I got it! Only got wet the last 400 - 500 feet. Water was about 10" deep along the entire “bike route”. Saw no snakes, but I’m sure some saw me. Scared the hell out of a park worker, twice. Sorry about that. I should have asked for a ride on her ATV, but not after scaring her so badly. She probably thought I was the legendary “Florida Man”.

It was hellish here, but I consider this a victory… pretty sure I ate more bugs than were able to eat me.