As I work my way to all the U.S. National Parks, I get to explore different worlds. The Tortugas offer miles of underwater barrier reefs filled with anemones, sea urchins, fish, coral, and mollusks. The ruins of Fort Jefferson provides an eery backdrop to the picturesque blues of the Gulf of Mexico. Fort Jefferson mainly served as a notorious prison during and after the Civil War.
Sunset in Marathon of the Florida Keys
Two hour ferry ride to this National Park
The gorgeous moat
A crocodile lives in there somewhere
The ruins of the fort that never saw battle
arches of limestone – stalactites were forming
The powder room
Prisoner cell
Snorkeling was the best I’ve experienced
The dive bombing pelicans
looking up into the trees
The other side of the fort
Freshly "Pic'ed" 