The Ten Thousand Islands, Florida: A Watery Wilderness | Untold Stories 

I've been right there my friend. Those things are brutal.

Wow!

Troy, I cannot beat that but do remember hearing swarms of Canadian Mosquitoes above me many times and suffering from their continued attacks. Ya gotta Fish Fast on the outer parts of the lake to receive a respite.

I feel your pain. Did the trip in scouts in the late 70s. Wake up trying not to disturb the millions of noceeums on the roof of the tent.

Sounds like paradice if you are an alligator,watch out for human poachers !!!

I was born and raised in those beautiful islands! God bless southwest Florida! Redfish and snook rule!

The "Nightmare" went in this little creek with gators splashing in ahead of us .. Then the tide went out left us stuck in the mud ..Had to wait there with the mosquitoes and gators for the tide to come back in ..

Skunkapeeeeee

Humans were always smart, like when we first came up with the sundial. People must've thought he was a genius. The time it must've taken to do the map manually is incredibly dedicated!

Well….before the maps were accurate, they weren’t. Lots of maps were inaccurate throughout history but if I remember correctly, it depends where the maps were made, who made it etc. someone with lots of experience and time and resources would end up making a better map than someone without.

Right on! I live in SW Florida. Went camping in the big cypress national preserve recently, for 8 days, in the middle of nowhere. Alone. Absolutely loved it!!!

Absolutely

Still a cool place. Knowing it's origins now is even cooler. Sanibel is still my favorite though.

I hunted turner river north of 41 in the dry season

@@markconner3234 it's beautiful out there. Hunted that area for years when I was younger. I've got respect for anyone that hunted down there. It's some rough land. I remember hearing sometime say about that area, that everything you legally kill down there is a trophy because of how hard is a place it is to hunt. I've got a lease over in Lakeport now but I'll never forget those days in the Everglades

"I just wish other Fl counties would emulate Collier County." How so?

*coming

Most people today are significantly overweight. Thin down and 100 degrees feels fine. Just hydrate. Humans are getting weak.

@@BigBadJohn1892 bro I am a fit 45 year old tree trimmer who works in Florida. I don't care if your skinny or fat. 100° with 100% humidity will zap you fast!!!!

@@petermcdougall1152 yes Peter it may zap you but you still go do it day in and day out and I'm sure you are putting in a full day's work each day. Go plug an office worker out of the office they wouldn't even last 10 minutes

@@petermcdougall1152 and if you were fat you would find it significantly more difficult I mean that's not even worth arguing over. Don't be a fat rights activist

@@BigBadJohn1892 you're not intelligent to comment on anything, ever

A Great Book!

also known as Heaven's waiting room

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Yall have beautiful nature in NY do you not go out into the outskirts or country?

Couldn't agree more... they get in even with screens on windows

I don't know anyone that "underrates" mosquitoes (or no-see-ums).

@@billwilson5341 Sounds like first hand experience. We have both of those here in Florida and certain times of the year 😖

If you ever were there, would be more likes. Maybe it's best this way. People seem to ruin things.....

Same with minks and other animals.

And knowing is half the battle

Only you can prevent forest fires. But what about lightning or arsonists, I'm not either of those things. Damn you smokey

Have any luck finding kin?

Not yet, but very interesting seeing this documentary, especially seeing the post office on stilts just like my nanny told me about.

@@chrisroberts6658 Good for you. Important for sure. I'm in California, but going to start kin research in Vermont/ Massachusetts(1920's). Keep looking Chris.

I was born in Marco island 50 years ago. The coastline hasn't changed at all. storms erode here and there but the water levels haven't noticeably risen..

@@lazloholyfeild I live on Marco back in the late sixties off of Tommy Barfield drive, we rode dirt bikes everywhere

Been here since the 70's. Looks exactly the same, except all the carpetbaggers running around now.

Sea levels rise and fall. Always have and always will.

Bet you vote democrat

When I start eating and breathing them that's when I know my buddies are ready to go.

Back home

Neighbors girlfriend was eaten by this ''giant swamp owl". Spooks him today. There are so many predator species we have not documented properly.

@@BigBadJohn1892 can you elaborate more?

lol, no. I've been here over 40 years, doesn't exist.

Thunderbirds Part of crow family

@@Qblues941this guy is a troll😅 seen him making some pretty stupid replies under someone else’s comment

They always bothering people & want to take land

​@@thelifeiliveoutabout3868who's "they"? Painting with a broad brush is child's play.

I did. Great one!

Great trilogy! Great area. Had good times on Barron River and Choko. Tampa boy.

