Overnight Keys Run

[Anonymous]

Had to run to the Keys Sunday morning. The weather sucked and I didn't get to get wet at all. Only stayed one night. I did get to stop at one of my favorite places, Windley Key Geologic State Park. It's basically an old Key limestone quarry that reveals the cross section of a reef that was stranded above sea level 100,000 years ago when the last major interglacial ended and sea level dropped.

 

[Anonymous]

Diploria labyrinthiformis, Grooved brain coral.

 

[Anonymous]

Montastrea annularis f. annularis

 

[Anonymous]

Diploria clivosa, Knobby brain coral.

 

[Anonymous]

Kool. If you ever get to the Biltmore Estate in Ashville NC. You can see fosilised sea shells and such in the stones that were used to build the walls.

 

[Oceans Ferevh]

Neat Thanks for the pics.

 

[Anonymous]

Core taken of a 200 year old Montastrea annularis f. annularis

 

[Anonymous]

Sunset, heading down to Key West for some dinner and fun.

 

[Anonymous]

That's really cool. Thank you for sharing.

 

[reefmongrel]

Thanks for the pics! Especially for those of us in the COLD!! Brrrrrrrr......