Pahayokee to Rookery Branch? - Everglades Exploration Network2024-03-29T13:25:30Zhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/forum/topics/pahayokee-to-rookery-branch?commentId=2541133%3AComment%3A122065&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDidn't forget about you guyz!…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2021-01-22:2541133:Comment:1391902021-01-22T16:40:38.335ZFlex Kayakfari.comhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/029
<p>Didn't forget about you guyz!</p>
<p>Click for an interactive panorama version of our "lunch on Main Street":</p>
<p><a href="https://roundme.com/tour/664930/view/2106991/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://kayakfari.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/kayakfari-everglades-shark-slough-pahayokee-kayak-02.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <a href="https://roundme.com/tour/664930/view/2106991/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://roundme.com/tour/664930/view/2106991/</a></p>
<p>Story coming your way soon, now it can be told!…</p>
<p>Didn't forget about you guyz!</p>
<p>Click for an interactive panorama version of our "lunch on Main Street":</p>
<p><a href="https://roundme.com/tour/664930/view/2106991/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://kayakfari.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/kayakfari-everglades-shark-slough-pahayokee-kayak-02.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://roundme.com/tour/664930/view/2106991/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://roundme.com/tour/664930/view/2106991/</a></p>
<p>Story coming your way soon, now it can be told! ;)</p> Here the "Magnificent Seven"…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2020-12-24:2541133:Comment:1278712020-12-24T21:10:39.926ZFlex Kayakfari.comhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/029
<p>Here the "Magnificent Seven" on the trip that took seven years to complete!</p>
<p><a href="https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/connecting-pahayokee-overlook-to-the-shark-river-slough-more-high-water-paddling-in-the-everglades-on-the-pa-hay-okee/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://kayakfari.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/kayakfari-everglades-shark-slough-pahayokee-kayak-01.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> Down on Main Street ..…</p>
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<p>Here the "Magnificent Seven" on the trip that took seven years to complete!</p>
<p><a href="https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/connecting-pahayokee-overlook-to-the-shark-river-slough-more-high-water-paddling-in-the-everglades-on-the-pa-hay-okee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://kayakfari.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/kayakfari-everglades-shark-slough-pahayokee-kayak-01.jpg?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>Down on Main Street ..</p>
<p><a href="https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/connecting-pahayokee-overlook-to-the-shark-river-slough-more-high-water-paddling-in-the-everglades-on-the-pa-hay-okee/" target="_blank">https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/connecting-pahayokee-overlook-to-the-shark-river-slough-more-high-water-paddling-in-the-everglades-on-the-pa-hay-okee/</a></p>
<p></p> Buenos. I am happy to report…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2020-12-24:2541133:Comment:1275592020-12-24T03:28:40.079ZFlex Kayakfari.comhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/029
<p>Buenos. I am happy to report that I have a new computing machine and am back in the biz!</p>
<p>So yeah was an awesome trip, honest invitational; soon the world shall see .. ;)</p>
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<p>P.S. Water levels are dropping slowly but surely. My only wish is that we had done this a month earlier. We would have had the chance to connect to Canepatch and/or up the Shark Valley.</p>
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<p>In the meantime, Happy Christmas everyone!</p>
<p>Buenos. I am happy to report that I have a new computing machine and am back in the biz!</p>
<p>So yeah was an awesome trip, honest invitational; soon the world shall see .. ;)</p>
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<p>P.S. Water levels are dropping slowly but surely. My only wish is that we had done this a month earlier. We would have had the chance to connect to Canepatch and/or up the Shark Valley.</p>
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<p>In the meantime, Happy Christmas everyone!</p> Me too!tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2020-12-22:2541133:Comment:1268902020-12-22T21:25:28.168Zyakmasterhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/yakmaster
<p>Me too!</p>
<p>Me too!</p> Nice work! Looking forward t…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2020-12-22:2541133:Comment:1269652020-12-22T19:17:32.070Zshawn beightolhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/shawnbeightol
<p>Nice work! Looking forward to boom based photos...</p>
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>yakmaster said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://gladesgodeep.ning.com/forum/topics/pahayokee-to-rookery-branch?commentId=2541133%3AComment%3A126577&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2541133Comment126577"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I waited a week because I figured we'd get a REAL trip report from Flex, but I guess his technical difficulties are still slowing him down.</p>
<p>Last Sunday, not yesterday, but…</p>