If they didn't make it a national park back then, it would be more bs gated communities further west today... 30 years ago flamingo road was part of the everglades.. now look at i75

@@nickmartinez5644 remember when davie was remote. Those were the days.

You are correct. It's nothing but a land grab. I suppose it could have been worse for the people in this video - at least they didn't burn people alive for the property (Hawaii)

They were dirt poor and saw the opportunity to make a living. This is why we have conservation laws and rangers to enforce them.

@@aaacomp1 geez, thank goodness you came along and told me stuff I already know. I’m glad you stated it for what is was though- opportunistic greed. No need to sugar coat

@@vakkerdame8557 so you would have rather seen their children starve to death? Glad you're honest as well. It's nice to know where all the psychopaths are.

@@aaacomp1 As this psychopath continues to harass me about a comment. Get a life dude and get a grip. There was plenty of other ways to make money. Get over yourself

@@vakkerdame8557 There were no other ways to make money. I don't think that you really watched the video. These people were dirt poor living off of the land was the only way to survive. They lived in 90-100 degree F heat and clouds of mosquitoes. You may want to try learning something from the video instead of just spouting your psychopathy all over the place.

The Seminole still live down here, Miccosuki too.

Winners write the history books

​@@JTA1961and the losers lacked the ability to write anything.

@@buckodonnghaile4309There was never a clear winner here amongst the combatants. The Everglades won!

WTF is the "white point of view"?

In our modern times many high brain folks have never known the pain and and seen the process needed to bring food to the table. That’s a pain if shared by all, like everything shared by all, it teaches sacrifice and appreciation and contrite mind that turns to wisdom in knowing. And, before the high thinkers say well that’s why we eat plants, plants communicate with other life forms, they have their own way of sacrifice( read the studies on plants at university regarding communication)and we as humans sell that short when we always let others do the painful and dirty work. I’ve felt this way watching farmers over the years and wondering how this would affect society. Now I see how.

Some of my fondest memories are with my grandpa spending evenings fishing together. He taught me the peace and the harsh reality that is nature and how to respect it. It is about family and nature but I guess your higher mind doesn’t value those lessons. It is you, the mindless consumer at the grocery who are the problem, not the family spending time together fishing.

It's kinda like that stupid white lady claiming to be the first settlement when there were a couple of indigenous groups as well as native Americans. But only white people exist 🙄

Job and a grocery store? You are a victim of your own ignorance. I hope you are able to keep both. You won’t last 2 weeks if there’s ever a disruption of that normal life that is more of an anomaly than you could know. You’ll do far worse to both animals and man before you perish in shame.

@@myfliterc8996 If I may, I will explain my reference perspective and meaning of the "Higher Mind": The Higher Mind is our choice, with Conscious Thought we may reach to apply the Higher Mind. It benefits from Education, but it does not require formal classes. It is where Wisdom resides, and Wisdom benefits from Education, but the same applies. The Lower Mind, aka Ego Mind, aka Adolescent Mind, is where our Human weakness is prevalent. Thoughts and Feelings are energies, *(all our Positive Thought are found in our Higher Mind: Love, Joy, Creative, Passions, Laughter, Compassion, Inspirations, Security, Wellbeing, Happiness, etc. ...It is where Wisdom resides.)* All the negative thoughts reside in the Lower/Ego Mind: (fear, prejudice, Judgemental, hate, envy, jealousy, anxieties, stress, "the Lackings": lack of self worth, self confidence, self esteem, balanced self love, all associated with "Thinking from our Lower/Ego Mind. It is where we are when we worry "What others will think." This is the literal meaning of: "Giving our Power Away." All that we ever desire, all of our Wellbeing, are directly held and created from Our: *"Thoughts + Feelings X Beliefs"* (This is defined by Quantum Physics Science, the "Universal Law of Attraction", and it is absolute. The most prevalent of all the "Universal Laws") Once understood, it is a matter of choice, and establishing a habit of being "Conscious in Thought" then "applying the Higher Mind". Free of judgemental action of thought is where One begins their practice, understanding that defining behavior rather than Judging it, is key. One literally Mature through their mastery of their Higher Mind practice. We practice until it becomes a habit and there we find the state of Harmony, with self, and with others. All prejudices are learned, all are of fear based thoughts. The Higher Mind is where we find our true Freedom, discover our True Self, and can Create the Experiences of our Life Journey that we desire from the depths of Our Soul. Best Thoughts and Wellbeing, Beth a Sociologist/Behavioralist and Historian