The Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition was held at Siesta Key Public Beach on July 14 and 15, 2008. I dropped by on Tuesday afternoon in time for the surf boat race and a foot relay race. I wish I’d been able to come down earlier, but the weather wasn’t so great and I was hoping […]
When I was a teenager, I spent a lot of time with my buddies at this beach. We would walk from one end to the other, meet other friends, and just hang out, soaking up the rays. I still love coming here. Most of my friends have moved away, but I’m still close enough to […]
While taking the Hubbard Marina dolphin watch cruise at John’s Pass, we passed by Dog Leg Island, a thin sliver of mangrove island covered with nesting birds. Pelicans and American egrets were well represented, but this family of great blue herons caught my eye. That’s a big baby to have to feed every day!
Ever heard of Mexico Beach? No, I don’t mean “beaches in Mexico,” I mean Mexico Beach, Florida! This small, quiet beach town is overlooked by most of the vacationers coming from the north. Where is Mexico Beach? Check out my photos and reviews of Florida’s Mexico Beach on BeachHunter.net.
[ I took this photo while standing on the Cocoa Beach Pier looking north south. ] I get lots of questions like this: “We are going to be in Orlando for a week to take the family to Disney World. We would also like to take a day and drive to the beach. What is […]
In most areas of Florida, if you mention St. George Island, no one will know what you are talking about. Although hardly “undiscovered,” it is not well known in all places like, say, Siesta Key’s beaches. I visited the St George Island Beaches last summer and spent a very quiet and relaxing evening on the […]
Caspersen Beach, in Venice, Florida is a lovely beach. There are no buildings on the beach. Just cabbage palms, sea grapes, and sea oats. The sand is dark gray–very dark in some places–because of fossilized materials mixed with the shell and quartz. It’s fairly easy to find fossilized sharks teeth here, among other fossils. This […]
Pass-A-Grille has one of my favorite beaches in Pinellas County. It has no tall buildings on the beach, and the neighborhood is usually quiet and laid-back. I took this photo from atop the jetty at the south end of the beach. The telephoto lens foreshortens everything, so the huge Don Cesar Hotel appears much closer […]
This photo really isn’t too exciting to look at. The composition isn’t particularly pleasing, and there is a wooden structure on the left foreground that is ugly. The colors aren’t that great, and the focus isn’t sharp. The photo is VERY interesting once you realize how much is actually present in the photo, and what […]
People get really creative when they are on vacation. I come upon all kinds of sand sculptures while walking along the beach. Here is a nice one I found while taking an evening walk on Sunset Beach, which is at the south end of Treasure Island, in Pinellas County, FL. The words, FLORIDA ’08 are […]
