Florida trail SOBO 2021- Day 40 Big Cypress - into the swamp!
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- čas přidán 3. 03. 2021
- Dad here -
Someone asked if Daisy has a wishlist for items she will need on the CDT. Here is a link to that list. Thank you in advance if you help out!!!
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls...
This trail will also require resupply from home for about 10 resupply boxes. Let us know if you wish to help out with any of them, we will be putting them together and then will get them to our expert shipper (Hama) to be shipped out when needed. If you have something you wish to send to Daisy you can send it to my address. Email me and I can send you the address. Thomfkirby@gmail.com
Almost done, that smile never turned off - good job Daisy 👣
You are super awesome! What a great day and an absolutely beautiful end to it🥾🧡🌞🌴 super excited to watch the season finale!
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I have been a bit meh 😑 about the scenery on this trail until now WOW! Those trees! The water! The sky! Really cool.
I like the new head gear 👍
You have done well on the Florida trail . All of us who follow you think you have great determination . This trail did not offer the mountains, deer and thin pathways with heavy woods all around. It was different but we saw some Dr. Seuss birds, trees, alligators and that was pretty cool. The highways were a bit much but it is part of the promise you made to yourself and your followers to get this hike done, under your belt. Wow! Your just about done and it'll be nice to rest for a while before you go again.
This trail was definitely different! Really enjoyed the different challenges it gave me. Definitely nice to rest for a while! I’m getting together my resupply boxes for the CDT as of right now!
Nice to be home with the family and see all my dogs 💗
My daughter joined me for The Ocean to Lake Trail. Slogged through a bunch of cypress swamp. Fun times
Super fun!
OMG...all I can think is "Alligator Alley"!
Glad Masochist was able to get you hooked up with a ride. My brother lives in ABQ, one hr east of Grants on the I-40, so got you covered if you need a ride into the city. Grants is really just a truck stop but ABQ has 2 Big 5 sporting good stores, an REI, airport, etc.
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WOW !!! That is a swampy trail for sure !!Stay safe !
Congratulations on completing the FT! I Love your sense of adventure and fearlessness, cowboy camping on the FT! I couldn’t do it.
I can’t wait to follow you on your CDT adventure.
Blanca, I was thinking the same exact thing! That girl has nerves of steel! 😁
Can’t wait to share my CDT adventure!!! Thank you for following along 💗💗💗💗
@@Itseemedlikeagoodida yeah, me too
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Florida will always be an amazing place to me. The great swamps are like no other place on Earth. Good stuff, Smiles.
Dig it, I'm in Franklin, Nc. on the AT RIGHT NOW. sorry about that.
Rock on.
💗💗💗💗 awesome!
Franklin was a great town for me to stop in to get out of the cold day I had when I went through. 🥶
Chuck Norris said he can't keep up with Daisy.
Hahahahhha I love it 😂
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Daisy tucking threw that water! Get it girl! Make them miles!
Doing great slogging through the swamps, but with those fancy hew water shoes, not a problem. Well done, well done.
Hahahaa yes! I’m so glad I had the $8 water shoes! Made such a difference! Had nice dry socks 🧦
Wow. 30 miles. This went so fast. You did amazing. Keep trekking.
Thank you for videoing this trail!
What a beautiful sunset!
Very smart to have water shoes and a wide brimmed hat! I am in awe how the trail family provides, glad you got the ride you needed. Enjoy the last stretch of trail I know you are excited to get this one in the books! 👍🏻💪🏼👟🏃🏻♀️👒
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Thanks for this FT series. I was to hike the trail SOTO two years ago for my 70th birthday but I broke my back and couldn’t go. I heard it was a humid mosquito infested nightmare full of swamps and leeches. I never thought I’d say this but having seen and been able to compare with my Appalachian Trail experiences, my back injury was a lucky break. Congrats on an impressive achievement of willpower and determination.
Oh no!!! Hope you’re all okay now!
There are lots of swamps/mosquitos/leeches and so many other critters!
Thank you for following along!
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@@CrazyDaisysAdventures I wondered about the leeches. Hate those almost as much as I hate ticks. Did you have to pull any off your legs ?
