Driving from Miami to Naples, Florida via US 41 Tamiami Trail in January 2023

[@michaelchin3550]

Back in the 70's I drove "Alligator Alley" when there were no guard rails. There was even a section that was slightly underwater where I had doubts about getting through.

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

Oh my gosh!!!! 🐊

[@chiefjoes.wiggumindonutswe5662]

@@RebekahCurielAlessi lol right up Steve Irwin's (RIP) 'alley'

[@ActionKid]

Wow, it must have looked completely different back then!

[@flarrfan]

Just so you know, once you made that big curve about 50:00, you were no longer in the Everglades, and the rest of your drive to the little post office in Ochopee was through a separate ecosystem called the Big Cypress. I've been on that road dozens of times, but not in the past 25 years. It was interesting to see the new longer bridges in the Glades. The Tamiami Trail had no bridges originally because nobody understood how the Everglades worked. The Army Corps of Engineers had to redo all the plumbing to channel the water because the national park wasn't getting enough and the corporate sugar cane and vegetable farmers around Lake Okeechobee needed more of it. The history of south Florida and the mistakes and mismanagement of the ecosystems makes for interesting and sad history. Don't know how much time you have for reading, but I highly recommend a book called River of Grass by Marjorie Stoneman Douglas to help you understand how badly screwed up the whole place is, thanks to ignorant overdevelopment.

[@ActionKid]

Thanks for all the great information! I'll definitely have to drive this route again especially to see the smallest Post Office and the Everglades National Park. It's a shame the Everglades were so negatively impacted by human development but I'm glad steps are being taken to preserve them!

[@flarrfan]

@@ActionKid I suggest you try the drive through the national park from Homestead to Flamingo on Florida Bay, too!

[@fredredmon5828]

When I was watching the Naples video I thought to myself Man I wish he would have recorded the drive through the Everglades and then at the end you said you were going to post this can't wait to watch it. Going to fire up the big screen TV right now. Thank you Kenneth

[@ActionKid]

Yep, I did

[@dissidentfairy4264]

Thanks for the ride Action Kid:-)

[@tomwomack3167]

You choose the best route. And thanks for a much needed road trip.

[@susanboatman7913]

Nice drive ActionKid. I'm glad to see that your car is now working.

[@ActionKid]

Thanks! I'm glad I got my car to work the way it's supposed to

[@fktlau1]

Thanks for this driving video !! Couldn’t pick a better day with blue sky and interesting clouds to see the Alligator Alley !!

[@ss_sailaway]

Easy rider. Easy video. Very smart.😉

[@fredredmon5828]

Man did that bring back a bunch of good memories have not been through the Everglades since I was a teenager. Thank you AK for letting us ride along. The one bad memory I had from the Everglades was remembering the 1996 crash of value jet Don't know if you remember that or not.

[@ActionKid]

I don't remember the 1996 crash. It was interesting to drive through the Everglades.

[@HengMiao]

28:17 Scenic views of the Everglades! 😍 1:19:21 You mentioned there's a panther crossing the highway, but I didn't see it on video. Did you see it on your rearview mirror? The thumbnail with the alligator was such a tease, since there's no sighting of one during this drive! 🤣🐊 You picked a nice day for this trip, and thank you for sharing this scenic and entertaining drive, AK! 🤗

[@andress121]

It means there is a sign that says "panthers cross here"

[@andress121]

You could spend your whole life in that highway and the chances of seeing a panther are extremely slim

[@HengMiao]

@@andress121 Thank you for clarifying! I didn't notice the sign and thought AK saw an actual panther crossing. 😅

[@ActionKid]

Glad you enjoyed the Everglades view, even without an actual alligator The Florida panthers are endangered, I pointed out a sign alerting drivers of their tendency to cross the road.

[@joelfrombethlehem]

I like this US 41 Tamiami Trail section between the Greater Miami-Dade and Naples because I like The Everglades. My aunt & uncle had retired to Naples many years ago in the early 1980s and they loved it back then, sadly both passed away in 2003.

[@ActionKid]

Sorry to hear about the loss of your aunt & uncle. US 41 is so scenic!

