Camping, swimming,kayaking, hiking in an abandoned zoo! Rainbow Springs
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
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Please join us on our 2 day adventure where we will camp, walk through an abandoned theme park and zoo, experience various wildlife, and swim and kayak through crystal clear water!
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Those kayaks are awesome!! What a great kayaking trip!
Thank you! It was a great trip! We appreciate you and we’re so glad you’re here. 🙏🏼💙
Glad to see you are still changing waterfalls. Also happy that the trail is calling looking forward to next season and your next adventure.
Thank you! We had a great time!
And yes! Little Bear and I are so looking forward to getting back on the AT!!
What a beautiful place to camp! I love your campsite!!! Morning coffee at a campfire is the best!!!! Relaxing!
I love that you wear your hiking necklace when doing your out doors adventures! It looks great on you!
Thank you. It’s a special necklace that reminds me of the AT! Little Bear and I are looking forward to getting back on next year!
This campground was very nice. And our campsite was nice and private. Always love morning coffee around the fire. It was a great trip! 😊🙏🏼💙
Truly a Master Piece of photography & editing. I plan to view it again at bedtime. I’m sure get waterfall sounds will kill me off to sleep. The inflatable kayaks seem very large where they easy to paddle and navigate and is it any comparison to a more traditional kayak pros and cons the park is absolutely beautiful even if you just walked it let alone enjoyed the swimming and the kayaking. Are there any manatees in that body of water, really definitely a park to put on the bucket list. Again, thank you so much for you and your family to share this adventure. It was truly delightful and brought a great deal of joy to my day. Thank you.❤😊
Hi friend! Thank you. We appreciate your kindness and support. It makes sharing our adventures so enjoyable. 🙏🏼💙
Rainbow Springs is truly a beautiful and special place. I’m so grateful we get to experience God’s creations.
So far, we really like the kayaks. They were easy to inflate, transport, and very stable on the water. No real negatives to report as of yet. They feel like quality crafts, but time will tell.
I hope you have a blessed day! 🙏🏼💙
Thank you for sharing! Always a pleasure watching your videos and adventures!
Thanks so much! We appreciate you and we’re happy to share our adventures with you! 🙏🏼💙
The Springs are absolutely gorgeous! So good to see you all together! Truly enjoy your adventures!
Thank you so much! We’re so glad you’re here and sharing our adventures! We have some really cool trips coming up. So grateful to enjoy such beautiful places. 🙏🏼💙
@@wildflowersadventures I love your gratefulness and your grace and your love of this beautiful creation! To God be the Glory. 💕💕💕
FLORIDA STATE PARK!!! NICE. LESS THAN HOUR FROM MY HOME. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN LATE 80'S ON THE WATER THERE., DIVE ING TURTLE TO EAT, SWIMMING AND FISHING AND ENJOYED VERY MUCH.VERY NICE STATE PARK.THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THAN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES FROM MY HOME. MANATEE, FANNING, HEART AND SO MANY MORE WITH A SHORT DRIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!! ENJOYED WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS!!!😊
It’s such a great place, isn’t it? And even better when it’s not crowded! You’re right, there’s so many springs here in Florida. We have a few more on our list this summer. And lots more adventures to come.
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼💙
Hi there. Really enjoyed your camp setup. The Rainbow Springs Park was great. The sunset was beautiful. Such a nice, peaceful video. Really enjoy your adventure videos. Love the close ties with your family members. Could see that one of the advantages of being a mom to older kids is letting them power the kayaks. Mom just goes along for the ride, always using the excuse of needing to video. Lol. Good to see you and Little Bear together with other family members. Thanks for sharing. Take care. Stay safe. See you for the next adventure.
Thank you! We had such a wonderful time together at such a beautiful place. And yes, it’s definitely a nice benefit of having older kids…especially because they are all so strong. I remember the days when they were all little and my husband and I had to wrangle them up. Good times! We are blessed to have each other.
Thank you for watching and sharing our adventures with us. We have many more coming. 😊
What a magical place! I too, was in awe of the towering trees shading the pathways. I agree, it would've been cool to know what was in the enclosures at the old zoo. Abandoned places are neat; how time froze for what once was. Ayva pumping up the kayak "this is taking years off my life." 🤣 This warms my soul seeing you guys out in nature together, making memories and doing something real. 😊 Take care everyone, and thank you for an hour of peace and relaxation. ✌️
Hey friend! Thank you for watching and sharing this experience with us. It was super cool!! Definitely recommend for a visit!
And yes, Ayva is incredibly funny! She is so quick witted and always has us cracking up. Comic relief all day every day!
