Alligator Adventures: 🐊 Exploring Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park | Florida
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- Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
- Would you go hiking with alligators? It’s possible at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park near Gainesville, Florida. Join us on this adventure as we explore the three most popular hikes in the Paynes Prairie park! We see so much beautiful Florida wildlife on these hiking trails, from alligators and wild horses, to egrets and Florida snails that grow up to 5 inches wide. It’s so wild, it really feels like we’re walking through Jurassic Park!
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Alligator Adventures: 🐊 Exploring Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park | Florida
Recorded: December 2022
I live in this area and I visit Paynes Prairie often. If you want to see horses and especially bison, I recommend waking up early and going to either Cone's Dike or Bolen's Bluff trail early in the morning. A year ago, I lived in a place so close to Paynes Prarie, I would just walk straight to the north entrance where La Chua trail is. In fact, I think I recognize that same alligator you guys saw. If you want another place where you can see alligators up close, then I recommend Sweetwater Wetlands Park which is in the exact same ecosystem. You guys probably passed Sweetwater wetlands and my old home when you went from Bolen's Bluff to La Chau. The limpkin squawks on La Chau really brought back some good memories.
Wow! You really lived close by and you brought back some great memories for us naming all those trails we recognize! We'll have to check out Sweetwater Wetlands when we're in the area again. It was such a cool area to see so much wildlife. It really felt like we were in Jurassic Park! 😮🐊
The answer to your question is: HELL NO! to hiking with alligators! I am afraid of them! (; That alligator sure looked hungry! (;
Oh I love watch towers!!!! (:
The birds were spectacular! (:
I would definitely partake of the vegan food at the end of the video! (:
Another great adventure! (:
Haha!! Those gators were HUGE! It was amazing to be able to hike right up to the end where the alligators like to hang out. So much great wildlife to see there in Gainesville. Thank you so much for the love Freeman!! ❤️❤️❤️
Haha, at the 7:10 min mark you talk about how there's definitely gators in the green puddle.... and you are so right! Last weekend I swung by the state park with my mom and saw a mama gator and her 10-15 babies in that green little swamp pond off the side of the trail. It was awesome! Great video!
Oh awesome! We always hope to see the gators on the trails, but from a good distance! 😅 The babies must have been a cool sight to see! 🥰
Cool video! That gator 🐊 was pretty cool. Paynes Prairie is beautiful. It’s always a beautiful site when traveling up or down 1-75. I haven’t been to the main state park in a while, but I’ve hiked the Bolen Bluff Trail and got some nice views on that observation deck. UF is my alma mater, so I’ve hiked many of the trails in and around Gainesville.
Whoah! That's so awesome that we were in your neck of the woods. You must have seen some cool things on those hikes. We can only imagine! We've also heard there's some interesting bats around the area that we'll have to come back and see. Great to hear from you Victory! 😊
Always very cool to see the wildlife. Can't wait to see your next adventure.
It's was great to be able to capture the wildlife a little closer with our zoom lens. There's a lot to see on that trail! The next one is a wild cruise! Thanks for watching Carolyn!
I lost my RV after hurricane Ian but with your videos I am still camping every week. Paynes Prairie was the last park my family and I visited before the storm. We saw bison, they came right in front of the tower and the visitor center. Keep up the good videos, you guys bring joy to my life. Thanks for sharing your adventures ❤
Oh wow. 😮 We're so sad to hear that. We hope you get back on your feet soon and get to get back in a cozy RV sometime soon. And we hope we can at least bring a smile to your face through some of our travels. We have a lot more planned especially in Florida this year. Sending a lot of love to you and well wishes adridimar. 💖
The bird on the rail was a white egret, the flying bird was a hawk, the brown bird was an ibis, the bird with the big fish was a cormorant. I really like you two, so fun!!!
Awesome, thank you! The one we weren't so sure about was the loud brown bird on the wooden walkway. We've seen Ibis before, but never heard them be this loud!