Didn’t have to pull any ticks or leeches off of me thankfully. I heard Dixie had leeches she had to pull off of her.
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures I'm waiting for her to post her videos of her hike of the FT. Haven't seen them yet. And Second Chance hasn't posted in a month. Not sure what's going on with him. I like it that you (or your dad) keep us informed of what's going on with you and future plans.
@@djg5950 I wondered about Dixie. . . .
I agree that was a beautiful sunset
Awesome accomplishment 👏 love your channel!
those were air plants
Arboreals. They're pretty cool.
Lots more work pushing thru all that water with your legs! Shouldn’t have that problem in New Mexico.
A little dangerous and very beautiful.
Friends sent me photos of their hike in January, about when you started at Ft. Pickens., looked like most of the surface mud there was mostly dry and firm. Rains hadn't started then.
thats Florida, the water level goes up and down quite a bit. Drainage canals can go up 2 or 3 feet in a day and are back to normal just as quickly. The Suwannee was in flood this year and some hikers were swimming.
Glad you were able to get a ride!
Ah, the mud I so remember! You will hve to let us know how the water shoes worked out.
Fun trail
Safe travels
You are a brave lady....you rock...thanks for sharing ...always like to see the orchids and air plants..
Thank you for following along and for all the support! You’re the best! 💗💗💗
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Beautiful effort.
I finally checked out my topos (I have over a dozen different states) and found out that I do have Florida. The FT isn't on it. Probably because the book is from 1997 and the trail wasn't established back then. So, I can't follow your hike to see exactly where you went. I did look up Christmas and see where that is. I could go back a look up all the towns you mentioned and get an idea of where it goes but I'm never going to hike that river and road walk. That's all it was for the most part. Congrats on the finish. CDT should be much better (I've followed Dixie, Wanderwomen, Darion Carden, and a couple of others on that trail so know what to expect - be prepared ! Carry lots of water in the NM part although there should be some water caches). You'll be in your element with all the mountains and the scenery is spectacular.
Yes the CDT is going to be incredible. I’m super excited. I have my ride to the terminus already lined up with the water stashes lined up.
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures ha! I was going to ask about water . . . .
I hiked Bandolier and the Ice Cave (when it was unimproved) and visited more than half the state. The white and red cross bedded sandstone is magnificent and the mountains into the Rockies more so.
Wow! Sorry, but definately not my type of hiking. Glad you are enjoying it. Stay safe!
Not my idea of hiking either. No thanks walking in swamp water all day. Surprised to see the island and Ivy Campground. Sunset was the best part. Most beautiful one that I've ever seen in Fla. All I could think about was some huge snake crawling up to her during the night to get out of the water.
Watching the reflection of clouds in the water made me dizzy. You have certainly led us all on a grand adventure.. Started watching your posts on first day of your SOBO last year. Thankful you have not had major leg or foot problems. Glad to know you are safely at home and look forward to another adventure as you start again.
Thank you for all the support!!! I really appreciate it! 💖💖💖 can’t wait to take you along my CDT trip!
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures I want to see you eat the special edition pop tarts on the CDT lolz
You'll be coming from an over abundance of water to not enough at the start of the CDT. 👍😊💖
Definitely going to be a big change!
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures LOTS of sunscreen, umbrella, hat, long sleeved shirt. Any chance you could wear lt wt long pants in the desert?
@@rembrandtshadows I don’t enjoy hiking in pants unfortunately. I will be hiking in my shorts. Sunscreen does the job. I don’t even have to put sunscreen on once I get the dirt pilled up on my legs.
That’s what I did on the Pacific Crest Trail.
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures Yeah, peeps are generally either shorts or pants, not both. Keep the sunscreen handy for the desert and NM canyon walls. The canyons reflect sunlight like snow and if you are at altitude, there is less atmospheric screen from UV rays. But I trust your judgement, just dunt get roasted k? You newly acquired Florida tan will aid you well.
I follow him he’s great.
Squeesh, squeesh, squeesh...the campsite is nice!
