We did another 7-mile paddle today, this time around Big Pine Key. We put in off Koehn Road on Big Pine Key and headed for Howe Key. We tried to get through a channel in the mangroves as described in Route 16 in Bill Keogh's book, but we only made it into the interior pond and then couldn't find another way out, so we had to retrace our steps. The mangroves have obviously grown a lot since he was last there. So we just headed towards Annette Key and then back to the landing. Lots of the water was very shallow so we got a good view of all the vegetation on the bottom and had to change our route several times to avoid the shallowest parts. We saw lots of cormorants and some other birds, but not many. We did see a couple of small rays.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Florida - Big Pine Key
We did another 7-mile paddle today, this time around Big Pine Key. We put in off Koehn Road on Big Pine Key and headed for Howe Key. We tried to get through a channel in the mangroves as described in Route 16 in Bill Keogh's book, but we only made it into the interior pond and then couldn't find another way out, so we had to retrace our steps. The mangroves have obviously grown a lot since he was last there. So we just headed towards Annette Key and then back to the landing. Lots of the water was very shallow so we got a good view of all the vegetation on the bottom and had to change our route several times to avoid the shallowest parts. We saw lots of cormorants and some other birds, but not many. We did see a couple of small rays.
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