[@JamesGoetzke]

Lol. I'm 62. In 1976 I was 16 and hitched a ride a midnight.... the bus dropped me off at the edge. Hitched over one hundred miles on the Tail. Miami Herald truck picked me up. Thumb out at midnight alone hearing the critters. Spooky. Made it to Naples at sunrise and ate oranges in the grove for breakfast. Then on to Sarasota and Venice to visit family. The 1970's and 1980's were great for Florida bro. My aunt even went to school with Pee Wee Herman and my grandfather is buried and lived by the adult theater he got busted in. Florida was real. Miami and Lauderdale as well. I lived in Tampa Bay and St Petersburg for 40 years. It's gone now brother. I moved to Pennsylvania 3 years back. I don't miss the heat or the bugs but I miss what Florida was. I wish you all lived it.

[@chiefjoes.wiggumindonutswe5662]

doh@8:15! Those Toll Trolls always takin' a whole lot of my moolah fuf Fool-a, ak!

[@SlackHoffman]

I’ve saw my first ever panther 🐆 crossing 41 in 2008 !! Been across the tamiami trail a few times …..usually stop at the miccosukee diner about halfway on 41 and sometimes shark island ….. A really cool route loaded with wildlife ❤💙

[@deborahs.9389]

Wide open natural wonders! The small hills one after another on the approach to Naples has me curious🍔🍟🍦

[@ActionKid]

It was so pretty to experience

[@mgv19able]

Hi AK I’m watching this video on my stationary bike feels like I’m riding down the road with you lol lol. Glad to see you are back in FL love your videos as always take care

[@ActionKid]

Very nice, thanks for watching

[@HuntingParty1]

Did this trail last July. Amazing!

[@naturalflow157]

Really great video. It's so nice to see the world from a different perspective like that.

[@christinenapoli5106]

That was a pretty long drive. Weather & skies look so pretty. I had a friend who used to live in Naples…a lovely place if u could afford it.

[@ActionKid]

I'm glad I took this way to Naples, it's so pretty!

[@arnoldmaclean1901]

Brother you have been my go to recommendations for florida road travel. I have a niche of driving 150ccs as a my roadtrip and I was planning to take the Tamiami trail with it to chololoskee lol

[@comeconcon569]

I once did the same route from Tampa to Miami. the Tamiami Trail is a combination of two words: Tampa and Miami.

[@annstewart1983]

Thanks for the road trip AC, I enjoy all your videos especially the walking in the rain ones. Be safe.

[@carmenroman859]

I guess ur car got fixed,cause I wouldn't have taken that road with the battery problem n steering wheel signal coming on. Glad they solve the problems. That was a long ride. Tks for the trip.

[@Jim_me]

Drove from Cape Coral through Alligator Alley all the way to Key West ,best drive of my life.

[@ActionKid]

Very nice! I'll have to drive to Cape Coral sometime!

[@RebekahCurielAlessi]

I enjoyed the sweetness, beauty, camaraderie and eventually, lullaby of what I got to see..... 🚗

[@kristareedy8510]

Good morning, Action Kid! Hope you enjoy the west coast of Florida. Maybe you will make it up to Ft Myers sometime. Have an enjoyable visit!

[@Harris_x28]

🐊

[@JRE2540]

Florida is beautiful. I wish I lived in the Florida Keys so I could drive over the Seven Mile Bridge.

[@ActionKid]

It sure is gorgeous

[@theresemalmberg955]

I grew up running around the northern end of US 41, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. In 1991 I decided to see what the rest of 41 looked like. I had a friend who was from Florida and I was very concerned about Miami because of the tourist shootings in some neighborhoods. She was more worried about me crossing the Everglades by myself! I said, what is the problem? She said, "there are no houses, no phones and no gas stations." I said, "You have described most of Michigan's UP! Now, how far across the Everglades are we talking about? An hour, hour and a half? NO PROBLEM! I'm used to that! Now, tell me about Miami . . ." 41 is a GREAT highway, I don't know why it hasn't gotten the recognition that 66 has. By the way, there is a section of highway (M-28) in the Upper Peninsula that is very similar to the Tamiami Trail across the Everglades, except it doesn't have alligators or palm trees. It's called the Seney Stretch.

