When I was a kid back in the '60s, my Uncle was caretaker over a huge private reserve next to Ocala National Forest. It was called Heather Island. It was wild and big. 8 miles from the highway to home. It was owned at that time by Governor Leroy Collins. You can't get in there, but if you look at it from Google Earth, you can see a stone plantation mansion & outbuildings. It was fascinating as a child.
I wanted to give a slight correction. Ocala is not a wilderness, it's woods. A wilderness has old growth Virgin forest, no trails and very limited activity.
Cool video. Your videos make me want to keep exploring the ONF deeper than most dare. I've been living here for 36 years, and still haven't covered every square mile.
I set trail cams up out there just to watch bears man I got some interesting spots that are infested with wildlife I can’t wait to explore deeper into ONF
Cool video! Came over here from your Facebook post. First time watching! Gave ya a sub. Look forward to more videos. Love anybody who finds beauty in swamps. Really amazing out there.
Hey man I have been across that creek in a boat I now right where this is it’s off mud creek by mud lake if you ever want to explorer the water let me know
Love your videos. I've been watching them for a long time. ( Is there a time when ticks are really bad in florida? ) My wife and I walked a trail yesterday for 1.5 hours and when we got home we found over 30 ticks plus chiggers. I have found 1 or 2 before but this was crazy. We didn't even brush up against any limbs. The trail was fairly easy to navigate.
Ticks are year round, perhaps jan and feb are the best month to hike. Chiggers are active in april-may then october-november while in mid summer and mid winter not much of those. Permethrine clothing spray helps.
Using that canoe is a good way to get shot. Its almost certainly a poachers canoe. Notice no front seat? That way the poacher can put deer gators etc in the canoe. I grew up in Fla.and have hiked about an trail in north and central Fla.
At one point I felt like if something happened or if I got lost which is easy to do in this area I would be really worried. But you have to keep your confidence up the best that you can in these situations.
@@FLtrailblazer what would you do if when you back tracked the canoe was gone? Lmao. Then you know something is up. Check out missing 411 with david. paulides on UA-cam
@@bryant7940 theres alot of missing people here. Most just dont meet his criteria. I do believe he has spoken about ocala national forest though. Ive gone there, the place is huge and beautiful but kind of creepy also.
Deer Florida trailblazer and other Florida trail blazers out there, hello! We would like you to join together and try to get eglin air Force Base to give up most of its land and return it to the people of our country. It won't be easy! It used to be called The Choctawhatchee National Forest and was brought into being by a fellow by the name of Gifford Pinchot with the enthusiastic backing of Teddy Roosevelt. The military saw the need for this area to be used during World War II and it has since been Incorporated into an area known as the Eglin Reservation. Now the area has been placed primarily "off limits" to anyone without special permission. The management of the Eglin reservation is poor to say the least. The testing of bombs and other munitions continue to this day including projects which cause damage to the environment. All you have to do is Google search this area in order to see the damage has been done since 1939 when the area was taken by the military. All we are asking is that the military return most of this beautiful, for the most part pristine wilderness to the people that were displaced so that our nation could have one of the original National Forests. That's right, Teddy Roosevelt thought enough of this area to make it a national forest before many other areas were declared protected. Most people in this state as well as in our country have not been out there to see how beautiful it really is. So, Florida trailblazer and all you other wannabe Florida trail blazers, let's get together and get a petition or whatever it takes and make the military turn over this environmentally sensitive area from the White sands of the Gulf of Mexico almost to the Alabama border and covering Santa Rosa Okaloosa and Walton counties, back to the people who were meant to use it in the first place. This national forest was bigger then the Everglades at one time. It was taken by the government for use as a training area at a proving ground at a time when our country was in grave danger. It is now time for the government to do the right thing and to return it back to the people. The military has a huge problem with anybody even mentioning this. The only thing that I can think of is that we need to get enough of us together, people that are smarter than me, environmentalists, lawyers, hunters, fisherman and all people who love natureto make a better future for the choctawhatchee National Forest as well as the people who live around it and the people of this nation who would like to come down here and enjoy this beautiful area before the federal government gobbles it up. Thank you for reading. My phone number is 850-376-6203. Text messages will probably be better. Wish us luck and pray for us! We are going to need it!
I think it's more dangerous in the city. Although if some is using that canoe for illegal activity or something like growing Marijuana or something. Your doomed.
What are they destructive? The original rainbow people were super cool and peaceful etc. Then hippy punks took over. They wear brown and black clothes all the time. I see them often in other cities always begging for gas and food. An original rainbow guy said they will steal from you. He could never keep his beer and cigarettes because they will ask for it.
PS I thought of it to attend in Ocala a few years ago. I was broken down at a truck stop waiting on my paycheck to leave. I met a few really cool and decent, but rest were like scum bags. I never made it. By the time I got my van fixed the event was about over.
