BEACHES – KEYS

Visions of Paradise: Key West Beaches

May 25, 2010
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Is the Overseas Highway to Key West Scary?

May 25, 2010

Yahoo! Travel today is featuring a Forbes article about “America’s “Scariest Highways.” The author, Tim Kiladze, includes  U.S. Highway 1 (aka the Overseas Highway) through the Florida Keys on the list of scary highways, writing: Outside of Key West this roadway turns into a two-lane bridge that crosses an expansive body of shallow water that [...]

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Getting Away From It All in the Dry Tortugas

January 16, 2010

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com In the middle of a cold, gray winter it’s nice to remember that summer is not that far away. Here are a few photos from my trip to the Dry Tortugas near the Florida Keys last spring. The air was hot, but the water was still cool enough to [...]

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New Florida Keys Pages on BeachHunter.net

August 11, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com During my trip to Key West and the Dry Tortugas I stayed in three separate accommodations. I’ve published photos and reviews on my website BeachHunter.net: Review of Atlantic Bay Resort on Key Largo Review of the Blackfin Resort & Marina in Marathon Review of the Albury Court in Key [...]

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Best Florida Keys Beaches

June 29, 2009

In early May I ventured down to the Keys for several days to meet the Miles Media video crew to do a video shoot for VISIT FLORIDA. We took the Yankee Freedom II high speed catamaran to the Dry Tortugas for some great snorkeling (more on that later). While down in the Keys I couldn’t [...]

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Chitons in the Florida Keys

May 7, 2009

Do you know what a chiton is? It’s a very primitive type of mollusk (shell making animal) that adheres tightly to the wet rocks in marine environments. I spotted this one on Sombrero Beach on Marathon Key in an area where there was a huge outcropping of limestone rock. Chitons have 8 protective plates, sort [...]

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Preview: Snorkeling Fort Jefferson

May 2, 2009

By David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. Today I rode the Yankee Freedom high speed ferry from Key West to the Dry Tortugas. Got lots of photos, some unexpectedly good underwater video (which I’ll post later next week), and a sunburn on top of my head. Note to self: after getting a very short haircut, use sunblock [...]

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