Almost there. Only another couple of days and you have another through-hike to check off. :)
I finish day 41!!! 💗💗💗💗
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures any plans to continue to Key West in the future? I really think a bicycle ride and not a road walk would be the way to go, if you do.
My favorite part of the Trail. Hiked it several times and videoed almost every foot. Heard someone killed the artificial alligator. Is this true? Hope it fills a deficient need deep inside them. Good luck on your next adventure. Are you going to send video posts along the way? If so I'll be waiting for each one and learning something new along with you 1500 miles away. SMILES!!!
Dad here - yes she will be doing daily vlogs on the cdt.
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures Can't wait . . . .
What is the "artificial" alligator and how do you kill something that isn't alive ?
Wow that’s crazy you are almost done.
Almost there!
Alligators, snakes,.....,and,.....LEECHES. You forgot all about the leeches.
Hahahhaa yeah I forgot to mention the leeches!
I was a couple days behind you and had lunch at Ivy Camp. Did you have fireflies there that night? I had a ton of them at Oak Hill Camp.
I did have fireflies there that night!!! I saw them at the oasis center as well! Super cool! 💗💗💗
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I’m a mountain boy, fine the Florida foreign to me.
You should visit Hawaii, tropical with volcanos tall enough they get snow. Really, they are the tallest mountains because they start at the bottom of the ocean.
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Love that you are looking for “Gatorade” on the FT. 🤣 Also love the “Let’s go!” when you started out this day. I am curious how well you could see where you were putting your feet in the water? Do you see the bottom well and how deep it is going to be? Can’t tell on the video.
Some sections of the trail you can see your feet and some sections you can’t. Just have to have a feel for the trail and then also you can see the different coloring of the limestone and hop from rock to rock when possible!
Day 40 the water got to my knees and day 41 it got to my thighs.
I’m 5’11.
It was super fun.
From MSN news page, happened on 2/20/21:
A Miccosukee Police Department officer died after a patrol car he was driving rolled over on Alligator Alley in east Collier County early Sunday, according to Team South Florida, a nonprofit that supports the families and agencies of fallen law enforcement officers.
Officer Horacio Sebastian Dominguez, 43, was on duty and heading west on Interstate 75 near Picayune Strand State Forest Campground at about 1:20 a.m. when the marked police car's right rear tire blew out a Florida Highway Patrol news release states. The car flipped several times and came to a rest facing south on the grass median.
Dominguez served with the Miccosukee Police for three years, according to Team South Florida. The Miccosukee Police Department has not returned requests from the Daily News to confirm Dominquez's affiliation.
A GoFundMe account has been created to support Dominguez's widow and young child. The online fundraiser was created by Team South Florida.
Dominguez, who wasn't wearing his seatbelt, was ejected from the car during the crash and later was pronounced dead on the scene, the FHP news release states.
The crash remains under investigation, FHP said.
Interesting! I should have looked it up myself haha! Thanks for finding out!
Thanks for posting this!
Prayers to the officers family!
Thank you Daisy for showing respect in such a predicament!
You're an awesome person!
You're an inspiration!
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures I already knew about it but had to find the full info. You might not have found it without knowing he was an officer from the reservation.
Is the water ankle to knee high?? How long it take to get ivy camp site?? I need to do this section. 👍👍
The water was ankle to calf high to ivy camp. I’m 5’11. It gets deeper the next day. I left the rest stop at 4:10pm and got to Ivy camp at 5:25pm. 😊
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures Well, thats Daisy time . . . us mere mortals might take longer. 😀😁😂🤣😎
What brand/model of water shoes did you pick?
I just got some $8 water shoes at Walmart. Not sure if they even had a specific brand or model to them haha.
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures I was looking around on line and could not find them. Now I know!
I like your new outfit, where did you buy the hat.
Do you like the watershoes for Hiking?
Got the new outfit all at Walmart 😊 I enjoyed the water shoes for hiking.
We need a Wallmart too!😂
I was typing u should’ve asked the cops for a ride, Lol. But then u said it looks like someone died... 😔
Why did you wait all night and most of the day for a ride? You would've walked that 15 miles easily. I assume walking the road (facing traffic) is not the same as hitching. And there's Hambone's entry for FT!!!