@@shac9131 yeah some are nice but I ride my dirtbike out there frequently and I had some ask me for drugs and they wanted a ride on my bike. I felt I was gonna get robbed. Some I've met were really cool. But the ones lately are sketchy. Tweakers
Very cool hike finding that canoe was awesome!
One of your best videos yet, Joe! And it was good to see that you had another colab with Jungle Jay.
Awesome Video. I Live In Florida Too. I’ve Been Wanting To Go There For A While. Keep Up The Great Work.
Unique and Beautiful. Thanks for this
I've been watching a lot of your videos (and will continue to watch a lot more). Big fan here of all the exploring you do on your videos. Well done.
Great video! Thanks for your work in bringing us a glimpse of this amazing site. I look forward to visiting it one day.
When I was a kid back in the '60s, my Uncle was caretaker over a huge private reserve next to Ocala National Forest. It was called Heather Island. It was wild and big. 8 miles from the highway to home. It was owned at that time by Governor Leroy Collins. You can't get in there, but if you look at it from Google Earth, you can see a stone plantation mansion & outbuildings. It was fascinating as a child.
Beautiful stroll... thanks
Wow, that mound reminded me of a fort kind of. Very Cool. Thanks for the adventure.
Love it when you explore off the beaten path in the wilderness. Your channel is getting better and better. Keep up the good work!
Flyak Adventures thanks!
Florida trailblazer, where exactly is this location. I have been to the Ocala National forest a few times. I would love to visit this site.
really enjoy the videos....Ocalas a great place for getting lost. looking forward to getting out and exploring soon.
Woah this was awesome love the editing.
Very beautiful.
I have been someplace similar in the Forest, but definitely not there. Definitely something to look forward to.
Neat video. Such amazing history.
Love the videos, keep 'em coming. I enjoy exploring the woods as well.
Highly exotic! Cool editing.
That twisted tree is beautiful. Thanks for going the distance. What did you use for a paddle?
Neat sox 👍👍
Hope you can find your way back...
I wanted to give a slight correction. Ocala is not a wilderness, it's woods. A wilderness has old growth Virgin forest, no trails and very limited activity.
Did you put the canoe back where it was? Also how did you cross? Use a stick to push the canoe across?
Cool video. Your videos make me want to keep exploring the ONF deeper than most dare. I've been living here for 36 years, and still haven't covered every square mile.
Have you seen the “rainbow people “
@@tonyreed1727 I've partied with them, and had friends living with them. They're not quite what the once were.
@@hardcorebills100 I’m so interested in this lol I fish some of those small lakes in the area and I’m obsessed with history
I set trail cams up out there just to watch bears man I got some interesting spots that are infested with wildlife I can’t wait to explore deeper into ONF
Cool video! Came over here from your Facebook post. First time watching! Gave ya a sub. Look forward to more videos. Love anybody who finds beauty in swamps. Really amazing out there.
MST Outdoors thank you!
I keep hearing about snakes and gators, but I haven't seen any in these videos of Ocala National Park?
Beautiful. What kind of camera stabilizer do you use while hiking?
Awesome !
Just moved here from Maryland. These woods seem overwhelming, compared to md woods.
Pretty nice, thankyou ok
What an amazing find. If possible, would you mind personal messaging me about the general location of the area?
Have you done a research on the Skunk Ape?
Hey man I have been across that creek in a boat I now right where this is it’s off mud creek by mud lake if you ever want to explorer the water let me know
how about a trade for an English lesson?
Can you tell me the location on how to get there
Was there really a canoe waiting or was that something you left previously? What did you do for oars?
It was already there it had paddles underneath. I think hunters leave it there…
cool
Beautiful swamp areas ... love the twisted trees what a cool area thanks Florida Trailblazer :)
Looks like a jungle
What about the skunk ape out there?
Love your videos. I've been watching them for a long time. ( Is there a time when ticks are really bad in florida? ) My wife and I walked a trail yesterday for 1.5 hours and when we got home we found over 30 ticks plus chiggers. I have found 1 or 2 before but this was crazy. We didn't even brush up against any limbs. The trail was fairly easy to navigate.
Mark Wise thanks!!! Yea early spring through summer you’ll start to see them.
Ticks are year round, perhaps jan and feb are the best month to hike. Chiggers are active in april-may then october-november while in mid summer and mid winter not much of those. Permethrine clothing spray helps.
@@arycave thanks
I think I saw "The Predator Alien Hunter" in the Trees.
Where are the wild animals?
@@bryant7940 i love those sounds, born near a swamp
If the swamp is rocking. Don’t come knocking
Modern Whites: This is such a sacred and awe inspiring place.
Ancient Natives: This is where we piled up all our trash.
