Backpacking to a Remote Florida Spring
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- In late May, my friend Nick and I packed our free diving gear and underwater camera rigs into our backpacks and trekked out to a remote Florida spring in the middle of nowhere. There may not be any mountain passes or steep inclines, but there are still plenty of challenges facing those willing to explore the Florida backcountry, and we definitely encountered most of them. When the weather isn't 95F I'll make an overnight trip out of it. Thank you all for watching, and, if you enjoyed the video, consider supporting the channel by subscribing!
00:00 Intro
00:36 Pack and Prep
02:30 Backpacking to the Spring
07:42 The Spring
11:27 The Trek Back
12:58 Outro
Nick's Website - nickconzone.com
#floridasprings #underwatervideo #underwaterphotography #wildflorida
Man your underwater videos are beautiful
@@trackaholic Hey thank you so much! Got some exciting stuff planned for the rest of the year :)
Cool video brother. Lot of work went into making it. That spring is not far from my house. I can certainly appreciate the discretion.
Well done 👍🏻
Thank you so much! That's a beautiful part of the state for sure - I hope it stays that way forever
Where is location? Me and viewers are lost.
It’s in Florida. I don’t give out specific details as the spring is ecologically sensitive and doesn’t have the infrastructure to handle large numbers of visitors. The Florida Springs Institute has lots of info on their website if you are looking for springs to visit. Thanks for understanding 🤙🏼
Awesome video as always. What mask, fins and snorkel do you use?
Thanks so much!! The mask is Cressi big eyes evolution, the snorkel is some cressi one with a surface stopper, and the fins are the Cressi Gara 2000HF fins. The fins are my favorite. Still pretty cheap, but just as functional as fiberglass and way more durable
@@josephrickettsphoto The fins look awesome. Cressi makes good gear. I have a Cressi snorkel as well...mouthpiece could be better though.
@@stevepkrajcikiv Yep, they do! I definitely recommend the fins, but do note they are quite long as they are free-diving fins. The mask and snorkel work well - nothing particularly spectacular, but they get the job done.
Is the sizing true to size?
@@stevepkrajcikiv I go a little smaller so I can wear the fins barefoot. I'm a size 13 US and my fins are size 10-11. If I had a tight bootie/dive sock I can still get it in.
Do you know what spring this is? I might visit someday
As a general rule I don't give out locations to these areas unless they have adequate infrastructure to support sudden influx of visitors. This is to ensure that my videos/photos don't have a detrimental effect on theses sensitive ecosystems. I do recommend checking out floridapringsinstitute.org - they have a map of springs around the state of FL as well as tips for minimizing your impact when visiting. Thanks for understanding and I hope you get to visit one of the springs in FL! If you've never been, Silver Springs state park is a great place to start!
I think I'll never subscribe to your channel because of your secret spring. Stupid to not share.
@@josephrickettsphotoSHARING IS CARING. NO SUB HERE.