Posts Tagged “key west coral”

Backcountry Snorkeling in Key West

By | July 11, 2009

Recently the vis on the Gulf side has been super clear, so we tried some backcountry snorkeling. Usually, if you go north out of Key West the water is murkier and greener than on the Atlantic side. For just a few days, however, it cleared up and we got to see what’s in the water [...]

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Snorkeling the Gulf and Towers

By | June 20, 2009

I’d always thought the Gulf side of Key West didn’t have much to offer in terms of snorkeling, but yesterday we drove way northwest from Key West and the coral and fish were plentiful.  At the New Grounds, the coral seemed really healthy, more so than the coral in front of Key West.  We drove [...]

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Green Water Day

By | May 24, 2009

The vis was kinda green, but you could still see things in the water, even from the surface.  It was just a little tinted, that’s all.  Saw some beautiful coral types I hadn’t seen before, pictured here.  Went in shallow enough water towards the end of the day, 20 feet, so one could sit on [...]

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