Buscar

Motorcyclists see the ride down the Overseas Highway differently than most.

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To the uninitiated it looks like a toy. Twelve feet of purple formed plastic, pointed at both ends with a dip in the middle and a hatch both front and rear. But to those who know, that 60-pound piece of plastic is the pure, distilled essence of freedom in the Florida Keys.

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The seasonal cold fronts now arriving in the Keys may bring us many benefits, but they also present a few hazards for the boater and diver. While our hotels fill with migrating tourists, our waters are filled with migrating bait fish, mackerel, kingfish and cobia. This indeed is an exciting time to be on or in the water.

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Imagine living in Flagstaff, Ariz., and never going to see what that Grand Canyon thing is all about.

Diving

Weathered wooden docks, all grayed with age and dotted with barnacles, mean the edge of the world for any person whose love of the water has met its equal in the sleek design of a boat.

Middle Keys Attractions

There’s nothing quite like it in the Keys. Tropical breezes sough through tall pines and emerald waters lap gently up on a glistening white sand beach. Locals bring picnic baskets and hammocks and children laugh and splash in the surf.

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Among all Florida state parks, the Keys have some of the best.

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Keys landscaping experts agree: no matter what the prognosis is for hurricane season, it’s better to be safe than sorry. And that means preparing your yard for the worst.

Home & Garden

Residents and visitors alike know that beyond the shore, the Florida Keys offer some of the best diving in the world.

Diving

The word “Xeriscape” is derived from a Greek phrase meaning “dry scene.” But Florida Keys gardeners have found that Xeriscaping – particularly the use of plants native to this area – doesn’t mean you have to settle for a stark, desert-like landscape.

Home & Garden

Nearly 10 years and $6 million in the making, the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center is aimed at educating people about the Keys’ unique ecosystem above and beneath the sea.

Key West Attractions

With one of my favorite sporting events, the Tour de France, under way, I was inspired to take a ride I’ve been meaning to do since I moved here. So I made my way up to Key Largo, took the bike off the rack, strapped on my helmet, and headed down the highway on a “Tour de Keys.”

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The Florida Keys are gifted with a cornucopia of nature’s good bounty, specifically spilling out during the hazy, lazy days of summer. Look to the sea at any given time and you’re bound to be inspired by the flash of life found both above and below it. Let’s start from the bottom and work our way up.

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Of all the wondrous spectacles the Keys have to offer, the first thing my mother wanted to see on her inaugural visit to the islands was the world-famous Key deer. Of course, she was assuming they would be in some sort of enclosure, readily available for viewing and photo opportunities.

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“Who do we have here?” asks John Baltzell, captain of the 31-foot catamaran Patty C, as we approach two young dolphins rubbing bellies and spy-hopping. Baltzell has been studying the local dolphin ecology for six years while driving the Patty C, an inspected vessel out of the historic Key West seaport that takes passengers out to explore their habitat then snorkel the patch reefs in the Key West National Wildlife Refuge.

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