Scooter Ride on Florida's Seven Mile Bridge w/ Visit to Pigeon Key
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2022
- Florida's Seven Mile Bridge is an epic overseas highway connecting Knight's Key in Marathon to the Little Duck Key in the lower Florida Keys. I ride my scooter over the original Seven Mile bridge which has been converted to pedestrian and bicycle use. The original bridge used to carry the Florida East Coast Railroad and was the only way to access the Florida Keys. This section of the bridge is 2 miles long, and connects to Pigeon Key where there is a museum, beautiful dock, and historic buildings.
Recorded July 17, 2022
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As a 4th generation Floridian from Miami, I really enjoyed this video. My family drove it in the 50s and 60s and it was like floating over the water. At one time Pigeon Key was leased by University of Miami utilized as a research facility. The buildings were quite run down until recently before the 7-mile bridge and Pigeon Key were restored. It wasn't such a simple matter to do this video. Thanks much.
I love that you said this was a 'treat' for us because I totally see it as a special 'episode' and so much wanted to watch this!!!! You've made me want to visit the Keys, do the bridge one way or another...heck I even want to get back into running, move to the Keys and do this on a daily basis to stay in shape. Thank you so much for inspiring me, and it seems like so many other viewers. Florida makes me want to vacation! ...and have a normal job again to do such things. Life back on track after some tumultuous roads.
That would be an amazing place to get in shape indeed!
Dreaming again and that's a good thing to get you motivated.
I would love to be able to go on this bridge daily! It really is something special
@@ActionKid Awesome! Thank you. Here's to many more bridge crossings in beautiful areas. I can't believe how much you do for the livestreaming/youtube community, if you will. Inspiring. 💗
Wow added on my list of things to do before leaving earth! You have the best life and enjoying it to the utmost. Watching it on my huge 4K tv is just like I am there, just magical! Thanks for the joy you bring to so many people.
You really have to visit!
That little museum was very interesting. Thanks for taking the time to show us around. That water looked so tempting...would have put my equipment down on the picnic table and jumped in for a quick dip!
I never expected Pigeon Key to have so much history and relaxing areas to visit! I'm definitely going back.
What a nice trip. I loved being able to see this from your view! Thank you for doing this and sharing.
You're welcome!
Love it AK, so relaxing ride in a beautiful day, The Keys are a truly paradise ❤️
Agreed
@@derekdolcy5839 hello 👋🏻
Thanks for sharing a part of your day with us Ken, looked like a perfect day for a scoot.
It was the perfect day
cool scooter ride on the old bridge with views of the ocean to infinity, beautiful Pigeon Keys
I've been watching your videos for a couple of years now and I must say this is one of my all time favorites. The overwhelming beauty of the water comes through the camera, so I could truly identify when you talked about the emotions that you felt. This was truly at treat. Thank you!
You're welcome! One of my favorite spots in Florida by far
Thanks for taking me back in time I was 8 yrs old back in 1970 when my family took a trip to Key West we went across that old bridge hard to believe it's been 53 yrs ago!! Sure did bring back memories thanks for sharing I enjoy your videos!!
Thank you so much for taking us along with you on this most beautiful scenic ride!!! 🌅
That wasn't just a video. That was a Movie. A very beautiful and immersive experience!
I totally enjoyed this video! It's so beautiful there, like paradise. Pigeon Key looks absolutely stunning! 🤩🏖
Really glad you enjoyed it
@@ActionKid Yup 👍🏼🙂
Amazing view from the bridge. Thanks for sharing this video!
That pier looked like something from a tropical painting. ☀️🌴🦜
I bet it would be pretty watching the sunset from there.
What am enjoyable outing - thank you Ken for taking me/us with you. Wish you had, had more time❤
This is so cool. Can't wait to do this in person.
You absolutely need to!
Much nicer as now we can see the ocean!
I love Pigeon Key, beautiful, quiet and not a mob of tourists.