Beautiful place to go exploring.❤
It really was! We're planning on going back sometime to just enjoy and see if we can see more more alligators and some of the other beautiful wildlife like the wild horses and bison. Always happy to hear from you wbranches! ❤️❤️❤️
We are super jealous about the van definitely on one of our things were going to get and use and you're right sir behind the bench is the best place lol great 👍 video
A van is a gamechanger when it comes to travel. Especially if you get a van that you can stand up in! It makes adventuring so much more comfortable when you have everything you need with you. We didn't want to disturb the alligator and definitely didn't want to make it angry. We couldn't believe that bird walked right in front of it! 😮😮😮
The recipe you guys have for what you do is perfect always uplifting and positive keep up the great work
Thanks so much Kerry!!
Gm 🌻 I was watching one of your older videos when you first rented the van remember Sarah saying she like the Ford I had the same van for work my old job and I remember we need to have the battery looked at or changed or something like that it's underneath the driver seat but we should have taken it to the dealership because it was very difficult to get to see off so if you don't take your van to the dealership make sure you ask them if they know how to do what they're doing the van is very special the battery is huge I hope that helps can't wait to see the bikes where is the video have a great day guys
Good morning! You're right Kerry! The engine battery for the Ford Transit is under the drivers seat. We haven't had to do anything with it yet but knew it was there if we did. We'll have to figure that out when we get there! Ha! We finally got the bikes in the van and they're so cool! Can't wait to film some of that on a few trips we're taking very soon all in Florida. Woohoo! Always love hearing from you! 😊
All the folks around you guys not even knowing how famous you are...Wow!
😂😂😂 We're definitely not famous! Haha. But it's always fun when we meet people that know us from RUclips! It's only happened a few times and we're always so surprised! I'm sure we'll run into you and Susan sometime when we're in Gainesville. That would be fun! 😊
Paynes Prairie is a beautiful park! We saw the wild horses from the top of the tower. No bison on our visit. We saw a few Alligators, too. Lol, when we were there, the trail had a lot of poop and mud. Such a beautiful area! We did sit at that bench with a gator just sitting there. That must be the hang out spot for them. 😂
That's awesome that you went and saw the wild horses too! Poop, poop everywhere... Wonder how long that bench has been there? It's the perfect viewing spot. (Although it's really a bit crazy to sit that close, isn't it?!)
Spent a weekend there in February of this year. Got to see tons of birds, gators, wild horses and bison. Just found your channel today and have enjoyed them so far.
That's so awesome Mary Ann! We're so happy you found us. ❤️❤️❤️ Paynes Prairie is an incredible place to see wildlife!
I love swamp hiking. The swamp is my favorite place to be! Relaxing in the swamp right now and checking the RUclips..my hiking shoes are wet as per usual!
Haha! That's awesome Mike! I'm sure you've probably run into a lot of wildlife hiking on those wet swampy trails. How do you deal with the mosquitoes??
@@PSAdventures I am lucky I have acidic blood the bugs rarely bother me
Haha! Wow! That reminds me of that Tobasco hot sauce commercial many year ago. 😂
The last hike I did on Paynes Prairie was in 2018 at Sweetwater on the North Rim.
We'll look into that one! We were thinking of going back sometime soon to see it all again since we were just passing through. It looks like there's a whole lot to see. Thanks for the ideas!
I leaved in GNV for 5 years for graduate school (2015-2020). I visited these sites a few times then and It's so good to see there again. It was such a great place to leave. I miss the city a lot.
Nice! We love it too! Are you far from Gainesville now? We tend to pass through there a lot as it's in the middle of the state and we love stopping in for some good food and an ice cream. 💗
@@PSAdventuresGator dockside for wings, Vine bakery for croissant and coffee, Bocca fiesta for burritos, Swamp head brewery, Adam's Rib, and so on. It's been over 3 years so this is old version lol. I am back in my home country but hope to visit GNV in the near future.
Thanks for the other ideas! A burrito and the brewery sounds especially good. We'll have to give it a try!
I go to these places all the time! Hope you saw the rare Whooping Crane from the tower and the Snail Kites eating the apple snails. Glad y'all had a good time!