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<p>Nice work! Looking forward to boom based photos...</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>yakmaster said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://gladesgodeep.ning.com/forum/topics/pahayokee-to-rookery-branch?commentId=2541133%3AComment%3A126577&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2541133Comment126577"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I waited a week because I figured we'd get a REAL trip report from Flex, but I guess his technical difficulties are still slowing him down.</p>
<p>Last Sunday, not yesterday, but a week ago yesterday, it got done did!</p>
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<p>Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and her esteemed first paddler, Dr. Robert Cava, Amazon Bill and his son, my daughter and yours truly and of course the aforementioned Flex, who pushed to get the crew on the water made it from a flooded Pahayokee to the intersection with Main Street.</p>
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<p>But we couldn't have done it without the cooperation of mom and dad...</p>
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<p>Mom being mother nature who blessed us with the deepest slough in the past ten years, and Dad being Terry Helmers who was not able to join because of daddy duties but whose proposed track was largely followed and made the trip possible. Even with the super high water, a straight shot was not viable. We had to pick our way carefully, to avoid the tall thick grass, and Terry's aerial scouting made it viable. My hands are finally healing over from the grass cuts.</p>
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<p>I am sure that soon Flex will be putting out the details, so I won't go too deep, suffice to say, it really was a spectacular day. Terry would have been proud, Sunrise to sunset, yards and yards of hard paddling...cranking through grass and miles and miles of just enjoying the cruise in the open slots. Round Trip it was just over 13 miles, not a long paddle, but still a long day with over 9 hours on the water.</p>
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<p>That said, this is not a route, it was a once in a lifetime trip because the weather permitted. Maybe on some fluke high water event it can be done again, but even with a foot less water, it would have been a grueling slog through some stretches. Don't use it to plan an alternative entrance or exit from Main street. But as it was, when it was, it was a beautiful day in the resource!</p>
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<p>The water is coming down fast! Enjoy it while you can!</p>
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</blockquote> I waited a week because I fig…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2020-12-21:2541133:Comment:1265772020-12-21T20:56:45.307Zyakmasterhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/yakmaster
<p>I waited a week because I figured we'd get a REAL trip report from Flex, but I guess his technical difficulties are still slowing him down.</p>
<p>Last Sunday, not yesterday, but a week ago yesterday, it got done did!</p>
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<p>Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and her esteemed first paddler, Dr. Robert Cava, Amazon Bill and his son, my daughter and yours truly and of course the aforementioned Flex, who pushed to get the crew on the water made it from a flooded Pahayokee to the intersection…</p>
<p>I waited a week because I figured we'd get a REAL trip report from Flex, but I guess his technical difficulties are still slowing him down.</p>
<p>Last Sunday, not yesterday, but a week ago yesterday, it got done did!</p>
<p></p>
<p>Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and her esteemed first paddler, Dr. Robert Cava, Amazon Bill and his son, my daughter and yours truly and of course the aforementioned Flex, who pushed to get the crew on the water made it from a flooded Pahayokee to the intersection with Main Street.</p>
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<p>But we couldn't have done it without the cooperation of mom and dad...</p>
<p></p>
<p>Mom being mother nature who blessed us with the deepest slough in the past ten years, and Dad being Terry Helmers who was not able to join because of daddy duties but whose proposed track was largely followed and made the trip possible. Even with the super high water, a straight shot was not viable. We had to pick our way carefully, to avoid the tall thick grass, and Terry's aerial scouting made it viable. My hands are finally healing over from the grass cuts.</p>
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<p>I am sure that soon Flex will be putting out the details, so I won't go too deep, suffice to say, it really was a spectacular day. Terry would have been proud, Sunrise to sunset, yards and yards of hard paddling...cranking through grass and miles and miles of just enjoying the cruise in the open slots. Round Trip it was just over 13 miles, not a long paddle, but still a long day with over 9 hours on the water.</p>
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<p>That said, this is not a route, it was a once in a lifetime trip because the weather permitted. Maybe on some fluke high water event it can be done again, but even with a foot less water, it would have been a grueling slog through some stretches. Don't use it to plan an alternative entrance or exit from Main street. But as it was, when it was, it was a beautiful day in the resource!</p>