What a stunning video. A lovely island. So nice. Blue clear water. Thank you for this experience.
What amazing views of the Atlantic Ocean on the renovated Old Seven Mile Bridge! 😍 The path seems so smooth, and I also like the mile markers on the side. Pigeon Key is such a beautiful hidden gem! 28:40 This is a heavenly spot! 🤩 I love the isolation and tranquility of this area, and the water is so clear! 33:26 I enjoyed hearing the door creak sound and seeing all the old artifacts/history in the Pigeon Key Museum. Thank you so much for sharing this treat, AK!! 🤗❤ I hope I can visit one day!
I appreciated all the beauty of the Old Seven Mile Bridge and spots Pigeon Key had to offer!
Thank you for the tips about this e scooter ride in the commentsection HengMiao. It sure was such a beautiful e scooter ride with the water and views.
@@Daniel-yb7mx You're welcome, Daniel! 😃 This e-scooter ride is so relaxing with gorgeous views! 😍
This is awesome , thank you , glad to see you being cautious riding over this old bridge 😊 edit : your filming equipment is excellent 🌴🌊
Much appreciated! It's really surreal to be on this bridge
What a fun & interesting way to find relatives who worked out there at that very spot
going back 2 A/C's early days (1st) started, its sweet 2 see new place's u take me,(us). catch u next stream. ORAH!! from Boston.
Your enthusiasm here really comes through.
Thank You for this, AK!! How Cool to be able to walk, run, bike ride for two miles uninterrupted and back again to Marathon. Nice workout everyday.👋🙂
Well, perhaps that section was probably removed to keep people from going further because people don't always obey signs, barricades, and such, don'tcha know!!🤔PS An article said it was completely on solar grid, so no electric bill.
Could be true but another thing is maybe one of the storms had nocked that section out.
I'd love to go back to this spot, it's really something to experience
The old railroad bridge was completed in 1912 and destroyed in 1935 when a hurricane took off a large part of the middle section. More than 400 workers and railmen were killed in the storm. No one wanted to pay the tremendous cost of repair so the land was sold to the State which then began building the highway over the salvaged portions of the structures. The present highway was built in 1980s and it runs along some of the ruins of the old bridge.
You did it again!!! I love riding with you on this adventure. Thanks for the history , too!
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Loved this vlg as i do all the rest AK thanks its so peaceful there. Would be wonderful to camp there with no one else there
I love that your phone was still on the scooter when you returned, BEAUTIFUL VIDEO AS ALWAYS 🤩
Love the historic information you provided, and the view of a ride that I would love to do myself.
I totally know what you mean about being out by the water and the wave of beauty / emotions/ etc. Liberating, is what I imagine. Freeing.
That's a great way to put it!
AWESOME!
This is really nice. Thank you AK.
Scooter definitely the way to go ! Since I don't have one I would prob opt for the ferry ride over.
Great ride on the old bridge. Looks peaceful like your riding to the end of the world. Please do more like this.
Thanks
You're welcome!
Amazing Tour 💙💙💙
I rode my bike with my hubby a week from yesterday on this bridge. It was so much fun. I wanted to tour the island but missed the closing by 15 minutes. I definately would like to snorkel off the dock next year.....Thanks for sharing.
Lovely scooter ride and cute little island!
,Excellent idea, thank you for sharing A K . I love this video 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
What a wonderful vid. Wow, had no idea about Pigeon Key. Neat also that you can swim there off of the dock. So unique seeing the family swimming there. The bridge ending like that where it's broken is creepy. Thanks for the vid and glad you had a great experience
Thanks for sharing!
Always wanted to know more about that bridge on a bike! Thanks again!
Great video...thanks
Very peaceful and scenic 😎
Pigeon Key is actually a beautiful island. The Seven Mile Bridge is a beautiful bridge in the Florida Keys.
Awesome adventure!!!!!!!
makes me want t come to check this place out, all the way from my home in Asheville NC. Thanks for the video ActionKid!!!!!