It's such a cool place for wildlife viewing! We saw the sandhill cranes which were so beautiful. We can't wait to go back to see more. Thanks for watching June Bug! ❤️😊
Aww my home town ❤ but you didn’t go to La chua overlook. The gators are just sunbathing next to you. Think you live in Gainesville enough with gators you realize they are really chill. In the water that’s another story.
What a lovely hometown! You got it, all the locals seemed to very chill around these gators. 🤣 We have yet to go back to the La Chua Overlook, but we definitely will when we are back in town. 🥰
PP is a great park been there a few times in the past and the rails2trails there is the best
Oh wow! We didn't realize there's a Rails2Trails in Paynes Prairie. That would be awesome to bring the bikes on. It's one of our favorite places to visit when we're going through Gainesville so we'll have to check it out next time we're passing through. Thanks for the suggestion! 🚴🐊
@@PSAdventures I think its on the other side of it. or the back end of it. Its been a long time. And Bolen trail is a good trail too
Sorry to miss ya!
We'll be around there again for sure! It's not too far from home. 😊
FYI…gators can scale fences!😬😅
Oh man, it's funny how a little piece of wood divider made us feel safer. 😂
Not far from Payne's prairie is Sweetwaters with a great trail with lots of gators and birdwatching. Hopefully you will come up to north Florida again. Last time we were at Sweetwaters the alligator eggs were hatching. Really a cool thing to see.
Thank you so much for the tip! We remember passing right by that entrance as we headed towards the north entrance of Paynes Prairie. We are often passing through the Gainesville area and so we will definitely check out Sweetwaters. We just love seeing the beautiful Florida wildlife. We can tell you do too!
okay I'm playing chess while listening to this and I heard her say bison and I giggled to myself because, well, I've been here since '87 and everyone knows there's no bison in Florida, but then she mentionend poop and I was like let me see and then I was like let me google and less than 2 hours away from me there are actually bison and I'm embarassed and ashamed I didn't know this. Thank you very much!!!
Love your comment! 😅 Thank you so much! As we travel around, we're always learning new things about Florida too! We would have loved to get a closer look of the bison, but not too close!
Hey Paul. I see that nice Casio ProTrek watch you’re sporting. What model is it. Nice watch!
Wow! Very observant! Here's the exact watch I bought: amzn.to/3MUfiE4 I just looked for it and the order says I bought it 12 years ago! Wow. Time flies. I've never had to replace the battery. It just charges by solar. I use it a lot for the compass and the elevation to see how high we're hiking when we're on the trail. Good eye!
Did you try Sweetwater preserve? You passed it on way to La Chua. That is where u see alligators
Wow, thanks for the suggestion! It's on our list for a future trip! Actually, we were just in the Gainesville area again (spoiler for upcoming videos lol) but did much more swimming thank hiking this time.
You feel so accomplished tough, right
Lunch at Satchels?
You’re relatively close to Sweetwater Banch another thing to see in the Gainesville area is the devils Millhopper sink hole?
Definitely! Any time we can face our fears it makes us just a little more confident. 😊 Thanks for all the suggestions! We've been to Devil's Den but not Devil's Millhopper. So much to see!!
Are you still in the Gainesville area?
No we're already back home now but we're actually not THAT far away. We're planning on going back to Gainesville though to see everything again and find some more cool stuff around there! 🎉🎉🎉
Point of interest. Alligators can outrun horses for a short distance
Wow! That really is an interesting point! Didn't know that. Thanks for sharing! 😮🐊
You still around?
Pray your feeling better!
Sarah
We'll be back again! Thank you so much for the well wishes! We were a little under the weather on that trip but felt way better after some down time at Harrison Bay on the water. ❤️
I thought the bisons were euthanized years ago.
Hmm, we haven't heard anything like that, so I hope we can still see them on another trip! We haven't called the park, but based on some quick online research it sounds like there could still be around 50 bison in the park. I read one article that talked about some male bison having to be removed recently due to them being aggressive. I sure hope we can still see bison one day!