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![Sunset photographer](https://images.ecency.com/DQmcCG5gXiXNqC8VPDdn97NPSzW4ewU2nEidVR4UUHWXLfr/sunset_photographer.jpg)

Welcome to #wednesdaywalk hosted by @tattoodjay 😎  I took a winter sanity trip from snowy Vermont to a sunny island key.  We stayed two nights in Dry Tortugas National Park.  Most of the key we stayed on was covered by Fort Jefferson.  Lets take a #wednesdaywalk around the fort.

![Fort from ferry](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYictWvRpSaqyeYvRnrtGzgojexoGMFvvick5qJCPeePa/fort_jefferson.jpg)

Here's a view of Garden Key and Fort Jefferson.   There are seven keys in Dry Tortugas National Park.  Some are seasonal i.e. they are under water part of the year 😅

![Fort Jefferson](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSZgmnmTzF71PjuyhLVrfSd1aLF8JARNkBRCzszYZMjvF/fort_jeffereson.jpg)

Gotta take the National Park sign pic when you visit a park.  We also get a sticker for the National Parks passport book to keep track of how many parks we have visited 😁

![Entrance](https://images.ecency.com/DQman9AbpgfJKsCaYSEswfYctaBPe5wgAzkmNrcdZg73KfR/entrance.jpg)

Fort Jefferson was built starting in 1846 and is surrounded by a moat.  A bridge leads into the fort over the moat.  Lets walk inside and look around.

![Parade grounds](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSB4WqEifMGTQhvKWh2oAhC14wXj6oT6cK1YYKwdtAMSF/inside_fort_2.jpg)

You can climb to the top of the walls for a nice view of the fort.

![Ammo depot](https://images.ecency.com/DQmaSZdtt2nCBytVpDDsaQnBaWRscFZrceYWCM3VgdxC9DB/fort_from_wall.jpg)

The arched roof is the ammo depot.

![Ruins of officer quarters](https://images.ecency.com/DQmfXgYoxkTCYzdSgPYemBcd1eFJkqEd7LW9RRMSBGcWYLV/fort_with_moon.jpg)

The foundations of the officers quarters are visible along the west side of the parade grounds.

![Lighthouse](https://images.ecency.com/DQmPhYErLFWzG4c7MMYHgx4s5KQYEBzziQ2WQtK5ZRVtbDG/lighthouse.jpg)

There is a light house in one corner of the fort.

![Walkway](https://images.ecency.com/DQmemaW7kMG2tL835vHHyhU4aZ4yCronKo3TQEXfCqzynwE/walkway.jpg)

Fort Jefferson is the largest all-masonry fort in US.

![Archways](https://images.ecency.com/DQmRQuUgSVgBTZfdeMT7zpyhwa8DncXqtggRQVpLgsDgMPT/archways.jpg)

The walkways and archways extend the length of each side.  Making for some cool pictures and long walks 😁  Did I mention cool?  with the openings on all sides you can always find a breeze and a spot in the shade in the fort which was nice.

![Moat](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQRf6E7BpKgYEpr9KADhwpMWVSpRr3qR72KovC78ZpDY4/moat.jpg)

The moat still extends all the way around the fort.

![Reflections](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWi1WTZ7GJhaPHMwwcWUDmv5C5ELtLwx5NTRaUhQwfL2U/moat_reflection.jpg)

Reflections of the fort in the moat were awesome 😍

![Sunset behind the fort](https://images.ecency.com/DQmNNp9zE4s3CaAJggd7EsBE1ojYRhefRb7EgVuadeGvdcW/sunset_2_.jpg)

And the highlight of the fort tour was sunset.

![Sunset over moat](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZ9yjJgAhDGb3PdHsLeNVse6J8Pow1wFnRhCsY4Eh2xug/sunset_over_moat.jpg)

Sunsets were one of the best things about the trip.

![Sunset through fort archway](https://images.ecency.com/DQmSCq3knGNrzPNsGJssRdoFZbaMitc97LKVTTQoG9zzhjw/sunset_thru_fort.jpg)

The fort is open sunrise to sunset so we stayed inside the fort for some sunset photos.

![Sunset with lighthouse on horizon](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZd2j5W6hXss1TER9d2nFk5b7qw2tDWFhW3qf7GMfraTU/sunset.jpg)

I walked back up to the top of the fort's wall for this final photo.  

Hope you enjoyed my #wednesdaywalk around Fort Jefferson 🙂 
and a little more about my recent trip.
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@erikah ·
Architecture and bricks, two of my favorite subjects. You have some amazing shots here, especially the walkway and the archways. Excellent! 
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@steven-patrick ·
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Thanks 🙂  they don't build things on this scale anymore, at least not out of brick haha
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@erikah ·
That is true unfortunately and sad too as I love bricks :) 
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@heroldius ·
Beautiful pics of this old fort... the perspective in these brick corridors is really cool. For the camping, is it directly in the fort or elsewhere in the park?
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@steven-patrick ·
Thanks.  Elsewhere.  I have more pics 😊
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15 years ago... 


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!!!!!!!!!  the Clyde connection is strong 😊
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@tattoodjay ·
I for sure did enjoy this post, Love the first photo

but WOW that fort complete with a moat is amazing

Thanks for joining the Wednesday, its always fun for me to visit the walks from all around the world, getting a feel for communities where people live and what they see on their daily walks
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@steven-patrick ·
Thanks and yeah who knew they were still building moats in the 1840s lol
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@tattoodjay ·
LOL true enough, I do love seeing a moat I must admit<div><a href="https://engage.hivechain.app">![](https://i.imgur.com/XsrNmcl.png)</a></div>
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