Hiking 20 Miles at Myakka River State Park with WILD BOAR

[@FOLLOWINGWALKERSWORLD]

Hiked that a few years ago. I’m on my 2nd pair of Topo Ultradventures. Love ‘em! 👍😎

[@jasonwish-]

Love the comfort of the 3's but I still think the 2's are better on my feet for running. I still can't decide on which to take on my 120 mile Palemetto Trail section hike in two weeks. I own five pairs of them now so that should get me through 2023. Hopefully I can get back on the FT next year, thanks Tom!

[@FOLLOWINGWALKERSWORLD]

@@jasonwish- cool! Not my last video but the one titled Back to the FT is a section you may enjoy. You can actually take your family to River Ranch. Kicco south to Kissimmee Prairie Preserve is really nice. 👍😎

[@AmmoniteDragon]

Wow you have a high production quality

[@jasonwish-]

Thank you!

[@micahjames9645]

Heading out on this trail in about a week! So pumped to see you had done a review. You are my favorite trail reviewer by far! Definitely going to be wearing the long pants…learned that the hard way in Ocala.

[@jasonwish-]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I hope you have a great time at Mayaka River SP!

[@talldude5841]

Great show of FLA Jason. I was at Naples a month ago shortly after the cane went through. It ruined the beautiful beaches down there. My nephew lives there, and he told me last week that they are about done sifting the sand and soon the beaches will be back in business. I am going back down for a month or so in Feb. I prefer to ride my bike down there. Its easy because its so flat. I always see gators there. My favorite creatures are the Manatees there. Take care Jason, and thanks for sharing.

[@jasonwish-]

I was wondering how the beaches were in the Ft Meyers/Naples/Sanibel Island area...we almost drove down there just to take a look at it, we were fortunate to not loose any of our beach at Lido. Definitely a great place to bike! Seen some cool Manatee hangout areas up near Clearwater/St. Pete last year. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesosborne5950]

A nice warm hike is better then sitting on the couch any day . Great video

[@jasonwish-]

Yes sir! Get ready for this deep freeze, thanks James!

[@unclebilloutdoors136]

I thought matbe you get a couple shots of the Florida Skunk Ape! 😁 Cool area to hike through!

[@jasonwish-]

I had my eyes open for him! Definitely plenty of hiding places for him in there!

[@FollowThomas]

Myakka River State Park is such a beautiful place. I was there just a few days ago on my bike tour. I camped there but this is a gorgeous place to hike too. Great video as always 👍

[@jasonwish-]

Yes it is! I actually saw three boar near the end of my hike but my GoPro decided to reboot right at that very moment, and I missed it all. Great trail to bike on that’s for sure! Thanks Tom.

[@DMSAdventures]

So Rugged Mountain Mister and i hiked our section of the palmetto trail and it got down to 25 degrees!! Granted it was 2 back home but still... it was COLD!! Mister was impressed you were jogging while flying the drone! Great hike!! Did the shoes dry out ok?

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks guys! The shoes never had time to fully dry out but close, definitely not as well as a Altra LP would. Fortunately we are looking at amazing spring like weather for our Palmetto hike, lows in the 40-50 and highs 60-70, can't wait!! The hardest part of running with the drone is that the mavic mini doesn't have follow me option so I have to get it on the right course and hold the controller stick forward at the right speed to match my pace all while not looking at it too much which would ruin the shot lol, kind of a pain but worth the effort in the end!

[@sacrificeisparadise]

pl000l00

[@KentuckyWoodsman]

Looked like a tough Florida hike! The hurricane and wild hogs have sure done a lot of damage.

[@jasonwish-]

You got that right! But it was still nice to get away from the beach for part of the day and see that area. Glad the hogs aren’t in our area!

[@ripvanrevs]

We have some wild boar in Ohio in the Wayne National Forest but they try to eradicate them at the first sign. The first time I saw wild boar was just south of the Myakka State Park at T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve. I ran a 15k race there a few years ago. Visited Myakka later in the day and ran a short loop off of State Park Road.