Dad here - She actually hiked from the l-3 bridge to the rest stop... she went around the reservation to the rest stop and then you are not allowed to be on that fwy between the rest stops so she waited for a ride.
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You seem to do a lot of cowboy camping? No issue bugs?
I cowboy camped the entire Florida Trail.
I choose to cowboy camp because it’s the easiest setup and allows me to get out of camp super fast. I only set up my shelter if it’s raining. (Even though I have a shelter)
I enjoy laying and seeing the stars each night and it’s just comfortable for me.
I never had any issues with bugs.
The last two days there was mosquitoes 🦟 but all I did was get in my quilt and turn around to sleep and wasn’t bothered at all. 😊
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My comfort level is totally different....than what other people are comfortable with... so I always say “you gotta go out and see what your comfortable with”
Gottcha, I get it on the AT but being a florida girl... we've got hella bugs here! Idk if I could do it lol, more power to ya!
How’s the feet doing. Prune e fide
Feet are doing just fine! I think my feet are used to the water since hiking the Florida trail haha 😂
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures thats great news! I was wondering about toe nails and trench foot.
I think if the tribes want to close their reservations to the outside world, including hikers, because they’re so afraid of Covid, then they should be also not allowed to leave their reservations and enter the outside world.
Exactly what I think! Someone from the reservation saw me walking outside the reservation and asked if I needed a ride into the reservation 😂 He must have thought I lived there.
It’s ridiculous that they are not letting hikers in when it’s open to the public anyways!!!
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures You should have said no, don’t need a ride, I just want to walk through.
@@Heretic10001 exactly! I don’t think that guy knew that hikers couldn’t hike through. He was nice...but then I also was questioned by the police when I was sitting at the gas station... if I was planning on walking inside the reservation.
I guess someone from the reservation saw me sitting at the gas station and wanted to make sure I didn’t walk through..... RIDICULOUS lol
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures Did you ask the cops to arrest anyone who came off the reservation and put them into protective custody? 😂🤣
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How many miles total ? How many days ?
1108 in 41 days.
I took 5 zeros throughout the hike.
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures so is that 41 days total and 36 walking? Either way, thats 26 or 30 miles per day. Not too shabby.
Wow that's a lot of walking👣❤️👍.. Little bit crazy for sure. Great and impressive job.
@@rembrandtshadows yes. 41 days total.... but 36 days walking.
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures You do realize that 30 miles per day average is amazing to us mere mortals. 😀😁😂🤣😎
I need to get you my contact info. Not exactly sure how to do that. Let me know how to do that.
Nothing different? No one warned you about the Skunk Ape???
You’re looking good in that cool new hat! Does anyone know the name of those plants growing in the trees in the swamp?
those would be air plants, an epiphyte that grows naturally in the area.
The officers would give you a ride. The pack you have, does the Joey have a closet in it. You got a lot of clothes. That campsite, if you look there is a big puddle made by Second Chance tears. You....Ms Daisy...have been inspirational to follow. Not everyone is. Happy trails
Asked one of the officers that went inside the gas station to buy snacks.... he told me he didn’t know what to tell me 😔☹️
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All the clothes I had in my Joey at this point was my leggings and melly.
When I get another shirt I dispose of the other.
Awwww Jeff thank you for such kind words!!! You’re the best 💗💗💗💗
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures yeah, hard times when you lose someone like that. Good that you asked though! This was kind of a 'slice of life' episode with the police.
@@CrazyDaisysAdventures Throwing away your only set of clothes after buying new ones is a page out of a Jack Reacher novel.
1:09 The cops were just doing a funeral escort. It's unlikely they would have paid any attention to you hitchhiking. Now if they were on patrol, that would be another matter. Another possibility, you could have probably night hiked through the Reservation. At night a bet nobody would have even noticed you. If they did, you could have told them, okay, I'm leaving. Bye, bye. 👋
Got a cabin lined up for you. Laundry facilities, resupply, just get in touch with me. Creede awaits! (Wish
That sounds awesome!!! 😯😯😯 Hope we can stay in contact so that we can meet/ make that happen!
That sounds like heaven trucking down the CDT!