Two more reasons to visit the Dry Tortugas

[+hzoi]

After working with the earthcache reviewers and the park staff at Dry Tortugas National Park, we were able to have two earthcaches published on Garden Key. Now 16,000,000 Bricks has company.

 

Shifting Sands of Garden Key: Focuses on the formation of the Keys and how the tides, currents, waves, and storms are still shaping the Dry Tortugas.

 

Castle in the Sand: Building Fort Jefferson: Focuses on the geology behind the materials used to build Fort Jefferson and the challenges engineers faced when building a massive brick fort on a tiny sand island.

 

Hope y'all enjoy.

[+Road Rabbit]

I haven't been there since a camping trip with scouts more than 10 years ago. Seems like a good reason to go back. Where's my 10 gallon water jug.....

[+hzoi]

I wish I'd camped out there. Talk about a desert island experience.

 

I didn't include this in the earthcache, because there's no way to guarantee people would find any. But I was surprised to find what looked like black volcanic rock in the sand near the south pier. It took me a second to realize that they were hundred year old lumps of coal left over from the coaling station days.

[+Road Rabbit]

The night sky out there (70+ miles from Key West) is truly amazing. But you have to get on the side of the fort away from the light on the dock.