[@jasonwish-]

@@ripvanrevs yeah never really seen or heard of too many in Ohio thank goodness. Myakka is about the only good place to hike when I'm down in Sarasota...pretty cool place.

[@mountainman.4478]

new sub. My wife and I hiked that area today. only ten-mile hike. but was a really nice New Year's Eve hike. nice and cool. what vest/pack you using what gear did you take? thanks. Happy New Year!!

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks so much! Hope you had a great hike! I was wearing my Solomon ADV Skin 5 running vest with my DJI Mavic Mini Drone, two water flasks and a Platapus Quickdraw water filter and about 1000 calories of snacks. The fanny pack to carry my gopro 10 was from Lite AF. Happy New Year!

[@mountainman.4478]

@jasonwish- thank you very much. Happy new year!

[@roymeetsworld1]

seems like a great workout

[@jasonwish-]

It certainly was, a warm one too!

[@keepcharlottecountygreen150]

Funny. Floridians consider 70s and 80s perfect hiking conditions. If that area is where I was two weeks ago, that palmetto scrub was about two weeks away from peaking in wildflowers like St. John's wort, liatris, false foxglove, false vanilla, deertounge, goldenrod and paint brush. Tip: always wear long pants on a Florida hike for all the reasons you've stated.

[@jasonwish-]

Yeah I know those are very pleasant temps for Florida but when you come from 10 degrees in Ohio and have been aclimated to it for a month, 75 feels pretty hot. I normally hike in Florida during early to mid Feb to avoid the humidity and heat and it's alway a nice change from the brutal cold in Ohio. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@keepcharlottecountygreen150]

Grew up in PA. I remember.

[@gabriele1975]

I lived in St. Petersburg Florida, most of my life up until recently. Always avoided Myakka state park because of the wildlife. It scared me! But I think I would brave it now. Nice trip report! Wish the trails were better maintained and maybe some hog hunters allowed in.

[@jasonwish-]

They do have live hog traps out near the busy public areas. Hopefully they’ll get to cleaning up the rest of the trail soon, it will be quite an undertaking. Thanks!

[@gabriele1975]

@@jasonwish- for sure! It’s too beautiful of a place to let the trail get overgrown.

[@joelcarminati7822]

Thanks for the video Jason. Glad to see a little warm weather before we go in a deep freeze later this week. Looks like someone needs to do some boar hunting😂

[@jasonwish-]

Ha! Yeah, no kidding! If was camping out down there for several days I would certainly attempt to have fresh pork over my campfire! Thanks Joel!

[@JungleJayAdventures]

Myakka is epic! You gotta hit it around Memorial day. And if you want to see some gators, hit the Sink Hole. I have a couple of videos about that.

[@jasonwish-]

Very cool place! I’ve been there probably a half dozen times and have seen and done about everything offered there except the backpacking loop, but it’s always been during the winter. The amount of wild boar running rampant there and the damage they cause is just mind boggling!

[@kindleadventures83]

Nice landscape. Much different from Ohio. Ha! I don’t know if I’d be comfortable camping around that many snakes and gators. My tent would be sealed tight! Great video and thanks for sharing!

[@jasonwish-]

Definitely different and much warmer! I mainly don’t like spiders but didn’t really see any on that hike. I did see some HUGE ones on the Florida Trail a few years ago and believe me I was glad to be in my Duplex and not tarp camping!

[@lorirober2536]

Lovely area! Is this the 1st time you hiked this area. I always wear long pants to cover my legs when hiking, no matter what state, helps protect from dreadful scratches and poison plants. I am enjoying your videos touring different towns and areas.

[@jasonwish-]

Thanks! I've hiked there before and about a 110 miles of the Florida Trail....I'm a trail runner and fast packer so I always where shorts and trail runners while hiking and backpacking unless it's below 35 degrees. For me, pants and boots are for working on the farm 😁

[@davidt.3673]

Like whoa

[@jasonwish-]

Like Yeah!