[@jarihult]

These drives in Florida are always so relaxing , such a beautiful weather , the sceneries and even the clouds looked great 😎Thank you for sharing this great drive to Naples A K 🙂👍!!!

[@ActionKid]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@gregoryphi]

Very well done. Great driving skills. Love your videos

[@ActionKid]

Thank you very much!

[@rick9056]

Hey Actionkid, enjoying all your videos. If you visit the Florida Phandle, check out Pensacola, Destin and Panama City Beach. You could create some great videos on these cities with your style. I'll be watching your videos.

[@jakubdrizhal1989]

Hi. Thanks a lot for videos like this. I am an avid traveler and interested in nature. Have a nice day. 😉🙋‍♂️

[@michaelchin3550]

Very relaxing drive.

[@goldbergnation9781]

Nice video what route do you recommend traveling to naples from miami I plan on going up there this weekend?

[@louisetregomorgan4907]

Two oceans in one day , now this was a nice drive to Naples coast to coast Acrion Kid . And perfect weather for it to But. I have to say those wild life road signs were an eye opener panther crossing how amusing 🤣.

[@ActionKid]

A coast to coast drive that was pleasant and scenic!

[@catholiccrusader5328]

AK you're the man! Thanks!

[@Treyvonstorytime]

Ahh passed Naples just to reach Atlanta

[@drivers_license_vendor]

Wow this is incredible, nice video

[@leroybrown-coco]

Glad to see you back in SoFlo

[@bigmonte1]

Are you going to walk around the shops in Dolphin Mall? What about Aventura Mall around the shops again?

[@jeffpoirier1184]

Back in May 2018, we took a 15 day trip to Florida. It was our first time to the state. We stayed in Orlando, Clearwater, Key Largo, Key West and finally Miami Beach. We loved every place but Miami Beach was a little too much for us. We were there 2 days and then wanted to stay elsewhere. We ended up driving this same route and stayed in Bonita Springs for the final 3 days of our trip. We had to drive back to Miami for our flights back home. We're from Nova Scotia and would love to live in Florida when we're retired or at least go down for half a year.

[@zeeshanaimtiazi]

Actually, there's been several films and maybe one comedy classic show like Only Fools & Horses that was filmed in the Everglades. But that's one of popular tourist destination known for wild animal sights. I get it why he added the image of alligator on thumbnail. 😏

[@ezrapotter4631]

Where u cross Collier County, it’s the intersection of Collier, Miami Dade and Monroe counties

[@explorewithher7773]

Good morning guys🥰👍

[@Quasar1111]

I can't tell what your channel is about anymore ... do you still live in Miami? It's just not the same since you left NYC.

[@cyeung5173]

Nice。

[@badrussianenglish2115]

Hello! I think that it would be good if You install video filming on the roof. Then the video filming would have been made from the roof of the car. I have a think that it would be good. Aleksandr /Russia/

[@Erik.e.d.b]

Thanks for the upload Kenneth. Have driven the same trail route on my holiday in 2018. Only from Napels to Key west. 👍

[@laserworm2293]

hope those chihuahuas are ok

[@badrussianenglish2115]

Здравствуйте! Я думаю, что хорошо было бы, если на крышу установить видеосъемку. Тогда видеосъемка производилась бы с крыши автомобиля. Я думаю, что это было бы хорошо. Александр /Россия/

[@axivisual9746]

❤

[@mhfmful]

Did I miss the gator on the road?... or was that gator/click bait?

[@randomcrazyvideos2762]

The government in Jamaica don't care about the roads but yess they say Jamaica is a beautiful country yes it's beautiful with the bad ugly roads lol 😂 but I not beautiful Miami is amazing 😍 more than beautiful all of America is beautiful

[@PennilessPolitics]

It wasn't Tamiami Trail or Alligator Alley but I did have to stop for an Alligator sunning in the middle of Melaleuca Lane in Lake Worth just after Hurricane David. I think of how apolitically political this channel is but I don't want to be rude. Nonetheless it brings people together.

[@elizabethdiaz5434]

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[@CHORVABOZOR]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@danoslehoy]

Dos horas con 10 minutos de NADA, NADA DE NADA !! Aprendé a hacer video !!

[@halt.1670]

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