TEXT: Randy McCormick, captain and guide, leads the group out into the water. Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples offers a two-hour guided kayak tour of Rookery Bay. This tour provides an up-close and personal experience of this irreplaceable national treasure. Paddle through the shallows and maze like mangrove tunnels while learning about  surroundings from an experienced guide and naturalist. Randy McCormick, captain and guide, has worked at the Reserve for many years and knows the area intimately. He is a Certified Interpretive Guide, an instructor in the Florida Master Naturalist program and a fifth generation Floridian.