Have a great day
Thank you! 🙏🏼
@@wildflowersadventures Take care
You as well 😊🙏🏼
Nice place Mama Bear! Will have to check it out once the weather is a little cooler. The blazing Florida summer heat is just too brutal for me 😂. Nice seeing you and the kids. God bless you all 🙏🏼
Great gear video!
Thanks! Just a few things we wanted to try. It’s a lot of fun! 🤩
I enjoyed Rainbow Springs so much. Thanks for taking us along!
Hi! 😊 Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼💙
Another great adventure! ❤️ those fans were pretty cool! 😎 Loved those butterflies and the beautiful sky! Happy Labor Day weekend! I’m off to Pennsylvania Dutch country! Keep up the good Fun times with your family!
Thank you! We had a great time! Definitely recommend for a visit if you’re ever in that area. Happy Labor Day! Enjoy the PA Dutch country. 🙏🏼💙
Thank you for sharing your journey…very cool…glad to see your son could join you ladies
Thank you! We had a wonderful time! 😊
A beautiful park and campground. Some of the trees were magnificent. So huge! And the water was so clear! The better to see the alligators, I guess!! lol. Enjoyed the video very much. Thanks.
Haha, yes, definitely easier to spot the gators in this water than the dark water we’re used to. 😂 I was so surprised that we didn’t see a single one. I have a feeling we’ll see some at one of our adventures coming up soon!
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You're such a blessing. Watching this left a permanent grin on my face- it makes my heart happy ❤😊
I love you! 💙💙💙 How blessed am I to have such an awesome family and the perfect best friend in you?! God is soooo good!
😮 13:35 ❤ in the tree!
Thank you for pointing that out!!😊❤
I couldn’t resist taking that pic! 💙 🌳
New subscriber. Looking forward to your channel and journey. God bless you all and many prayers 🙏🏻 Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ,
Hi Nurse Judi! Welcome! We’re so glad to have you here. 💙 Thanks for watching and sharing our adventures! We have lots of fun things coming up. 🙏🏼💙 God bless!
oscar oscar great perfect video my gorgeous ladys ... water..!! I love that you can see in. not in high rock lake north carolina .. camping place 9 star rating
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you shared our adventure! We appreciate your kindness! 😊
I’m so happy you are still sharing adventures! 😊 You have been blessed with such a beautiful family ❤
Thank you so much. And amen, amen!! I’ll never deserve the blessings God has so generously given to me. I am so grateful. 🥹💙🙏🏼
What a lovely place! I'd love to swim in the crystal clear water. Not gonna lie, I'd be a little paranoid of gators.
Yeah, the gators are kinda intimidating! I’m surprised we didn’t see a single one this time around.
Hi Mama Bear, Little Bear, and family! I enjoyed your video! It looked like you guys had so much fun! It looks so beautiful and the water is so clear (although the alligator warning signs are pretty scary). Lol I was laughing when you guys said the water was cold because here in NJ, that water temperature would be considered "warm" here haha. 😊
Hey there! Thank you! We’re so glad you shared this adventure with us. We had so much fun.
And wow, cold waters in NJ, yeah?! 🥶 We will more than likely make it there next year.
That's awesome! In NJ, the beach water or as we call it in NJ " the shore" warms up (low 70s sometimes could reach mid 70s) in August and September when it has had the summer to warn up. Lol it is definitely not like the Florida beaches where you can go right in, but you get used to it after a few minutes and it is refreshing on a hot day. I usually start swimming in the ocean mid July because anytime before that, it is too cold haha. There are some pretty parts of NJ so if you do end up visiting NJ and need recommendations of things to do, restaurants etc, let me know. I am not sure if you would be hiking or vacationing here in NJ. The Delaware Water gap where the AT goes through is very pretty and they have a nice recreation area ( a little bit of a distance though from where the AT passes) where you can do water tubing, white water rafting, kayaking, swimming, etc. Also, the AT passes near High Point I believe and there is a swimming lake there called Lake Marcia. I see a lot of RUclipsrs who I have followed hiking the AT that make a stop there to swim! 😊I have swam there a few times and it is pretty nice. If you are hiking or vacationing, the Warwick drive in (it's in NY, but on the border of NJ/NY) is always a fun thing to do! Looking forward to more adventures. I haven't been to Florida since 2017, but hope to make it there in the next few years. These videos are so helpful because I would love to explore some areas that are not the typical tourist attractions. I love Disney but it has gotten really expensive. My favorite spot that I have been to in Florida is Clearwater Beach and John's pass. I will have to stop there next time I am in Florida again, but I would love to explore some of the places from your videos! 😊
Your video of the springs was great I live about 10 miles from there and it is a beautiful place to visit Glad you enjoyed your time there.
