There are still people who think long sandy beaches are one of the draws of the Florida Keys. Poor deluded fools, even Cheyenne knows better.
Low tide produces exposed limestone rock and dead seaweed:
It can be quite scenic if you keep your eyes on the horizon:
From the south shore of Big Pine Key we see the old Bahia Honda Bridge shimmering in the haze: 
Only if we are looking for it, of course.
Classic red mangrove in water.
Equally classic washed up beer can:
There is more sand around here at the top of the low ridge that backs the beach itself.
And the views can, paradoxically, be more scenic if you clip the beach itself out of the picture:
A discarded fishing trap and a rocky foreshore.
Visitors can get awfully fussy about seaweed on the beach. Mainland Florida is made of sand, but the Keys are definitely not.
Why would anyone bother to go for a walk here on a sunny February afternoon? Much better to stay indoors in the bars and make friends. Have at it, I like my solitude.
Low tide produces exposed limestone rock and dead seaweed:
It can be quite scenic if you keep your eyes on the horizon:
From the south shore of Big Pine Key we see the old Bahia Honda Bridge shimmering in the haze: 
Only if we are looking for it, of course.
Classic red mangrove in water.
Equally classic washed up beer can:
There is more sand around here at the top of the low ridge that backs the beach itself.
And the views can, paradoxically, be more scenic if you clip the beach itself out of the picture:
A discarded fishing trap and a rocky foreshore.
Visitors can get awfully fussy about seaweed on the beach. Mainland Florida is made of sand, but the Keys are definitely not.
Why would anyone bother to go for a walk here on a sunny February afternoon? Much better to stay indoors in the bars and make friends. Have at it, I like my solitude. 
7 comments:
Perhaps a pragmatic balance - find a locals joint where you might find the "Prince" or the "Pauper" conversing over nothing, but quite animated about it. Then head out for a solitude walk to ponder the dichotomy of the Lower Keys and Key West.
Dear Sir:
The shoreline of the Keys is natures way of keeping things relatively clean and quiet. If each island were a perfect mountaintop, sticking out of the water, surrounded by the finest white or black sand, each beach would be mobbed with people, decorated by their litter, and overwhelmed by noise.
I prefer thre current arrangement, and I don't even live there.
Fondest regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads
Mr Conchscooter:
I love rocky beaches and the crashing power of the waves, but your waters look too calm, unlike the island of volcanos that I recently enjoyed.
It looks like a perfect place to be away from hordes of people
bob
bobskoot: wet coast scootin
It's a rotten place to surf (which is why Kanehameakamewhatshisname was from Whykeekee, land of the place-where-every-noun-must-be-repeated) but this is a great place to boat or fish or walk a solitary beach. I saw a bunch of people walking a low tide beach at Geiger Key yesterday and asked one of them what they were looking forward as they marched, heads down ignoiring the beauty. She said they were looking for abalone. Good luck I thought and kept my own counsel.
Mr Conchscooter:
you must mean Kamehameha. His name is legend and you see it everywhere. We tried looking for him, but he was out riding his Bonneville.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_I
bob
bobskoot: wet coast scootin
There is a statue of him in Santa Cruz holding a surf board. A friend of mine anonymously put a bra on him a few years ago and it was never revealed who did it. The Duke was quite a long boarder they say.
Bahia Honda and Big Pine are still my favorite places in the Keys! My daughter grumbles about the seaweed and prefers Ft Zachary, but I guess I'm a more natural girl. Love the pictures, as usual, you made my day!!
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