in Sanibel- Park Island FULL MARINA VIEW!!!!
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Ft Myers Manatees with Julia.m4v
Me shooting a kayak trip with the wild manatees in Ft. Myers, Florida February 2010. Pictured in first slide is my wife, brother and niece
Paddling a Mangrove Tunnel along the Calusa Blueway
One of many mangrove tunnels along the back bay of Ft. Myers Bch when paddling the Calusa Blueway through Lee county Florida.
Pine Island Preserve at Matlacha Pass
A quick tour of the mangroves and Matlacha Pass on Pine Island, Florida. This property is owned by the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast. By 2018, Conservation Foundation will open Pine Island Preserve at Matlacha Pass to the public, free of charge, 365 days a year. This park and nature preserve will serve as a trail head for Lee County's 190-acre Pine Island Flatwoods Preserve, the Great Calusa Blueway, and public water access to Matlacha Pass National Wildlife Refuge, Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park, and Matlacha Pass Aquatic Preserve.
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A Gloomy Day at Bunche Beach
Southwest Floridas Bunche Beach ( Fort Myers ). On an overcast dreary afternoon during low tide a friend and I decided to do a short flight with a drone. From the sky we captured panoramic views of the Gulf of Mexico, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, San Carlos Bay, the Sanibel Causeway, Sanibel & Captiva Islands forming the barrier islands at the mouth of the Caloosahatchee River.
Shot with DJI Mavic Pro in 4k and compressed to 1080p for YouTube. For some reason it's still dropping frames. If you know about rendering and exporting 4K video for YouTube and Vimeo please message me!!
Buck Key: Island of History and Mystery (Trailer)
A trailer for Buck Key: Island of History and Mystery.
To acquire any of the documentaries produced by the Captiva Island Historical Society, please visit our website:
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