Thank you! It’s a wonderful place, isn’t it?! 😊
Beautiful clear water, good camera work, looks like you are having fun...
Thank you so much! We had a great time together. 😊
It is good to see you out, It's funny I see Alligator signs and think wait you are bait in that water, But I go camping in Bear and Mountain Lion country all the time. Nice video.
Hahaha, right?! I guess we could all be bait if they wanted to eat us….especially the Mountain Lions! What state are you in? Have you ever seen one whilst camping? I think that would be sooo cool….but also kinda terrifying. They’re one of my favorite animals.
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼
@@wildflowersadventures I am in Colorado. I have seen 5 Lions in all my lifetime of living in the Mountain States, Born in Wyoming, School in Montana and I live in Colorado. You hear them a lot more than you ever see them. But when you do see them every sense in your body goes into hyper sense.
@DJMoore-001 oh wow!!! What a completely frightening yet exhilarating experience, I bet! I can’t wait to do some hiking over that way. It’s so beautiful!
@@wildflowersadventures Check out the Colorado Trail. It is 488 miles. It starts in Denver and ends in Durango, But it goes through some of the prettiest mountains in the state. I think most people do it 30-35 days. But it isn't a race. I think going a set mileage a day gives a person time to enjoy all the sights. A lot of the trail is at high elevation, 10,000 feet or above with lots of 14'ers to see as well. The down side is snow, I don't think there is any time of year where all the snow has melted off, And we get snow in June and then as early as August but it can snow any day of the year. I have seen it snow on the Mountain I live on the side of on the 4th of July. And the flip side is water. If we don't get rain then water is carry as much as you can and hope you hit a creek. Not trying to scare you from it. Just a heads up if you wanted to hike it. The big downside I think is cost. It goes through a lot of tourist trap kind of towns, So prices can be pretty high.
@DJMoore-001 That sounds like an awesome trail. I will definitely look into it! Thank you for the info.
We’re looking forward to getting back on the AT in April and picking up where we left off. We haven’t decided how far we’ll go, but more like, “we’ll stop when we’re ready to head back home.” 😂
Another cool video! Thank you 😊 and I love the gear review at the end ! That took alot of typing out that I was going to ask ! LOL 😅 , and kudos to you for braving the Florida heat in August!! WOW ! , and also I think it's great that you get the kids out and into nature, I know now a days it's easier to let the Xbox or Playstation do the entertainment 😉 just wanted to say I think it's great ! 😊 lookin forward to the next one !
Thank you! We love adventuring together and exploring our world. I’ve had them out since they were all very small.
And yeah, it was HOT! But the springs really cooled us off for a bit.
I hope to have more gear to try out soon. It’s so much fun. Although we bought all of what was shown in this video, my inbox is full of companies wanting us to try their stuff. Maybe we’ll agree to try some of it. 😊 Lots more adventures to come!
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼
springs are great in the summer, soak for an hour and stay cool for a couple.
Definitely! The water was shockingly cold for the first 30 seconds, then it was just lovely!
@@wildflowersadventures you're up early! wish we had springs down here in miami.
the closest thing is the VENETIAN POOL in Coral Gables a few miles west of Viscaya.
Rainbow 🌈 Springs S.P. is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.. I especially enjoyed the underwater footage. The water is so clear. That was a huge spider! I wonder if that was a bird wrapped up in his web. Whatever it was, it was huge. Keep the videos coming! You have a beautiful family!
Thank you so much! It’s a beautiful place to visit. It was especially nice that it wasn’t crowded. And yes, those spiders were huge!
Hey Guys!!!👋 Thank you for sharing such a magical couple of days with us. Rainbow Springs is so lovely. …. Except maybe for that huge spider…. lol… he has a place on God’s earth like the rest of us. I just know somehow that we may not be the best of friends… lol Thank you so much again. I do appreciate the gear reviews as I do tend to take more than I need. I’m sure that when I can (and I will) get back out I’ll do the same. I’m grateful for your reviews and opinions on gear. Godspeed and God bless. I appreciate you all more than you’ll ever know. Be safe! I continue to get so many compliments on your shirt…the quality is amazing… sorry that I’m just rambling on….✌️🙂💚
Hi there! Thank you so much for watching. We’re so glad you’re here and we can share our adventures!
We had such a good time! It’s a beautiful and peaceful place. I definitely recommend going on the weekdays. Apparently on the weekend, it reaches capacity and is very crowded.
That spider was something else, yeah?! Eek. Very interesting…from a distance! 😂
I’m so glad your shirt is of good quality and you like it. I bought a hoodie and can’t wait for the fall so I can wear it.
