Exploring Juniper Creek Run - Ocala National Forest
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Hey everyone, Kevin here. I figured I’d start a RUclips channel that felt a little more personable as I brought you all along on my adventures. Florida can be a tough state to camp in. I usually camp twice a week from November until March with friends. I still camp through the summer, just not as frequently as other adventures seem to take up the long summer days. I work rotating 12 hour shifts that allow me to have off 14+ days a month. Combine that with my sense of adventure and I'm able to see what the states really have to offer. So please, go ahead, subscribe and follow along for some fun outdoor adventures!
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Your videos are superb.
Thank you.
Great video!
Thank you.
Ocala Nat'l Forest is sooo beautiful , thanks for bringing it to us ! 🌲
I’m glad you enjoyed it. You’re welcome.
That’s a cool river trip. The water is so clear and looks awesome for cooling off. Beautiful jungle like scenery, thanks for sharing. Nice to see all those mullet up there.
Thanks, I enjoy exploring these spring creeks. They are so peaceful and usually no one around.
I’ve canoed the Juniper Run many times from the park to the bridge. It was nice to see what lies beyond the bridge.
Yeah, I guess I’ll have to canoe it from start to finish now.
Awesome day....and a super cool adventure. Appreciate you taking us along;)
Any day outside in nature is better than a day in the office.
I always wondered about that creek and If a boat could make it, now I know👍
Yeah, there’s a lot of creeks and springs in curious about. Only one way to find out lol. Thanks for watching.
Said it before I really like the new format and your new boat keep em coming
Thank you, Dave.
Another great video as always! Thank you for sharing with us
Thank you for watching. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Great content as usual...... keep'em coming
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Florida still has some areas that reminds me of ole Florida with many areas similar to Paradise.
This part of the state is definitely old Florida.
" Beautiful trip 👍👍🇺🇸 "
Thank you!
Done this run many times, first sandbar is a major hangout spot on weekends.
Yeah. I kinda figured it was a party spot.
Like the "new" sled!
Thanks! I have some big changes coming it’s way.
Been down that spring run from the head spring. Really nice kayaking.
It is a very beautiful area.
Really like your river adventures, post some more! You're hitting a lot of old rivers and creeks I used to spend time on years ago. I just picked up a boat (2008 - 18' Carolina Skiff, 70 HP Suzuki with Jack plate) and I plan on hitting some of the spots again....actually heading up the Wekiva in about an hour!
Maybe I’ll run into you one day. Thanks for watching and soon I’ll be making boating videos again. Very busy planning a wedding.
@@OverlandFlorida Save your money and elope or plan something intimate and small. Good videos!
@@Disciple_Of_Lerxst that’s basically what we are doing.
Cool boat. Nice video!
Thank you!
one thing Evinrude got right was water pump discharge it's close to an inch and moves alot of water.. sadly i still wish i had a 4 stroke.. mine is a 2018 and 10yr warranty (reason for buying) but with them going out of business it's tough to find a place for warranty work... love that boat Kevin i thought my key west 1720 went in skinny water lol i can do 10-11" min. but can do about 15 ish inces on plane if i know the area
I ran a newer Evinrude for a while. I don’t really care for buying and adding oil. I’d rather just gas and go. I didn’t have any issues with the engine at all. Knowing the area to be able to stay in plane is half the battle! Thanks for watching.
Did you put in at the Volusia Bar Marina? Thanks just down there this week. Used to camp at a clearing about half way between 19 and the mouth at Lake George.
I put in at Lake George Boat ramp.
There's a nice ramp in Astor. It's busy though. I want to kayak juniper run one day.
Yeah, that is a really nice ramp. Just adds a few miles to the return time on the boat.
hwy 19 and up is alot narrower and one side is deeper than the other but no way are you getting above 19....I canoed it and did a video onit like 3 years ago , awesome spring run. lots of jumping mullet in there.
It's definitely a beautiful area. I'm not sure if I could make it all the way to 19, but I'll try.
Amazingly beautiful scenery! I’m from GA but spent a lot of time at our vacation place in Georgetown Florida growing up. Happy to see not much has changed there!
Do you still have the Riverhawk?
Love your vids. Come to S. Florida and explore the urban jungle w/ me!!
I sold the river hawk. Jillian and I want to take my boat down south to go iguana hunting.
Great trip! The creek certainly got shallow in places.
What type of schooling fish were those? They looked a decent size.
I'm not sure what fish those were exactly, but there were mullet in there.
Looks like an awesome adventure !!! I wonder how much further you might have gotten with a surface drive ? Lol 😂
I think I could have gone further. A surface drive definitely would have been better
@@OverlandFlorida We have an Excel 18x54, with a Prodrive... we’ve been all the way to the hwy 19 bridge, which is as far as you are allowed to go with a motor. There’s a few more spots to walk the boat over.
@@christinehall3550 thanks for the tips!
Where did you launch from?
Lake George.
Excellent!!! What is the length and bean of your boat>
My boat is 1754.
Sweeeeeet
It was fun, can’t wait to go back and camp on that creek.
im sorry if you covered it kev, but is this a new boat?
Yes, earlier in the summer I bought a bigger boat.
What is the band of boat you have?
Excel
hey man let me know you run across another RHB60
The two that I bought, were from Facebook marketplace in Jacksonville. There seems to be a lot up there. That’s where I would search.
What boat is that? Looks bitchen!
Excel F4. Thanks for watching