The Florida Legislature named a 34-mile stretch of the Myakka the state’s first Wild and Scenic River in 1985. Before that, the valley was a cattle and swine ranch that the CCC spent the 1930s turning into a park.
Every body of fresh water in Florida is potential alligator territory. With 1.3 million gators sharing the state with 22 million people, coexistence is not optional. It is Tuesday.
No rudder, no propeller in the water – just a giant fan and a flat bottom that skims across the Everglades at 40 miles per hour. Airboat rides are one of Florida’s most iconic and exhilarating ways to see the wild interior.