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<p>The water is coming down fast! Enjoy it while you can!</p> The road to Pahayokee has bee…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2020-12-10:2541133:Comment:1220822020-12-10T04:12:44.747ZFlex Kayakfari.comhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/029
<p>The road to Pahayokee has been closed due to the high water, it's +3ft from the last attempt in 2013.</p>
<p>The only reason we didn't connect back then was that we ran out of daylight. Progress was slow due to lack of water.</p>
<p>That won't be a problem this time, but may still be slow going due to vegetation obstacles.</p>
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<p>We might have to launch elsewhere but may also be able to just free range with the water being so high.</p>
<p>I paddled among the dwarf cypress forest a…</p>
<p>The road to Pahayokee has been closed due to the high water, it's +3ft from the last attempt in 2013.</p>
<p>The only reason we didn't connect back then was that we ran out of daylight. Progress was slow due to lack of water.</p>
<p>That won't be a problem this time, but may still be slow going due to vegetation obstacles.</p>
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<p>We might have to launch elsewhere but may also be able to just free range with the water being so high.</p>
<p>I paddled among the dwarf cypress forest a couple of weeks ago and it was deep. Paddled inside a cypress dome that was really deep but tough to navigate ..</p>
<p>I also paddled on the east side of the Park road across from Mahogany Hammock among the pine trees.</p>
<p>Also high, but not nearly as much as the (western) slough side.</p> I picked/plotted a route from…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2020-12-10:2541133:Comment:1219062020-12-10T03:00:18.949ZAmazon Billhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/Bill
<p>I picked/plotted a route from Payhokee to MainSt in purple below, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">then</span> overlaid Terry's 2013 image. Amazingly they match almost perfectly. This route that Terry and Flex verified (yellow) has the least "grass resistance" so its a good candidate for <em>GladesGoDeepers</em> on Sunday, plus any other routes we see if we have time.<br></br> <br></br><cite>The photo with Yellow/Blue tracks that was overlaid on my purple track came from…</cite></p>
<p>I picked/plotted a route from Payhokee to MainSt in purple below, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">then</span> overlaid Terry's 2013 image. Amazingly they match almost perfectly. This route that Terry and Flex verified (yellow) has the least "grass resistance" so its a good candidate for <em>GladesGoDeepers</em> on Sunday, plus any other routes we see if we have time.<br/> <br/><cite>The photo with Yellow/Blue tracks that was overlaid on my purple track came from</cite> <cite>Terry's post on:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://gladesgodeep.ning.com/forum/topics/pahayokee-to-rookery-branch?id=2541133%3ATopic%3A43343&page=2#2541133Comment58396"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p> Saturday 23 November 2013, 08:00 - 16:00<br/> Pahayokee Station, NP62, 252622080470201: 23Nov13 +1.87<br/> Terry, Sue, Dan, Mark, Chris, Flex</p>
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</blockquote> Shawn, Looking like this Sund…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2020-12-10:2541133:Comment:1220652020-12-10T01:42:56.834ZAmazon Billhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/Bill
<p>Shawn, Looking like this Sunday 12/13 is shaping up. no other details yet, but we usually launch at 7 am. I'm taking a canoe, others in kayaks, so bring what works. Being able to stand in your boat is a major plus to get better visibility over the grass, to pick the path of least resistance. Lots of grass, no marked trails, no airboat trails to follow. Goal is round-trip from Payhokee to MainStreet; map best routes, then come back to trip to CanePatch from Payhokee.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>shawn…</cite></p>
<p>Shawn, Looking like this Sunday 12/13 is shaping up. no other details yet, but we usually launch at 7 am. I'm taking a canoe, others in kayaks, so bring what works. Being able to stand in your boat is a major plus to get better visibility over the grass, to pick the path of least resistance. Lots of grass, no marked trails, no airboat trails to follow. Goal is round-trip from Payhokee to MainStreet; map best routes, then come back to trip to CanePatch from Payhokee.<br/> <br/> <cite>shawn beightol said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://gladesgodeep.ning.com/forum/topics/pahayokee-to-rookery-branch?id=2541133%3ATopic%3A43343&page=3#2541133Comment121166"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I'm interested. What type vessel? Kayak, 2 man canoe?</p>
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</blockquote> Went all the way back to 2010…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2020-12-08:2541133:Comment:1212702020-12-08T12:21:54.295Zyakmasterhttp://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/yakmaster
<p>Went all the way back to 2010....</p>
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<p>never been this high!</p>
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<p>I can’t escape, but somebody should give it a run!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Amazon Bill said:…</cite></p>
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<p>Went all the way back to 2010....</p>
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<p>never been this high!</p>
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<p>I can’t escape, but somebody should give it a run!<br/> <br/> <cite>Amazon Bill said:</cite></p>
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