Dry Tortugas National Park

Recorded December 26, 2005. Dry Tortugas National Park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas section of the Florida Keys. The park covers 101 miles, mostly water, about 68 statute miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico. It is famous for abundant sea life, colorful coral reefs and legends of shipwrecks and sunken treasures. The park's centerpiece is Fort Jefferson, a massive but unfinished coastal fortress. It is the largest masonry structure in the Western Hemisphere, and is composed of over 16 million bricks. The park plays host to almost 80,000 visitors each year. The park is accessible only by seaplane or boat.

This video covers my visit on the day after Christmas in 2005. I take off out of the Key West International Airport and get a nice view of the city of Key West as we start flying west toward the park. As we approach the park we get some nice aerial views of Fort Jefferson. Next our seaplane makes a water landing near the fort. During my three hours on the island I enjoy the beautiful weather in the Gulf of Mexico while photographing our seaplane takeoff and land. There are also some nice views of Fort Jefferson and the Gulf of Mexico. The video concludes back on the plane as we takeoff and once again get some nice aerial views of the area.

From: http://timvp.com

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• jefferson
• key-west
• florida
• gulf-of-mexico
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• aviation

[thegreeensky]

twas very beautiful... nice video always.. thanks! :)

[MissJenni2642]

thats so cool.....great video! :)

[timtebow155]

Great video, I can't wait to visit next week

[phantomvibrationsX]

i THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT--YOUR VIDEO it never fails to amaze me that someone goes to the time and trouble to upload a great video--which people see for free--and its not possible to keep editing and take months to produce it--and yet THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A WHINER that you should have done it faster -so that they can click on it and see what they want in a few seconds as if your purpose in life is to provide them an instant gratification sound bite video in 10 seconds

[giversgain2k8]

looked nice, bet you will never be going back there again in your lifetime...lol

[pasky2112]

nice....but could have easily made a 60 sec. video. How many times do you think you need to pan 180* + over the coastal horizon? LOL I'll bet it was nice to be there, though.

[Urineculture]

I shared your adventure last spring. Fantastic ! The blue/green color of the water, from 500 ft. up was a knockout.