When I saw the thumbnail I thought "Great, a ride on a nice bike bridge". When I saw it, I thought, "Oh, no, it drives so slowly." 😂 But I found visiting Fisherman's Island very interesting. I would watch a video like this again. So if something like this should happen again somewhere, please visit and record it. 🙋🏻♂️
Thanks so much AK Pigeon Key was beautiful. What a hidden treat.
Awesome video 📹 I enjoyed it 😀 I felt like I was there with you be safe out there God Bless 🙌🙂
that was super ! well worth the entrance fee,thanks
Well Kenneth you have out done yourself. What a beautiful ride and video. I am ready to go swimming now. Thanks so much.....as always enjoyed so much.
This is awesome AK; what a fun and beautiful ride! I can't believe that were'n't more people on that bridge with you. It's great to have the place to yourself but odd nonetheless.Cheers from NYC 🍻
Beautiful ride ActionKid , well done!! 😀👍
Love this channel
I see where you got on which is just south of Marathon. Just north of Marathon on Crawl Key they're going to be building a new resort.
E-scooter on the seven mile bridge , what a treat for us 😎That’ll be fun to watch ,excellent idea, thank you for sharing A K 👍!!!
Loved it
Action... This one Amazing video... Awesome work man......
Great UA-cam preamum
ROFL ☺ bRO, Dat SEAGULL @46:30 disappeared into thin air!! Did ya see dat, Ak?
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Beautiful ride! Wish I could still ride a bike! I'd go with you 😂
That tree in the old section has a name, and he's called Fred. During the holidays someone puts lights on it.
Loved this video AK. Thanks for sharing as I don’t know Iif will get to the keys. You definitely make me want to plan a southern Florida vacation along with Terry (Barefoot Vlogger).
This should be a great ride. Stress-free bike lane. I see a few people walking I wonder how long a walk this bridge is?
2 mile bridge connecting the parking with the island. :)
@@mikey289 Cool!
@@mikey289 2 miles isn't that bad.
It's such an amazing path over the water!
I'm so %*@(%(@*^ jealous right now.
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And to believe that ppl actually used to drive on this bridge back in the day
As I posted I drove on it back in 1981 or 1982 on my last trip to Key West.
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One more thing. After the big hurricane destroyed the tracks of the RR Florida built highway 1 over the roadbed like you saw at the end of the road.
Good Thursday Afternoon My Friend
I Love All The Episodes Of The Videos That You Invite All Of Us To Go On Along with You Weather It's Walking Riding You Are Amazing
As Always Much Love Ms British Gray From Tampa Florida Blessings :)
Thank you, one of your best creative videos...I`ll be biking it at sunrise someday...Artist, Old Naples Fl.
The tree in the middle is named Fred
Nice video. You were on the 2 Mile Bridge as I call it because it no longer goes 7 miles 😂 When I got the notification I thought you were going to be on the actual 7 Mile Bridge. And Pigeon Key is beautiful. I haven't been on your channel for a while, what made you move from NYC to Miami?
AK loved the drive yu showed us yesterday going to the keys talking about each place yu went by and eventually Key West finding a great parking space. Today haven’t watched this video yet
Are u taking the scooter along the route now?
Hi AK. Great vid. I'm curious. Does the DJI P2 fit on the Chesty V2? :-)
This is cool. Is there parking there so you can leave your car and bike across?
Yes I believe so if you check on Google Maps.
GreatAK I’ve been asking if that RR would be coming back? Please let it come back!
Unfortunately a lot of the rail beds are turning into hiking/biking trails here in Pennsylvania.
