It has been pointed out to me, some   browsers won't open TIFF files. Right click and "save target" Open with your picture program. These are 8 MB files they take a long time to load. 1944 (*) indicates photos that are posted upside down. 1944_Big Carlos gulf   * 1944_Big Carlos black Island     1944_Estero Bay 1944_Estero River   * 1944_FMB mid island   * 1944_FMB so island   * 1944_FMB so tip   *    1944_Hendry Creek   1944_MullockCreek   1944_Rocky Bay 1944_San Carlos   * 1944_So Estero Bay   * 1944_West Bay  * 1944_Weeks   *    1958 1958_Big Carlos   1958_Black Island   1958_Bonita Beach   1958_Bass Rd area   1958_Bonita Bay   1958_Estero River   1958_FMB Times Square   1958_FMB So Tip   1958_FMB Mid Island   1958_Hendry Creek   1958_Imperial River   1958_Lexington CC area   1958_Mullock Creek   1958_No Rocky Bay   1958_New Pass   1958_So FMB   1958_San Carlos Is   1958_Spring Creek   1958_Summerlin area   1958_Weeks 1970    1970_Bonita   1970_Bonita Beach   1970_Estero   1970_Estero River   1970_FMB Punta Rassa   1970_Hendry Creek   1970_Lovers key   1970_New Pass   1970_So FMB 1980    1980_Big Carlos area   1980_Bonita   1980_Bonita Beach Rd   1980_Estero   1980_FMB Punta Rassa   1980_No Estero Bay FMB   1980_Summerlin Iona   1980_So Estero 1999    1999_Bonita Beach   1999_Bonita   1999_Estero   1999_FMB No Bay   1999_No FMB Punta Rassa   1999_San Carlos   1999_Summerlin area

Aerial Photos from your Government The samples below are lower resolution than the ones on the FGCU web site in these links

Estero River 1944

Estero River 1999

These 1999 aerials are probably the best aid to navigating around the bay and exploring out of the way places. If you print them on a black and white printer the "false colors" based on infra red imaging will give you a good indication of the bottom contours. Generally speaking, the blacker the water the deeper it is. You can clearly see the water flow patterns and that is what cuts the channels. If there is some interest I will scan some black and white images for those who only have color printers.