[@adventuringwiththekelleys]

We need to get together for dinner sometime when you are down here. Reach out to me, and I'll buy. It's funny you've been down in the area, and I worked for your family surveying for many years. It would be cool to catch up next time you get around here again.

[@jasonwish-]

Where do you live? We are usually at Lido beach on the 2nd week of Jan every year...my folks are there right now for two more weeks.

[@adventuringwiththekelleys]

@@jasonwish- we are in Bradenton.

[@adventuringwiththekelleys]

Was just at Lido yesterday paddling the SUP's

[@JourneyontheTrail]

Great trip video bud! Trail conditions definitely looked a little rough. I’ll be down there in a few days…still looking around for a day hike or two.

[@jasonwish-]

I couldn't find anything else in that immediate area to hike that was more than a few miles. Hopefully when your there the tree top canopy walk thing is opened back up, it's pretty cool. Thanks AJ, hope you have great time down there!

[@karenwernert1744]

You see boar at dusk

[@jasonwish-]

I did see several, but my camera froze up. I actually hiked 30 miles there again just a few weeks ago and I finally got several on film that will be in my next video this weekend!

[@SeniorHiker77]

Average hiking and easy trails are wonderful when you in your 80's. Lol

[@jasonwish-]

indeed! I can only hope that I can still enjoy hiking in my 80's!

[@common_man1337]

Hey Jason, just came across your channel through your plantar fasciitis video. I'm curious, can you walk around barefoot indoors now without pain? Trying to figure out what expectations are realistic with regard to my PF. Anyways, cool video! Hoping to be able to do longer walks in nature again myself in the future. ✌

[@jasonwish-]

Yes, it is 100% gone. I’ve had it in both feet but never at the same time. I feel like it’s a combo of 4 things that healed it for me; diet, supplements, stretching and shoes. Best of luck to you, hopefully you can get back out there soon!

[@common_man1337]

@@jasonwish- That's awesome to hear! The idea of being able to walk barefoot is pretty alien to me after a year and a half of PF, so it's definitely a boost of hope to hear that you can do that now. I haven't tried everything yet after all. Thank you for the encouraging words!

[@ryantowers2313]

Understanding you didn't do it all you can't spend your entire family vacation there, family is important

[@jasonwish-]

indeed. We had the entire week together so having a six hour day hike was a nice break from the beach and pool 😉

[@roberthall843]

Brother man, have you ever thought about getting you some snake boots?? Or some good hunting boots? I would just be a little afraid that grass would cut my legs wearing shorts but more afraid of poisonous snakes. I'm sure you know better than me but just asking

[@jasonwish-]

Can't run in boots! Not too worried about that during the winter...I'm sure they're there but I've never seen one in the 40+ years I've been going to Florida on vacation.

[@roberthall843]

@@jasonwish- I never thought about it being winter. Figured snakes would be around all year round in Florida. I just figured for that particular kind of terrain. Some good hunting boots or snake boots might be okay. My legs were hurting looking at you. Walk through that stuff lol. I didn't know you like to run to. Mainly see you walking. Makes sense truly and I know you know what you're doing. I was just worried for you. Didn't want you snake bit nor your ankles cut up grass cuts can hurt like some b**** lol I'm kind of glad you didn't see any wild boar they can charge you for no reason whatsoever. Glad you made it out safe. Still good video even though I didn't get to see no alligators lmao

[@mtk1]

Did you really mean a high of 58? I was in Ocala Florida which is a few hours north of you yesterday and it was 84.

[@jasonwish-]

This was Jan 16, it was uncommonly cool out from the 14th-17th. There's no way I would ever hike there at 84! You would find me in a Kayak!

[@mtk1]

@Jason Wish yeah my bad, I guess I shouldn't assume that since the video was uploaded just uploaded that it just happened.

[@XplorinWithPaul]

Do you know if you can park outside the small gate entrances on the 72 road? If the gate is closed can you just park at the gate and hike through the gate trails?

[@jasonwish-]

Sorry I do not know. I think you’re supposed to pay even if you walk in.