Well where should I start ....Thank you so much for this post and tour.... I actually lived?.... stayed?.... visited? (all three) on Pigeon Key for a couple of weeks in summer 1982 or 83 (which would peg me at 18 or 19 then). Seems odd I can't really remember that clearly now .I do know it was essentially closed to the public and a fantastic place to be introduced to south Florida marine and mangrove life. I had come from Toronto with Blythe and company a sort of education camp for older students with wonderful intense programs, to study Marine Biology. After our stay on the Key we headed for Casa Bertmar on Grand Cayman for a month or so.
I had been to Florida a few times as my grand parents lived up the coast in Delray. I flew up to visit for an afternoon on a little airline known as Pacific Boston Airways. Leaving Marathon the Captain asked me if I wanted to sit in the Co pilot's seat and insisted I wear their official "Cap", we didn't get elevated much past 100 ft before I realized there should have been another qualified pilot and I was made to look like one before take-off. We made it to Miami with out a hitch though the aircraft had only about 8 or 10 passenger seats and was a twin turbo prop hauled by these partied coked out specialists in there field. The airline was later shut down by the FAA for infractions that included stoned and drunk pilots cocaine use and flying aircraft without proper staffing. ironic I know. Safely on Miami soil next destination on to West Palm Beach "International Airport". The leg from Miami to WPBI was on a 80 passenger Jet that shook, rattled, passengers were praying and looking at each as this was surely our last flight ever after no doubt dropping loose aluminum and aircraft parts on unsuspecting Floridians on an 70 mile18 Minute flight. A quick visit with Nana. Then a taxi ride to grab 2 items Florida was well known for in the 80's, my journey then increased in pace and space I have no recollection of returned departures but I know I made them, I re-arrived at Pigeon Key the same day although evening had set in. I grabbed beer for everyone with out challenge ,Marlboro's and re-taxied back to Saul, John and Lisa, where we sat at the precipice of your perfect shot of the bridge end, and familiar entrance to PK. We drank, smoked, and the lads played guitar into an absolutely stunning south Florida Night.
Our Instructor and guide was Was this rock solid very cool dude named DR. Alan Emory I will borrow a clip from wiki I hope I do not infringe on copywrite but if I do I will gladly modify my comment.(Alan Emery received his Bachelor of Science at the University of Toronto[6] and his Master of Science at McGill University in Montreal in 1964 with a study of ocean currents and their role in distributing larval marine organisms in the Caribbean.[7] He received his Ph.D. in 1968 from the School of Marine Sciences at the University of Miami in Florida.[1] His doctoral research included studies of the ecology and evolution of coral reefs with special emphasis on damselfish.[8])this marine madman arrived also out of Toronto, Speedo, chipped tooth and well worn weight belt. He Introduced us to method, measurement and early sea life from Mangrove swamps to Horseshoe crabs. some early class room work. We would leave every morning from the dock you shot, and measure study and dive onto south Florida reefs. I was a keen and some what no doubt hyper focused student who caught the eye of the good doctor always with an admiring and sympathetic ear and eye. Such a good choice an gifted kind and overflowing with fascinating stories, lectures and work for us.
Our group was made mainly of Canadian youth although there were a few kids from the U.S east coast specifically New York City maybe the Boston area too. I had been certified in open water at Fenlon Falls Ontario that spring in rushing water that you could see maybe visibility of 10-15 ft. This was June and July of summer in the keys and the water water temperature in some spots was over 90 degrees calm, with much better vis. He was wonderful one day we had come back from a dive and gone pole spear fishing for spiny lobster near the old pilings of the rail road bridge we saw our first big sharks (in our eye's 12-15 obvious man eaters reality just 5-7ft grey nurse, lemon or reef sharks. We quickly exited the water for refuge on the pilings and yelled to the kids on shore to get the doctor and fast..... he came and we explained our situation with panicked breaths and shock....surely they would attack and eat us before reaching shore? Nope he said just swim back to the key and chill out....we reluctantly reentered the water and beelined for shore...of course safely I think some how we endured ourselves to him by being so keen, and sort of refreshing for him not being on a heavy research mission but an introduction for keen new divers and enthusiasts. He was so great. We worked towards grade 12 marine biology credits for our OSR's back in Ontario etc. There were other adventures awaiting us too.
