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[orkowhereheshouldntbe]

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Orko in Dry Tortugas National Park. Checking out the reef.

#orkowhereheshouldntbe #real life #dry tortugas national park

[dakotapuma]

While we know we cannot save every coral; we are focusing on individual corals that represent unique genetic lines that are thought only to exist in certain National Parks. —Ilsa Kuffner, a USGS research marine biologist

#coral bleaching #biodiversity #dry tortugas #biscayne national park #dry tortugas national park #corals

[wildwithlight]

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[kramlabs]

built in 1846 out of 16 million bricks, 186 miles from mainland florida 🫠

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[sheltiechicago]

Fort Jefferson Hallway, Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA

By Michael Lewis

#michael lewis #photographer #fort jefferson hallway #dry tortugas national park #florida #united states #travel #hallway

[iicraft505]

Dry Tortugas National Park | Ken Lund

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[waywardluminarychaos]

15 Free Things To Do in South Florida and the Keys

Want to save a bundle while visiting South Florida and the Florida Keys? Read on:

We recently bought tickets to go to Dry Tortugas National Park, and those tickets are not cheap. Add to that a few days in the Keys, and your budget will definitely feel the pinch. However, as we discovered, there were plenty of free (and almost free) things to do in our two weeks between Fort Lauderdale and Key West. There was one card in our wallet that helped us out the most- our military ID.…

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#backpacking #best things to do in #Big Cypress #budget travel #Dry Tortugas National Park #Everglades National Park #Florida Coast #Florida Keys #hiking #how to get to #Key West #South Florida #travel #travel blog

[wonderlesch]

Amazing Travel Adventures - Florida

Amazing Travel Adventures - Florida shares a travel destination guide all things Florida. Explore and discover Everglades National Park, Fort Jefferson, St Augustine Lighthouse and Museum, Devil's Den and Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Let's travel!

Hello, and welcome to Amazing Travel Adventures – Florida. Read on to discover my travel destination guide sharing: Everglades National Park. Devil’s Den. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. And so much more. Let’s travel Florida style! Everglades National Park – Florida The Everglades National Park is located on the southern tip of Florida. Over 1 million acres of coastal mangroves, pine flat…

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[jenonthetrail]

#ft. jefferson #ft jefferson #dry tortugas national park #national parks #jenonthetrail.com #snorkeling #garden key #beach #caribbean sea

[emilybeemartin]

Inktober Days 10-12

Day 10: "Fortune"

On the farthest-flung spit of the Florida Keys are a handful of islands bearing the second-oldest surviving European name in the US, recorded by Ponce de León for the abundance of sea turtles and the lack of fresh water (Florida’s name is considered the oldest). Shallow straits create a ship trap that has claimed hundreds of vessels from the age of sail, including loaded Spanish treasure galleons. Old lighthouses stand as memories to the effort to guide ships through lucrative but risky channels. Rising from Garden Key is a hexagonal fortress—Fort Jefferson, the largest all-brick fort in the US, which housed Union prisoners during the Civil War. Under the turquoise water are some of the most intact coral reefs in the continental US. The water teems with sea life, and in addition to several year-round seabird species, the islands serve as stopovers for migrating birds. It’s a treasure trove lousy with natural and historical abundance. A vast fortune of biodiversity and human history.

This message is not brought to you by Visit Dry Tortugas LLC—it’s brought to you by a too-romantic ranger who’s a sucker for lonely maritime outposts and would desperately like to visit this unusual little member of the National Park Service.

Day 11: "Wander"

Some parks more than others seem to invite visitors to wander. It’s the twists of a path, dipping in and out of the rises in a landscape. It’s the light filtering through dark forests, promising something new beyond the branches. It’s the shoulders of a massive mountain standing like a beacon, or its invisible summit covered in clouds. Mount Rainier, like so many other protected places, seems to beckon—come. Explore. Take it in.

But stay on the path—alpine habitats are fragile.

Day 12: "Spicy"

Olympic was the first park I fell in love with, and it was a twenty-year long-distance relationship. A National Geographic article I read in high school painted a picture of verdant rainforests dripping with moss, wild windy coastlines, and high snowy peaks. I desperately wanted to see these places myself, stand under the towering cedars and breathe in their spicy scent. My desire to visit was so strong that the summers I worked in Glacier and Yellowstone, I would constantly plot the drive west, hoping the travel time would somehow get shorter. It was eleven hours. I could do that in a long weekend, couldn’t I? Take one of my precious few days off and just blitz to the coast?

The plans never worked out, which is probably for the best. Instead, after two years of Covid-cancelled plans, my husband and I decided to make the trip together from the east coast. It was infinitely better than a snatched day and a half all alone. For a week, we explored the glaciated mountains, rocky beaches, and primordial rainforests. After two-thirds of my life spent pining after this park, it was everything I’d dreamed it would be and more.

#31 days of national parks #inktober #dry tortugas #mount rainier #olympic #inktober 2023

[herestonow]

Where the sky and the sea are the same

Dylan Mirales | IG: @dmirales

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[palmstopines]

How amazing is Dry Tortugas National Park?! One of my favorites

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[simply-irritable]

Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park

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[drdadbooks]

Like Magic 6U8A4848 by Daniel D'Auria Via Flickr: Like the wizard of the same name, this small raptor disappeared before I even had a chance to get comfortable. I managed a few quick frames of this merlin before it took to the sky and out of sight. I am always amazed at the variety of birds that grace our coastal preserves. They aren't all seagull! I was also overjoyed to find the access to Holgate had improved. Even at high tide (despite hurricane Lee) I was able to make it to the southern most tip of the island. Hopefully, no major storms will change that before the winter season.

#Merlin #falcon #falcons #“birds of prey “raptors #bird #birds #birding #nature #wildlife #animal #“wildlife photography nature photography bird photography avian avian species avian photography birding in the wild feathers feathered frien #“Dry Tortugas #NWR” #“America’s Most Inaccessible National Park “Holgate #September2018 #December2018 #September2023 #flickr

[takenoteornot]

Garden Key, Ft. Jefferson, Dry Tortugas NP

May 10, 2023

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[iicraft505]

Dry Tortugas National Park | Ken Lund

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