Not true research your history
Wow that's nice thanks for the videos 👍
So you just took someone's canoe across two canals and left it there!
They'll never find it again.
Any idea what Indian tribe lived there?
Dravencadiz Acures / Timucua
Cherokee indians
Be careful always carry a stick because believe me there are eastern diamondback rattlesnakes and pymigy rattlesnaks
Using that canoe is a good way to get shot. Its almost certainly a poachers canoe. Notice no front seat? That way the poacher can put deer gators etc in the canoe. I grew up in Fla.and have hiked about an trail in north and central Fla.
😱 very informative. Ty
Hey, I'm gonna spend next week out their. Any cool locations I need to check out?
04:11 somebody paint those orange or white before someone gets hurt... Seems like it would be common sense..
Becareful theres people that live deep in those woods dude. Like feral people!!! Im not kidding!!!
It can be scary in these places I know!
At one point I felt like if something happened or if I got lost which is easy to do in this area I would be really worried. But you have to keep your confidence up the best that you can in these situations.
@@FLtrailblazer what would you do if when you back tracked the canoe was gone? Lmao. Then you know something is up. Check out missing 411 with david. paulides on UA-cam
@@bryant7940 theres alot of missing people here. Most just dont meet his criteria. I do believe he has spoken about ocala national forest though. Ive gone there, the place is huge and beautiful but kind of creepy also.
Just watched a video about hunting in ONF and the hunter said you may see weird people and avoid them and nobody knows who they are.
👍👍
You had better of put my canoe back where you found it!!!
There are Bears and Panthers and Alligators,..do you carry a weapon? ( a flare gun would help scare them away)
I would be more worried about other people out their, alot of bad stuff happens in the Ocala National Forest.
Deer Florida trailblazer and other Florida trail blazers out there, hello!
We would like you to join together and try to get eglin air Force Base to give up most of its land and return it to the people of our country. It won't be easy! It used to be called The Choctawhatchee National Forest and was brought into being by a fellow by the name of Gifford Pinchot with the enthusiastic backing of Teddy Roosevelt. The military saw the need for this area to be used during World War II and it has since been Incorporated into an area known as the Eglin Reservation. Now the area has been placed primarily "off limits" to anyone without special permission. The management of the Eglin reservation is poor to say the least. The testing of bombs and other munitions continue to this day including projects which cause damage to the environment. All you have to do is Google search this area in order to see the damage has been done since 1939 when the area was taken by the military. All we are asking is that the military return most of this beautiful, for the most part pristine wilderness to the people that were displaced so that our nation could have one of the original National Forests. That's right, Teddy Roosevelt thought enough of this area to make it a national forest before many other areas were declared protected. Most people in this state as well as in our country have not been out there to see how beautiful it really is. So, Florida trailblazer and all you other wannabe Florida trail blazers, let's get together and get a petition or whatever it takes and make the military turn over this environmentally sensitive area from the White sands of the Gulf of Mexico almost to the Alabama border and covering Santa Rosa Okaloosa and Walton counties, back to the people who were meant to use it in the first place. This national forest was bigger then the Everglades at one time. It was taken by the government for use as a training area at a proving ground at a time when our country was in grave danger. It is now time for the government to do the right thing and to return it back to the people. The military has a huge problem with anybody even mentioning this. The only thing that I can think of is that we need to get enough of us together, people that are smarter than me, environmentalists, lawyers, hunters, fisherman and all people who love natureto make a better future for the choctawhatchee National Forest as well as the people who live around it and the people of this nation who would like to come down here and enjoy this beautiful area before the federal government gobbles it up. Thank you for reading. My phone number is 850-376-6203. Text messages will probably be better. Wish us luck and pray for us! We are going to need it!
Not tropical like the Amazon but not temperate like the Pacific Northwest
I think it's more dangerous in the city. Although if some is using that canoe for illegal activity or something like growing Marijuana or something. Your doomed.
The dirt is actually sand lol
Well yeah this is Florida. It's all sand or clay. No dirt
Watch out for the rainbow people
What are they destructive? The original rainbow people were super cool and peaceful etc. Then hippy punks took over. They wear brown and black clothes all the time. I see them often in other cities always begging for gas and food.
An original rainbow guy said they will steal from you. He could never keep his beer and cigarettes because they will ask for it.
PS
I thought of it to attend in Ocala a few years ago. I was broken down at a truck stop waiting on my paycheck to leave. I met a few really cool and decent, but rest were like scum bags. I never made it. By the time I got my van fixed the event was about over.
@@shac9131 yeah some are nice but I ride my dirtbike out there frequently and I had some ask me for drugs and they wanted a ride on my bike. I felt I was gonna get robbed. Some I've met were really cool. But the ones lately are sketchy. Tweakers