With my supplies I was able to make quick friends with the current curator's son, he was about our age possibly a year or two older and a great after hours guide too. It turned out that some work gang crew were doing concrete repairs to the seven mile bridge of Hi way 1. There was a rig attached to the main hi way piling, floating 500 meters off shore with stairs up to the deck of the roadway. I was surprised to find he had never made his way up and jumped from the beckoning concrete walls protecting the drivers from a 55mph dip. So I did, we did, he did, me first, so dumb, I think we only went once …..big surprise....but lived to dive another day. We dined in the mess hall, slept to the ocean breeze and surf in small dorms that had been set up for us in the other buildings Then headed out for the remainder of our trip. Grand Cayman was unbelievable, so clear, so deep, diverse buy, another tale for another page perhaps. Thank you, again so much for your deep dive around Pigeon Key I have said too much, incriminated myself and others, and appreciate that you did this i also apologize for the length of my comment. …..cheers to you Actionkid, you made my day buddy!!
According to a recent article it was a railroad bridge until 1935. From 1938 it was used for automobiles until 1982 when the new Seven Mile bridge was completed. In the late 70's we drove to Key West. It must have been on the very narrow old bridge.
Yes I I remember as a child my Dad drove the family to Key West probably around 1958-59 and I distinctly remember driving over the old bridge and remember seeing a side ramp down to Pigeon Key. I also drove back around 1981 and the old bridge was still being used. But I haven't been back since then.
Great job. I wanna take my son and our scooters. To the best of your knowledge, still no restrictions against e-scooters on the old section of 7 mile bridge for the trip to pigeon key? THANKS.
Probably just normal expansion from the heat?
This was truly special, such a peaceful scooter ride to paradise ✨️ I look forward to your return in the near future. 💛👍
Dat really sux big time u got cut off fm continuing your scooter journey on this old bridge to Key West.
I enjoyed the brief visit to Pigeon Key, but it does leave me with questions. You did the ride along the old bridge, and said it was possible to use a scooter on the new bridge, but does the new bridge actually have access on to Pigeon Key? Is the whole Key a "museum" or are there residents? I tend to gather the entrance fee goes to a charitable organisation. Is this purely for the Key, or does some go towards the future restoration of the bridge. From your recent videos I get the feeling you are enjoying your move to Florida. Paul Quilter (U.K.)
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I love how the sky meets the ground in the middle of the screen [the visible horizon] proving that even with a wide angle lens the Earth is level and stationery. The horizon always rises to the observer's eye level on a level surface. No curving whatsoever. Welcome to Flat Earth Action Kid.
I have visited 7 mile in 2020. Which gimbal mode do you use for scooter ride video? Tilt lock!! Can you please make some tutorial video how do you go live from you car. Thanks!
Chest mount.
I wonder how long the train was in operation before it’s demise?
Only Action kids makes this possible wonderful View. I say thank you Action Kid !
AK, I hope you got a receipt for Pigeon Key since it qualifies as a business expense.
Dang … 30 minutes before they close and they couldn’t give you a discount. 🤔
Hi
A woman got killed and two children seriously hurt parasailing and hit the bridge about three weeks ago.
I would had biked this and must be more pleasant than the bridges of NYC.
Can you fish off this bridge?
AK, were you an adventurous kid? Were you always going out to explore around your neighborhood? Your poor parents Lol!! 😅😅
LOL Ak's XXL UA-cam salary makes this young'un go places where no mortal man outta be. 🤣🤣
Does a scooter mean u stand up or can yu sit down? Not familiar with a scooter
It's a stand up scooter.
@for the love of God They are available too.
That wasn't the entire 7 miles was it?
I believe you need to be on the big bridge all the way, to go all seven miles...no?
$15?? good god that's highway robbery!!
NYC has changed a great deal!!