Thanks for commenting and chatting with us. We enjoy it so much! God bless and Godspeed! 🙏🏼💙🙏🏼
That's so funny, my wife just got three of those arctic air cooler fans in an auction. We haven't tried them yet but it's good to know they work! Love the video as always. Rainbow Springs looks like a lot of fun.
Awesome! I was really surprised at how well it worked. We were desperate for relief in Florida summertime camping! 😂 I hope you enjoy yours!
That's a banana spider. We just had one in our yard in N. Florida. They're beautiful, but can bite, but not a serious bite.
Love your videos, they are very calming for me. Love the music too! Kudos to your son!
Beautiful family, I'm sure you and your husband are so proud!
Thank you for the ID. I wasn’t sure what it was! They are beautiful and did seem mildly aggressive.
Thank you for the compliments. We appreciate your kindness and support. We’re so glad you’re here. 🙏🏼💙
@@wildflowersadventures Sure!!
Hey Mama Bear, quick question. Where did Little Bear get her "cat pillow?". My 7 year old grandson's doggy just passed away and he's having a hard time. Little Bear was so precious every night letting us all see her and say night night. ♥️😻❤. Thanks bunches! 🥰
Hi there! I’m so very sorry your grandson just lost his dog. My heart goes out to him. It’s such a hard pain to pass through when we lose a sweet family member.
I got Little Bear’s pillow from
www.thepetpillow.com
Praying for your grandson 🙏🏼💙
What was the bag you used to take your phone under the water?
Hi! It’s an Aribag crossbody dry bag. I bought it at the Rainbow Springs State Park gift shop for $20. It’s cool because it has the inner compartment for your stuff, and a clear space for your phone so you can still take videos and pics!
Love seeing that clear water. At least you could maybe see a gator coming lol. I can’t find a link for the string of lights contraption. And is the airbag the brand name of the waterproof bag? Thanks so much!😊❤
Hi! Yes, weren’t the waters just lovely? Hopefully we could see a gator coming, although I don’t think most them have any interest in us humans.
Here’s the link for the lights on Amazon:
DIBMS 1-Pack Camping String Light... www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJK2QCK1?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
The brand for the dry crossbody bag is Aribag. It’s great! Perfect size and protected my phone, and other items well.
I’m thinking of investing in a GoPro to get even better shots, especially under water. 😊
@@wildflowersadventures Thanks for the info. A local boy here got bitten by a gator. He was outside of the kayak I think and his dad saved him.
I want a GoPro since I need one arm for trekking pole and I can’t use my other arm well enough to hold a phone. I think I can hook GoPro onto me. It will be cool to use for underwater shots. Going on my first mini hike over Blood Mountain soon!😊
That’s so exciting! You’ll love Blood Mountain. I’m excited for you!!
I think a GoPro would be fun. I’m researching them now. So much to learn!
And wow, where was that boy bitten by the gator? It happens here in Florida, but it’s not very common luckily.
@@wildflowersadventures New Orleans.
@sulj3373 ah gotcha. Thank you!
Your a very beautiful woman 😊
Thank you! 🙏🏼
I'm on a quest to find out about the ZOO
Hahaha! It was so cool!!! 💙
Lawzy!! Inflatable kayaks in aligátor water?!! 🫣 LOL Those actually looked really nice!! I like the wide looking seat backs they have. How hard were they to deflate and pack back up? Do you think they will hold up well?
I bought that exact same set of string lights and I have that same rechargeable fan in my Amazon cart. Great minds think alike! 😃🙌🏻 It’s still super hot here in North Texas too, but fall is coming soon and I can’t wait!! Fall camping is my favorite! I have a small SUV similar to yours and just got a Napier Sports Cove tent for it as well as screens for the windows. It pretty much makes the car into a tent. There isn’t enough room for the whole family for sleeping, but it will be great to keep in the car as an option in case of unexpected weather and couples only trips.
That was another stunning place y’all went and it looked like a ton of fun! I can’t get over how clear the water was!! Thank you for taking us along on the adventure and for sharing the cool gear with us!
Haha, alligators scare me…not gonna lie! I can’t believe we didn’t see a single one!
The kayaks were very easy to inflate and were quite stable on the water…even more so than traditional kayaks. I think they will last for a while. So far, they seem of decent quality. Time will tell! They’re easy to transport, so no need for a roof rack or trailer.
The string lights are great! I’m going to buy another set! Great minds! 🤔 😊
And I’m with you!! I can’t wait until fall. It’s so much nicer to camp in the fall rather than the summer. I’m not familiar with a Napier Sports tent for your SUV. It sounds nice! I’ll have to check it out.
I definitely recommend visiting Rainbow Springs! It’s a treasure of a place!
Thank you for watching! We have many more adventures coming! 🙏🏼💙